तत्क्षण
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit तत्क्षण (tatkṣaṇa). By surface analysis, तत्- (tat-, “that”) + क्षण (kṣaṇ, “moment”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /t̪ət̪.kʂəɳ/, [t̪ɐt̪.kʃɐ̃ɳ]
Adverb
तत्क्षण • (tatkṣaṇ)
- immediately, instantaneously
- Synonym: तुरंत (turant)
Derived terms
- तात्क्षणिक (tātkṣaṇik)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “तत्”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Sanskrit
Etymology
तद् (tad, “that”) + क्षण (kṣaṇa, “moment”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /tɐt.kʂɐ.ɳɐ/, [tɐt̚.kʂɐ.ɳɐ]
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /t̪ɐt̪.kʂɐ.ɳɐ/, [t̪ɐt̪̚.kʂɐ.ɳɐ]
Adverb
तत्क्षण • (tatkṣaṇa)
- immediately, instantaneously, at that moment
Noun
तत्क्षण • (tatkṣaṇa) stem, m
- the same moment