क्षण

See also: कृष्ण and क्षण्

Hindi

Etymology

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

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “क्षण”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “क्षण”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884), “क्षण”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “क्षण”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʂəɳ/

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Noun

क्षण • (kṣaṇ) m

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

Declension

Declension of क्षण (kṣaṇ)
direct singular	क्षण kṣaṇ
direct plural	क्षण kṣaṇ
	singular		plural
nominative	क्षण kṣaṇ		क्षण kṣaṇ
oblique	क्षणा- kṣaṇā-		क्षणां- kṣaṇāN-
dative	क्षणाला kṣaṇālā		क्षणांना kṣaṇāNnā
ergative	क्षणाने kṣaṇāne		क्षणांनी kṣaṇāNni
instrumental	क्षणाशी kṣaṇāśi		क्षणांशी kṣaṇāNśi
locative	क्षणात kṣaṇāt		क्षणांत kṣaṇāNt
vocative	क्षणा kṣaṇā		क्षणांनो kṣaṇāNno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Dative Note: -स (-sa) is archaic. -ते (-te) is limited to literary usage. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of क्षण
	masculine object		feminine object		neuter object		oblique
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular*	plural
singular subject	क्षणाचा kṣaṇāċā	क्षणाचे kṣaṇāce	क्षणाची kṣaṇāci	क्षणाच्या kṣaṇāca	क्षणाचे, क्षणाचं kṣaṇāce, kṣaṇāċa	क्षणाची kṣaṇāci	क्षणाच्या kṣaṇāca
plural subject	क्षणांचा kṣaṇāNċā	क्षणांचे kṣaṇāNce	क्षणांची kṣaṇāNci	क्षणांच्या kṣaṇāNca	क्षणांचे, क्षणांचं kṣaṇāNce, kṣaṇāNċa	क्षणांची kṣaṇāNci	क्षणांच्या kṣaṇāNca
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

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

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

Related to अक्षि (akṣi, “eye”). Compare German Augenblick (“instant, moment”) for similar semantic development from the same root.

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 (khon)
• → Classical Mongolian: ᠭᠱᠠᠨ (ɣšan)
  • Mongolian: агшин (agšin), ᠭᠱᠠᠨ (ɣšan)
• → Middle Chinese: 剎那 (chat na)
  • → Chinese: 剎那／刹那 (chànà)
  • → Japanese: 刹那 (setsuna)
  • → Korean: 찰나 (challa)
  • → Vietnamese: sát na
• → Gujarati: ક્ષણ (kṣaṇ)
• → Hindi: क्षण (kṣaṇ)
• → Kannada: ಕ್ಷಣ (kṣaṇa)
• → Marathi: क्षण (kṣaṇ)
• → Old Javanese: kṣaṇa
• → Tamil: கணம் (kaṇam)
• → Telugu: క్షణము (kṣaṇamu)