कोण

See also: कण

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कोण (koṇa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /koːɳ/, [kõːɳ]

Noun

कोण • (koṇ) m

1. (geometry) angle
2. corner

   Synonym: कोना (konā)

References

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Marathi

Etymology

From Old Marathi कवण (kavaṇa), कव्हण (kavhaṇa), from Sanskrit कः पुनर् (kaḥ punar, “who”). Compare Gujarati કોણ (koṇ), Hindi कौन (kaun), Assamese কোন (kün).

Pronoun

कोण • (koṇ)

1. (interrogative) who

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “कोण”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “कोण”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “कोण”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kaḥ_punar”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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Sanskrit

Noun

कोण • (koṇa) stem, m

1. a corner, angle.
2. an intermediate point of the compass.
3. (hence) the number, ‘four’.
4. the quill of a lute, fiddle-stick, drum-stick.
5. a sort of musical instrument, stringed musical instrument.
6. the sharp edge of a sword.
7. a staff, club.

Descendants

• Telugu: కోణము (kōṇamu)