लक्षण

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit लक्षण (lakṣaṇa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /lək.ʂəɳ/, [lɐk.ʃɐ̃ɳ]

Noun

लक्षण • (lakṣaṇ) m

1. sign, omen, premonition
2. characteristic
3. (medicine) symptom

Declension

Declension of लक्षण (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	लक्षण lakṣaṇ	लक्षण lakṣaṇ
oblique	लक्षण lakṣaṇ	लक्षणों lakṣaṇõ
vocative	लक्षण lakṣaṇ	लक्षणो lakṣaṇo

Derived terms

• लाक्षणिक (lākṣaṇik)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• লক্ষণ (Assamese script)
• ᬮᬓ᭄ᬱᬡ (Balinese script)
• লক্ষণ (Bengali script)
• 𑰩𑰎𑰿𑰬𑰜 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀱𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• လက္ၑဏ (Burmese script)
• લક્ષણ (Gujarati script)
• ਲਕ੍ਸ਼ਣ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣 (Grantha script)
• ꦭꦏ꧀ꦰꦟ (Javanese script)
• 𑂪𑂍𑂹𑂭𑂝 (Kaithi script)
• ಲಕ್ಷಣ (Kannada script)
• លក្ឞណ (Khmer script)
• ລກ຺ຩຓ (Lao script)
• ലക്ഷണ (Malayalam script)
• ᠯᠠᡬᢢᠠᢏᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘩𑘎𑘿𑘬𑘜 (Modi script)
• ᠯᠠᢉᢔᠠᢏᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧉𑦮𑧠𑧌𑦼 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐮𑐎𑑂𑐲𑐞 (Newa script)
• ଲକ୍ଷଣ (Odia script)
• ꢭꢒ꣄ꢰꢠ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆬𑆑𑇀𑆰𑆟 (Sharada script)
• 𑖩𑖎𑖿𑖬𑖜 (Siddham script)
• ලක්‍ෂණ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩽𑩜 𑪙𑪀𑩪 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚥𑚊𑚶𑚘 (Takri script)
• லக்ஷண (Tamil script)
• లక్షణ (Telugu script)
• ลกฺษณ (Thai script)
• ལ་ཀྵ་ཎ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒪𑒏𑓂𑒭𑒝 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨬𑨋𑩇𑨯𑨘 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

लक्ष् (lakṣ, root) +‎ -अन (-ana)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /lɐk.ʂɐ.ɳɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /l̪ɐk.ʂɐ.ɳɐ/

Noun

लक्षण • (lakṣaṇa) stem, n

1. sign, symbol, mark, token
2. attribute, quality, characteristic
3. description, definition
4. a mark on the body (especially a lucky or auspicious one)
5. designation, appellation

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of लक्षण

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	लक्षणम् (lakṣaṇam)	लक्षणे (lakṣaṇe)	लक्षणानि (lakṣaṇāni) लक्षणा¹ (lakṣaṇā¹)
accusative	लक्षणम् (lakṣaṇam)	लक्षणे (lakṣaṇe)	लक्षणानि (lakṣaṇāni) लक्षणा¹ (lakṣaṇā¹)
instrumental	लक्षणेन (lakṣaṇena)	लक्षणाभ्याम् (lakṣaṇābhyām)	लक्षणैः (lakṣaṇaiḥ) लक्षणेभिः¹ (lakṣaṇebhiḥ¹)
dative	लक्षणाय (lakṣaṇāya)	लक्षणाभ्याम् (lakṣaṇābhyām)	लक्षणेभ्यः (lakṣaṇebhyaḥ)
ablative	लक्षणात् (lakṣaṇāt)	लक्षणाभ्याम् (lakṣaṇābhyām)	लक्षणेभ्यः (lakṣaṇebhyaḥ)
genitive	लक्षणस्य (lakṣaṇasya)	लक्षणयोः (lakṣaṇayoḥ)	लक्षणानाम् (lakṣaṇānām)
locative	लक्षणे (lakṣaṇe)	लक्षणयोः (lakṣaṇayoḥ)	लक्षणेषु (lakṣaṇeṣu)
vocative	लक्षण (lakṣaṇa)	लक्षणे (lakṣaṇe)	लक्षणानि (lakṣaṇāni) लक्षणा¹ (lakṣaṇā¹)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• Pali: lakkhaṇa
  • → Burmese: လက္ခဏာ (lakhka.na)
  • → Thai: ลักขณะ
• Prakrit:
  • Bengali: লাখান (lakhan)
  • Punjabi: ਲੱਖਣ (lakkhaṇ), ਲੱਛਣ (lacchaṇ)
  • → Old Tamil: 𑀇𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀡𑀫𑁆 (ilakkaṇam)
    • Tamil: இலக்கணம் (ilakkaṇam)
    • Malayalam: ഇലക്കണം (ilakkaṇaṁ)
• → Bengali: লক্ষণ (lokkhon)
• → Bhojpuri: लच्छन (lacchan)
• → Sindhi: लच्छण
• → Hindi: लक्षण (lakṣaṇ)
• → Indonesian: laksana
• → Magahi: 𑂪𑂒𑂹𑂓𑂢 (lacchan)
• → Old Javanese: lakṣaṇa
  • > Javanese: ꦭꦏ꧀ꦱꦤ (laksana) (inherited)
  • → Balinese: ᬮᬓ᭄ᬱᬡ (laksana)
  • → Indonesian: laksana (learned)
• → Tamil: லக்ஷணம் (lakṣaṇam), லட்சணம் (laṭcaṇam), இலட்சணம் (ilaṭcaṇam)
• → Thai: ลักษณะ (lák-sà-nà)

References

• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890), “लक्षणम्”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan

Further reading

• Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2026), “lakṣaṇa”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.