કૃષ્ણ

Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *kr̥ṣnás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kr̥šnás, from Proto-Indo-European *kr̥snós (black). Doublet of કનૈયો (kanaiyo), કાનો (kāno), and કાનુડો (kānuḍo).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɾuʃɳ/

Adjective

કૃષ્ણ • (kṛṣṇ)

  1. black, dark, dark-blue

Proper noun

કૃષ્ણ • (kṛṣṇ) m

  1. (Hinduism) Krishna, the tenth avatar of Vishnu

Usage notes

Often preceded by શ્રી (śrī).

See also

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