कोण

See also: कण, कान, and कोन

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कोण (koṇa).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /koːɳ/, [kõːɳ]

Noun

कोण • (koṇ) m

  1. (geometry) angle
  2. corner
    Synonym: कोना (konā)

Declension

Declension of कोण (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct कोण
koṇ 		कोण
koṇ
oblique कोण
koṇ 		कोणों
koṇõ
vocative कोण
koṇ 		कोणो
koṇo

References

Konkani

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कः पुनर् (kaḥ punar). Cognate to Marathi कोण (koṇ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [koɳ]

Pronoun

कोण • (koṇ) (Latin script konn, Kannada script ಕೊಣ್)

  1. who...?

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi कवण (kavaṇa), कव्हण (kavhaṇa), from Sanskrit कः पुनर् (kaḥ punar, “who”). Cognate with Bengali কোন (kōn), Gujarati કોણ (koṇ), Hindi कौन (kaun).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koɳ/

Pronoun

कोण • (koṇ)

  1. (interrogative) who
    हे कोण?
    he koṇ?
    Who is this?

See also

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “कोण”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “कोण”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “कोण”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kaḥ_punar”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts
  • কোণ (Assamese script)
  • ᬓᭀᬡ (Balinese script)
  • কোণ (Bengali script)
  • 𑰎𑰺𑰜 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀓𑁄𑀡 (Brahmi script)
  • ကောဏ (Burmese script)
  • કોણ (Gujarati script)
  • ਕੋਣ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌕𑍋𑌣 (Grantha script)
  • ꦏꦺꦴꦟ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂍𑂷𑂝 (Kaithi script)
  • ಕೋಣ (Kannada script)
  • កោណ (Khmer script)
  • ໂກຓ (Lao script)
  • കോണ (Malayalam script)
  • ᡬᠣᢏᠠ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘎𑘻𑘜 (Modi script)
  • ᢉᠣᠸᠠᢏᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑦮𑧜𑦼 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐎𑑀𑐞 (Newa script)
  • କୋଣ (Odia script)
  • ꢒꣂꢠ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆑𑆾𑆟 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖎𑖺𑖜 (Siddham script)
  • කොණ (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩜𑩕𑩪 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚊𑚴𑚘 (Takri script)
  • கோண (Tamil script)
  • కోణ (Telugu script)
  • โกณ (Thai script)
  • ཀོ་ཎ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒏𑒼𑒝 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨋𑨆𑨘 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dravidian;[1][2] compare Tamil கோணம் (kōṇam). Despite superficial and coincidental similarities, unrelated to Ancient Greek γωνία (gōnía, “corner, angle”).

Noun

कोण • (koṇa) stem, m

  1. a corner, angle
  2. an intermediate point of the compass
  3. (by extension) the number ‘four’
Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of कोण
singular dual plural
nominative कोणः (koṇaḥ) कोणौ (koṇau)
कोणा¹ (koṇā¹) 		कोणाः (koṇāḥ)
कोणासः¹ (koṇāsaḥ¹)
accusative कोणम् (koṇam) कोणौ (koṇau)
कोणा¹ (koṇā¹) 		कोणान् (koṇān)
instrumental कोणेन (koṇena) कोणाभ्याम् (koṇābhyām) कोणैः (koṇaiḥ)
कोणेभिः¹ (koṇebhiḥ¹)
dative कोणाय (koṇāya) कोणाभ्याम् (koṇābhyām) कोणेभ्यः (koṇebhyaḥ)
ablative कोणात् (koṇāt) कोणाभ्याम् (koṇābhyām) कोणेभ्यः (koṇebhyaḥ)
genitive कोणस्य (koṇasya) कोणयोः (koṇayoḥ) कोणानाम् (koṇānām)
locative कोणे (koṇe) कोणयोः (koṇayoḥ) कोणेषु (koṇeṣu)
vocative कोण (koṇa) कोणौ (koṇau)
कोणा¹ (koṇā¹) 		कोणाः (koṇāḥ)
कोणासः¹ (koṇāsaḥ¹)
  • ¹Vedic
Descendants
  • Assamese: কোণ (kün)
  • Bengali: কোণ (kōn), কাঁনাচ (kãnac)
  • Dhivehi: ކަން (kan̊)
  • Old Marathi: कोन (kona), कोना (konā), कोणा (koṇā)
  • Konkani: कोन (kon), कोण (koṇ)
  • Odia: କଣ (kaṇa), କୋଣ (koṇa)
  • Pali: koṇa
  • Punjabi: ਕੋਨਾ (konnā)
  • → Hindi: कोण (koṇ) (learned)
  • → Telugu: కోణము (kōṇamu) (learned)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dravidian; compare Tamil குனில் (kuṉil, “short stick, cudgel”).[3]

Noun

कोण • (koṇa) stem, m

  1. the quill of a lute, fiddlestick, drumstick
  2. a sort of musical instrument, stringed musical instrument
  3. the sharp edge of a sword
  4. a staff, club
Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of कोण
singular dual plural
nominative कोणः (koṇaḥ) कोणौ (koṇau)
कोणा¹ (koṇā¹) 		कोणाः (koṇāḥ)
कोणासः¹ (koṇāsaḥ¹)
accusative कोणम् (koṇam) कोणौ (koṇau)
कोणा¹ (koṇā¹) 		कोणान् (koṇān)
instrumental कोणेन (koṇena) कोणाभ्याम् (koṇābhyām) कोणैः (koṇaiḥ)
कोणेभिः¹ (koṇebhiḥ¹)
dative कोणाय (koṇāya) कोणाभ्याम् (koṇābhyām) कोणेभ्यः (koṇebhyaḥ)
ablative कोणात् (koṇāt) कोणाभ्याम् (koṇābhyām) कोणेभ्यः (koṇebhyaḥ)
genitive कोणस्य (koṇasya) कोणयोः (koṇayoḥ) कोणानाम् (koṇānām)
locative कोणे (koṇe) कोणयोः (koṇayoḥ) कोणेषु (koṇeṣu)
vocative कोण (koṇa) कोणौ (koṇau)
कोणा¹ (koṇā¹) 		कोणाः (koṇāḥ)
कोणासः¹ (koṇāsaḥ¹)
  • ¹Vedic

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κρόνος (Krónos).[4] Compare आस्फुजित् (āsphujit, “Venus”), आर (āra, “Mars”), ज्यौ (jyau, “Jupiter”), and होरा (horā, “hour”), various astronomical terms in Sanskrit derived from Greek.

Proper noun

कोण • (koṇa) stem, m

  1. the planet Saturn
    Synonym: शनि (śani)
Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of कोण
singular dual plural
nominative कोणः (koṇaḥ) कोणौ (koṇau)
कोणा¹ (koṇā¹) 		कोणाः (koṇāḥ)
कोणासः¹ (koṇāsaḥ¹)
accusative कोणम् (koṇam) कोणौ (koṇau)
कोणा¹ (koṇā¹) 		कोणान् (koṇān)
instrumental कोणेन (koṇena) कोणाभ्याम् (koṇābhyām) कोणैः (koṇaiḥ)
कोणेभिः¹ (koṇebhiḥ¹)
dative कोणाय (koṇāya) कोणाभ्याम् (koṇābhyām) कोणेभ्यः (koṇebhyaḥ)
ablative कोणात् (koṇāt) कोणाभ्याम् (koṇābhyām) कोणेभ्यः (koṇebhyaḥ)
genitive कोणस्य (koṇasya) कोणयोः (koṇayoḥ) कोणानाम् (koṇānām)
locative कोणे (koṇe) कोणयोः (koṇayoḥ) कोणेषु (koṇeṣu)
vocative कोण (koṇa) कोणौ (koṇau)
कोणा¹ (koṇā¹) 		कोणाः (koṇāḥ)
कोणासः¹ (koṇāsaḥ¹)
  • ¹Vedic
Alternative forms

References

  1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) “koṇa-¹”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 125
  2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kōṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  3. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) “koṇa-²”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[2] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 125
  4. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) “koṇa-³”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[3] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 125

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