कण

See also: कोण

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कण (kaṇa).

Noun

कण • (kaṇ) m

  1. speck, particle, atom

Declension

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कण (kaṇa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kəɳ/

Noun

कण • (kaṇ) m

  1. particle
  2. atom
    Synonym: अणू (aṇū)

Declension

Declension of कण (masc cons-stem)
direct
singular
कण
kaṇ
direct
plural
कण
kaṇ
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
कण
kaṇ
कण
kaṇ
oblique
सामान्यरूप
कणा
kaṇā
कणां-
kaṇān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
कणाला
kaṇālā
कणांना
kaṇānnā
ergative कणाने, कणानं
kaṇāne, kaṇāna
कणांनी
kaṇānnī
instrumental कणाशी
kaṇāśī
कणांशी
kaṇānśī
locative
सप्तमी
कणात
kaṇāt
कणांत
kaṇāt
vocative
संबोधन
कणा
kaṇā
कणांनो
kaṇānno
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 कण (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
कणाचा
kaṇāċā
कणाचे
kaṇāċe
कणाची
kaṇācī
कणाच्या
kaṇācā
कणाचे, कणाचं
kaṇāċe, kaṇāċa
कणाची
kaṇācī
कणाच्या
kaṇācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
कणांचा
kaṇānċā
कणांचे
kaṇānċe
कणांची
kaṇāñcī
कणांच्या
kaṇāncā
कणांचे, कणांचं
kaṇānċe, kaṇānċa
कणांची
kaṇāñcī
कणांच्या
kaṇāñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “कण”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-Aryan *kánas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kánas, from Proto-Indo-European *kón-os, from *ken- (dust, ashes); if so, then cognate with Latin cinis, Ancient Greek κόνις (kónis). Alternatively, related to कनीयस् (kanīyas, younger, smaller).

Pronunciation

Noun

कण • (káṇa) stem, m

  1. any minute particle, atom
  2. a grain, grain of corn, single seed
  3. a grain or particle (of dust)
  4. flake (of snow)
  5. a drop (of water)
  6. a spark (of fire)
  7. the spark or facet of a gem

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of कण (káṇa)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative कणः
káṇaḥ
कणौ / कणा¹
káṇau / káṇā¹
कणाः / कणासः¹
káṇāḥ / káṇāsaḥ¹
Vocative कण
káṇa
कणौ / कणा¹
káṇau / káṇā¹
कणाः / कणासः¹
káṇāḥ / káṇāsaḥ¹
Accusative कणम्
káṇam
कणौ / कणा¹
káṇau / káṇā¹
कणान्
káṇān
Instrumental कणेन
káṇena
कणाभ्याम्
káṇābhyām
कणैः / कणेभिः¹
káṇaiḥ / káṇebhiḥ¹
Dative कणाय
káṇāya
कणाभ्याम्
káṇābhyām
कणेभ्यः
káṇebhyaḥ
Ablative कणात्
káṇāt
कणाभ्याम्
káṇābhyām
कणेभ्यः
káṇebhyaḥ
Genitive कणस्य
káṇasya
कणयोः
káṇayoḥ
कणानाम्
káṇānām
Locative कणे
káṇe
कणयोः
káṇayoḥ
कणेषु
káṇeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Assamese: কণী (koni), কণা (kona), কনি (koni)
  • Punjabi: ਕਣ (kaṇ)
  • Gujarati: કણ (kaṇ)
  • Hindi: कण (kaṇ)
  • Kannada: ಕಣ (kaṇa)
  • Malayalam: കണം (kaṇaṁ)
  • Marathi: कण (kaṇ)
  • Telugu: కణము (kaṇamu)

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “कण”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 245/1.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 291
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1956) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 146
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