किरण

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit किरण (kiraṇa).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /kɪ.ɾəɳ/, [kɪ.ɾɐ̃ɳ]

Noun

किरण • (kiraṇf (Urdu spelling کرن)

  1. ray of light, beam
    Synonym: रश्मि (raśmi)

Declension

Declension of किरण (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct किरण
kiraṇ
किरणें
kiraṇẽ
oblique किरण
kiraṇ
किरणों
kiraṇõ
vocative किरण
kiraṇ
किरणो
kiraṇo

Proper noun

किरण • (kiraṇ?

  1. a unisex given name from Sanskrit, equivalent to English Kiran

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit किरण (kiraṇa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ki.ɾəɳ/

Noun

किरण • (kiraṇn

  1. ray of light, beam

Declension

Declension of किरण (neut cons-stem)
direct
singular
किरण
kiraṇ
direct
plural
किरणे, किरणं
kiraṇe, kirṇa
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
किरण
kiraṇ
किरणे, किरणं
kiraṇe, kirṇa
oblique
सामान्यरूप
किरणा
kiraṇā
किरणां-
kiraṇān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
किरणाला
kiraṇālā
किरणांना
kiraṇānnā
ergative किरणाने, किरणानं
kiraṇāne, kiraṇāna
किरणांनी
kiraṇānnī
instrumental किरणाशी
kiraṇāśī
किरणांशी
kiraṇānśī
locative
सप्तमी
किरणात
kiraṇāt
किरणांत
kiraṇāt
vocative
संबोधन
किरणा
kiraṇā
किरणांनो
kiraṇānno
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 किरण (neut 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
किरणाचा
kiraṇāċā
किरणाचे
kiraṇāċe
किरणाची
kiraṇācī
किरणाच्या
kiraṇācā
किरणाचे, किरणाचं
kiraṇāċe, kiraṇāċa
किरणाची
kiraṇācī
किरणाच्या
kiraṇācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
किरणांचा
kiraṇānċā
किरणांचे
kiraṇānċe
किरणांची
kiraṇāñcī
किरणांच्या
kiraṇāncā
किरणांचे, किरणांचं
kiraṇānċe, kiraṇānċa
किरणांची
kiraṇāñcī
किरणांच्या
kiraṇāñcā
* 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.

Derived terms

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “किरण”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “किरण”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “किरण”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

किरण • (kiráṇa) stemm

  1. dust, very minute dust
  2. a rein
  3. a ray or beam of light, a sunbeam or moonbeam
  4. thread
  5. name of a kind of ketu (of which twenty-five are named)
  6. the Sun

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of किरण
singular dual plural
nominative किरणः (kiráṇaḥ) किरणौ (kiráṇau)
किरणा¹ (kiráṇā¹)
किरणाः (kiráṇāḥ)
किरणासः¹ (kiráṇāsaḥ¹)
accusative किरणम् (kiráṇam) किरणौ (kiráṇau)
किरणा¹ (kiráṇā¹)
किरणान् (kiráṇān)
instrumental किरणेन (kiráṇena) किरणाभ्याम् (kiráṇābhyām) किरणैः (kiráṇaiḥ)
किरणेभिः¹ (kiráṇebhiḥ¹)
dative किरणाय (kiráṇāya) किरणाभ्याम् (kiráṇābhyām) किरणेभ्यः (kiráṇebhyaḥ)
ablative किरणात् (kiráṇāt) किरणाभ्याम् (kiráṇābhyām) किरणेभ्यः (kiráṇebhyaḥ)
genitive किरणस्य (kiráṇasya) किरणयोः (kiráṇayoḥ) किरणानाम् (kiráṇānām)
locative किरणे (kiráṇe) किरणयोः (kiráṇayoḥ) किरणेषु (kiráṇeṣu)
vocative किरण (kíraṇa) किरणौ (kíraṇau)
किरणा¹ (kíraṇā¹)
किरणाः (kíraṇāḥ)
किरणासः¹ (kíraṇāsaḥ¹)
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