लक्षण
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit लक्षण (lakṣaṇa).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /lək.ʂəɳ/, [lɐk.ʃɐ̃ɳ]
Noun
लक्षण • (lakṣaṇ) m
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | लक्षण lakṣaṇ |
लक्षण lakṣaṇ |
| oblique | लक्षण lakṣaṇ |
लक्षणों lakṣaṇõ |
| vocative | लक्षण lakṣaṇ |
लक्षणो lakṣaṇo |
Derived terms
- लाक्षणिक (lākṣaṇik)
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- লক্ষণ (Assamese script)
- ᬮᬓ᭄ᬱᬡ (Balinese script)
- লক্ষণ (Bengali script)
- 𑰩𑰎𑰿𑰬𑰜 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀱𑀡 (Brahmi script)
- လက္ၑဏ (Burmese script)
- લક્ષણ (Gujarati script)
- ਲਕ੍ਸ਼ਣ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣 (Grantha script)
- ꦭꦏ꧀ꦰꦟ (Javanese script)
- 𑂪𑂍𑂹𑂭𑂝 (Kaithi script)
- ಲಕ್ಷಣ (Kannada script)
- លក្ឞណ (Khmer script)
- ລກ຺ຩຓ (Lao script)
- ലക്ഷണ (Malayalam script)
- ᠯᠠᡬᢢᠠᢏᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘩𑘎𑘿𑘬𑘜 (Modi script)
- ᠯᠠᢉᢔᠠᢏᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧉𑦮𑧠𑧌𑦼 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐮𑐎𑑂𑐲𑐞 (Newa script)
- ଲକ୍ଷଣ (Odia script)
- ꢭꢒ꣄ꢰꢠ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆬𑆑𑇀𑆰𑆟 (Sharada script)
- 𑖩𑖎𑖿𑖬𑖜 (Siddham script)
- ලක්ෂණ (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩽𑩜 𑪙𑪀𑩪 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚥𑚊𑚶𑚘 (Takri script)
- லக்ஷண (Tamil script)
- లక్షణ (Telugu script)
- ลกฺษณ (Thai script)
- ལ་ཀྵ་ཎ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒪𑒏𑓂𑒭𑒝 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨬𑨋𑩇𑨯𑨘 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
लक्ष् (lakṣ, root) + -अन (-ana)
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /lɐk.ʂɐ.ɳɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /l̪ɐk.ʂɐ.ɳɐ/
Noun
लक्षण • (lakṣaṇa) stem, n
- sign, symbol, mark, token
- attribute, quality, characteristic
- description, definition
- a mark on the body (especially a lucky or auspicious one)
- designation, appellation
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | लक्षणम् (lakṣaṇam) | लक्षणे (lakṣaṇe) | लक्षणानि (lakṣaṇāni) लक्षणा¹ (lakṣaṇā¹) |
| accusative | लक्षणम् (lakṣaṇam) | लक्षणे (lakṣaṇe) | लक्षणानि (lakṣaṇāni) लक्षणा¹ (lakṣaṇā¹) |
| instrumental | लक्षणेन (lakṣaṇena) | लक्षणाभ्याम् (lakṣaṇābhyām) | लक्षणैः (lakṣaṇaiḥ) लक्षणेभिः¹ (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) |
| vocative | लक्षण (lakṣaṇa) | लक्षणे (lakṣaṇe) | लक्षणानि (lakṣaṇāni) लक्षणा¹ (lakṣaṇā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
- Pali: lakkhaṇa
- → Burmese: လက္ခဏာ (lakhka.na)
- → Thai: ลักขณะ
- Prakrit:
- → Bhojpuri: लच्छन (lacchan)
- → Sindhi: लच्छण
- → Hindi: लक्षण (lakṣaṇ)
- → Indonesian: laksana
- → Magahi: 𑂪𑂒𑂹𑂓𑂢 (lacchan)
- → Old Javanese: lakṣaṇa
- → Tamil: லக்ஷணம் (lakṣaṇam), லட்சணம் (laṭcaṇam), இலட்சணம் (ilaṭcaṇam)
- → Thai: ลักษณะ (lák-sà-nà)
References
- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “लक्षणम्”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
Further reading
- Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “lakṣaṇa”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.