लक्षण

Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit लक्षण (lakṣaṇa).

Pronunciation edit

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /lək.ʂəɳ/, [l̪ək.ʃə̃ɳ]

Noun edit

लक्षण • (lakṣaṇ) m

Declension edit

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 edit

लाक्षणिक (lākṣaṇik)

Sanskrit edit

Alternative scripts edit

Alternative scripts

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

Etymology edit

लक्ष् (lakṣ, root) +‎ -अन (-ana)

Pronunciation edit

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /lɐk.ʂɐ.ɳɐ/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ɐk.ʂɐ.ɳɐ/

Noun edit

लक्षण • (lakṣaṇa) root form, n

sign, symbol, mark, token
attribute, quality, characteristic
description, definition
a mark on the body (especially a lucky or auspicious one)
designation, appellation

Declension edit

Neuter a-stem declension of लक्षण (lakṣaṇa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	लक्षणम् lakṣaṇam	लक्षणे lakṣaṇe	लक्षणानि / लक्षणा¹ lakṣaṇāni / lakṣaṇā¹
Vocative	लक्षण lakṣaṇa	लक्षणे lakṣaṇe	लक्षणानि / लक्षणा¹ lakṣaṇāni / lakṣaṇā¹
Accusative	लक्षणम् lakṣaṇam	लक्षणे lakṣaṇe	लक्षणानि / लक्षणा¹ lakṣaṇāni / lakṣaṇā¹
Instrumental	लक्षणेन lakṣaṇena	लक्षणाभ्याम् lakṣaṇābhyām	लक्षणैः / लक्षणेभिः¹ lakṣaṇaiḥ / 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
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants edit

Pali: lakkhaṇa
- → Burmese: လက္ခဏာ (lakhka.na)
Prakrit:
- Bengali: লাকান (lakan), নাকান (nakan), নাহান (nahan), ন্যাহাল (nêhal), লাকাল (nêhal), লাগান (lagan), লাখান (lakhan), লাহান (lahan); নাকা (naka), নাকাল (nakal), নাগাল (nagal), নাহাল (nahal)
- Punjabi: ਲੱਖਣ (lakkhaṇ), ਲੱਛਣ (lacchaṇ)
- → Old Tamil: 𑀇𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀡𑀫𑁆 (ilakkaṇam)
  - Tamil: இலக்கணம் (ilakkaṇam)
  - Malayalam: ഇലക്കണം (ilakkaṇaṁ)
→ Bhojpuri: लच्छन (lacchan)
→ Sindhi: लच्छण
→ Hindi: लक्षण (lakṣaṇ)
→ Indonesian: laksana
→ Magahi: 𑂪𑂒𑂹𑂓𑂢 (lacchan)
→ Tamil: லக்ஷணம் (lakṣaṇam), லட்சணம் (laṭcaṇam), இலட்சணம் (ilaṭcaṇam)

References edit

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

Further reading edit

Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2023), “lakṣaṇa”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.

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