khaṇa

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 𑀔𑀡 (Brahmi script)
  • खण (Devanagari script)
  • খণ (Bengali script)
  • ඛණ (Sinhalese script)
  • ခဏ or ၶꧣ (Burmese script)
  • ขณ or ขะณะ (Thai script)
  • ᨡᨱ (Tai Tham script)
  • ຂຓ or ຂະຓະ (Lao script)
  • ខណ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄈𑄕 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From Sanskrit क्षण (kṣaṇa).

Noun

khaṇa m

  1. moment

Declension
Declension table of "khaṇa" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)khaṇokhaṇā
Accusative (second)khaṇaṃkhaṇe
Instrumental (third)khaṇenakhaṇehi or khaṇebhi
Dative (fourth)khaṇassa or khaṇāya or khaṇatthaṃkhaṇānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)khaṇasmā or khaṇamhā or khaṇākhaṇehi or khaṇebhi
Genitive (sixth)khaṇassakhaṇānaṃ
Locative (seventh)khaṇasmiṃ or khaṇamhi or khaṇekhaṇesu
Vocative (calling)khaṇakhaṇā

Descendants
  • → Burmese: ခဏ (hka.na.)
  • → Khmer: ខណៈ (khaʼnaʼ)
  • → Lao: ຂະນະ (kha na)
  • → Mon: ခၞ
  • → Thai: ขณะ (kà-nà)

References
  • Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “khaṇa”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
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