क्षण

See also: कृष्ण and क्षण्

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kʂəɳ/, [kʃɐ̃ɳ]

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 Marwari छण (chaṇ), Gujarati ક્ષણ (kṣaṇ), Chinese 剎那 / 刹那 (chànà).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʂəɳ/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

क्षण • (kṣaṇ) m

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

Declension

Declension of क्षण (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	क्षण kṣaṇ
direct plural	क्षण kṣaṇ
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	क्षण kṣaṇ		क्षण kṣaṇ
oblique सामान्यरूप	क्षणा kṣaṇā		क्षणां- kṣaṇān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	क्षणाला kṣaṇālā		क्षणांना kṣaṇānnā
ergative	क्षणाने, क्षणानं kṣaṇāne, kṣaṇāna		क्षणांनी kṣaṇānnī
instrumental	क्षणाशी kṣaṇāśī		क्षणांशी kṣaṇānśī
locative सप्तमी	क्षणात kṣaṇāt		क्षणांत kṣaṇāt
vocative संबोधन	क्षणा kṣaṇā		क्षणांनो kṣaṇānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of क्षण (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	क्षणाचा kṣaṇāċā	क्षणाचे kṣaṇāċe	क्षणाची kṣaṇācī	क्षणाच्या kṣaṇācā	क्षणाचे, क्षणाचं kṣaṇāċe, kṣaṇāċa	क्षणाची kṣaṇācī	क्षणाच्या kṣaṇācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	क्षणांचा kṣaṇānċā	क्षणांचे kṣaṇānċe	क्षणांची kṣaṇāñcī	क्षणांच्या kṣaṇāncā	क्षणांचे, क्षणांचं kṣaṇānċe, kṣaṇānċa	क्षणांची kṣaṇāñcī	क्षणांच्या kṣaṇāñcā
* 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 (1982–1983) “क्षण”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• 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

• ক্ষণ (Assamese script)
• ᬓ᭄ᬱᬡ (Balinese script)
• ক্ষণ (Bengali script)
• 𑰎𑰿𑰬𑰜 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀓𑁆𑀱𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• က္ၑဏ (Burmese script)
• ક્ષણ (Gujarati script)
• ਕ੍ਸ਼ਣ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣 (Grantha script)
• ꦏ꧀ꦰꦟ (Javanese script)
• 𑂍𑂹𑂭𑂝 (Kaithi script)
• ಕ್ಷಣ (Kannada script)
• ក្ឞណ (Khmer script)
• ກ຺ຩຓ (Lao script)
• ക്ഷണ (Malayalam script)
• ᡬᢢᠠᢏᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘎𑘿𑘬𑘜 (Modi script)
• ᢉᢔᠠᢏᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦮𑧠𑧌𑦼 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐎𑑂𑐲𑐞 (Newa script)
• କ୍ଷଣ (Odia script)
• ꢒ꣄ꢰꢠ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆑𑇀𑆰𑆟 (Sharada script)
• 𑖎𑖿𑖬𑖜 (Siddham script)
• ක්‍ෂණ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩜 𑪙𑪀𑩪 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚊𑚶𑚘 (Takri script)
• க்ஷண (Tamil script)
• క్షణ (Telugu script)
• กฺษณ (Thai script)
• ཀྵ་ཎ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒏𑓂𑒭𑒝 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨋𑩇𑨯𑨘 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Probably related to अक्षि (akṣi, “eye”), perhaps via a clipping of अभीक्ष्ण (abhīkṣṇa, “constant, perpetual, every moment”), which would be decomposed as अभि (abhi) + अक्षि (akṣi). Compare German Augenblick (“instant, moment”) for a similar semantic development from the same root.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

क्षण • (kṣaṇa) stem, 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

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	क्षणः (kṣaṇaḥ)	क्षणौ (kṣaṇau) क्षणा¹ (kṣaṇā¹)	क्षणाः (kṣaṇāḥ) क्षणासः¹ (kṣaṇāsaḥ¹)
accusative	क्षणम् (kṣaṇam)	क्षणौ (kṣaṇau) क्षणा¹ (kṣaṇā¹)	क्षणान् (kṣaṇān)
instrumental	क्षणेन (kṣaṇena)	क्षणाभ्याम् (kṣaṇābhyām)	क्षणैः (kṣaṇaiḥ) क्षणेभिः¹ (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)
vocative	क्षण (kṣaṇa)	क्षणौ (kṣaṇau) क्षणा¹ (kṣaṇā¹)	क्षणाः (kṣaṇāḥ) क्षणासः¹ (kṣaṇāsaḥ¹)

• 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)
  • Marwari: 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(刹那) (challa)
  • → Vietnamese: sát na
• → Gujarati: ક્ષણ (kṣaṇ)
• → Hindi: क्षण (kṣaṇ)
• → Kannada: ಕ್ಷಣ (kṣaṇa)
• → Marathi: क्षण (kṣaṇ)
• → Old Javanese: kṣaṇa
• → Classical Malay: سسں (sasana)
• → Tamil: கணம் (kaṇam)
• → Telugu: క్షణము (kṣaṇamu)

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) “क्षण”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, pages 324/3, 325/1.