क्षण

क्षण

See also: कृष्ण and क्षण्

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit क्षण (kṣaṇa). Compare Rajasthani छण (chaṇ), Gujarati ક્ષણ (kṣaṇ), Chinese 剎那 (chànà). Doublet of छिन (chin).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /kʂəɳ/, [kʃə̃ɳ]

Noun

क्षण • (kṣaṇ) m (Urdu spelling کشن‎)

1. instant, blink of an eye (a short amount of time)
2. moment

Declension

Declension of क्षण (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	क्षण kṣaṇ	क्षण kṣaṇ
oblique	क्षण kṣaṇ	क्षणों kṣaṇõ
vocative	क्षण kṣaṇ	क्षणो kṣaṇo

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Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit क्षण (kṣaṇa). Compare Rajasthani छण (chaṇ), Gujarati ક્ષણ (kṣaṇ), Chinese 剎那 (chànà).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʂəɳ/

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Noun

क्षण • (kṣaṇ) m

1. moment, instant (a short amount of time)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “क्षण”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “क्षण”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬓ᭄ᬱᬡ (Balinese script)
• ক্ষণ (Assamese script)
• ক্ষণ (Bengali script)
• 𑰎𑰿𑰬𑰜 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀓𑁆𑀱𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣 (Grantha script)
• ક્ષણ (Gujarati script)
• ਕੑਸ਼ਣ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦏ꧀ꦰꦟ (Javanese script)
• ក្ឞណ (Khmer script)
• ಕ್ಷಣ (Kannada script)
• ກ຺ຩຓ (Lao script)
• ക്ഷണ (Malayalam script)
• 𑘎𑘿𑘬𑘜 (Modi script)
• ᢉᢔᠠᢏᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• ᡬᢢᠠᢏᠠ (Manchu script)
• က္ၑဏ (Burmese script)
• 𑦮𑧠𑧌𑦼 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐎𑑂𑐲𑐞 (Newa script)
• କ୍ଷଣ (Oriya script)
• ꢒ꣄ꢰꢠ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆑𑇀𑆰𑆟 (Sharada script)
• 𑖎𑖿𑖬𑖜 (Siddham script)
• ක්ෂණ (Sinhalese script)
• క్షణ (Telugu script)
• กฺษณ (Thai script)
• ཀྵ་ཎ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒏𑓂𑒭𑒝 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kʂɐ.ɳɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkʂɐ.ɳɐ/

Noun

क्षण • (kṣaṇa) m

1. any instantaneous point of time, an instant, a moment
2. leisure moment, vacant time
3. a suitable or fit moment, an opportunity
4. a festival

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of क्षण (kṣaṇa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	क्षणः kṣaṇaḥ	क्षणौ kṣaṇau	क्षणाः / क्षणासः¹ kṣaṇāḥ / kṣaṇāsaḥ¹
Vocative	क्षण kṣaṇa	क्षणौ kṣaṇau	क्षणाः / क्षणासः¹ kṣaṇāḥ / kṣaṇāsaḥ¹
Accusative	क्षणम् kṣaṇam	क्षणौ kṣaṇau	क्षणान् kṣaṇān
Instrumental	क्षणेन kṣaṇena	क्षणाभ्याम् kṣaṇābhyām	क्षणैः / क्षणेभिः¹ kṣaṇaiḥ / kṣaṇebhiḥ¹
Dative	क्षणाय kṣaṇāya	क्षणाभ्याम् kṣaṇābhyām	क्षणेभ्यः kṣaṇebhyaḥ
Ablative	क्षणात् kṣaṇāt	क्षणाभ्याम् kṣaṇābhyām	क्षणेभ्यः kṣaṇebhyaḥ
Genitive	क्षणस्य kṣaṇasya	क्षणयोः kṣaṇayoḥ	क्षणानाम् kṣaṇānām
Locative	क्षणे kṣaṇe	क्षणयोः kṣaṇayoḥ	क्षणेषु kṣaṇeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Magahi: 𑂎𑂢𑂱 (khani)
• Pali: khaṇa
  • → Burmese: ခဏ (hka.na.)
  • → Khmer: ខណៈ (khaʼnaʼ)
  • → Lao: ຂະນະ (kha na)
  • → Mon: ခၞ
  • → Thai: ขณะ (kà-nà)
• Prakrit: 𑀔𑀡 (khaṇa)
  • Old Hindi: खन (khana)
  • Romani: kana
• Prakrit:
  • Hindi: छिन (chin)
  • Nepali: छिन (china)
  • Rajasthani: छण (chaṇ), छिण (chiṇ)
• Bengali: খন (khôn)
• → Classical Mongolian: ᠭᠱᠠᠨ (ɣšan)
  • Mongolian: агшин (agšin), ᠭᠱᠠᠨ (ɣšan)
• → Middle Chinese: 剎那 (chat na)
  • → Chinese: 剎那 (chànà)
  • → Japanese: 刹那 (setsuna)
  • → Korean: 찰나 (challa)
  • → Vietnamese: sát na
• → Gujarati: ક્ષણ (kṣaṇ)
• → Hindi: क्षण (kṣaṇ)
• → Kannada: ಕ್ಷಣ (kṣaṇa)
• → Marathi: क्षण (kṣaṇ)
• → Tamil: கணம் (kaṇam)
• → Telugu: క్షణము (kṣaṇamu)