क्षीण

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit क्षीण (kṣīṇa).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kʂiːɳ/, [kʃĩːɳ]

Adjective

क्षीण • (kṣīṇ) (indeclinable)

  1. emaciated, gaunt
  2. rachitic, rickety
  3. feeble, weak
    Synonyms: कमज़ोर (kamzor), निर्बल (nirbal)

Sanskrit

Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
  • ক্ষীণ (Assamese script)
  • ᬓ᭄ᬱᬷᬡ (Balinese script)
  • ক্ষীণ (Bengali script)
  • 𑰎𑰿𑰬𑰱𑰜 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀓𑁆𑀱𑀻𑀡 (Brahmi script)
  • က္ၑီဏ (Burmese script)
  • ક્ષીણ (Gujarati script)
  • ਕ੍ਸ਼ੀਣ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍀𑌣 (Grantha script)
  • ꦏ꧀ꦰꦷꦟ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂍𑂹𑂭𑂲𑂝 (Kaithi script)
  • ಕ್ಷೀಣ (Kannada script)
  • ក្ឞីណ (Khmer script)
  • ກ຺ຩີຓ (Lao script)
  • ക്ഷീണ (Malayalam script)
  • ᡬᢢᡳᡳᢏᠠ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘎𑘿𑘬𑘲𑘜 (Modi script)
  • ᢉᢔᠢᠢᢏᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑦮𑧠𑧌𑧓𑦼 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐎𑑂𑐲𑐷𑐞 (Newa script)
  • କ୍ଷୀଣ (Odia script)
  • ꢒ꣄ꢰꢷꢠ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆑𑇀𑆰𑆵𑆟 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖎𑖿𑖬𑖱𑖜 (Siddham script)
  • ක්‍ෂීණ (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩜 𑪙𑪀𑩑𑩛𑩪 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚊𑚶𑚯𑚘 (Takri script)
  • க்ஷீண (Tamil script)
  • క్షీణ (Telugu script)
  • กฺษีณ (Thai script)
  • ཀྵཱི་ཎ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒏𑓂𑒭𑒲𑒝 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨋𑩇𑨯𑨁𑨊𑨘 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root क्षि (kṣi, “to destroy, corrupt, ruin, make an end”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

क्षीण • (kṣīṇa) stem

  1. wasted
    • c. 300 BCE, Pañcatantra Dharmabuddhi ca duṣṭabuddhi:
      किंतु दुष्टबुद्धिरचिरमसद्व्ययव्यसनित्वात् क्षिणाविभावो ऽभूत
      kiṃtu duṣṭabuddhiraciramasadvyayavyasanitvāt kṣiṇāvibhāvo ʼbhūta
      But soon, (due) to inappropriate expense caused by addiction, Duṣṭabuddhi's wealth was wasted
  2. weakened
  3. delicate
  4. lost
  5. destroyed

Descendants
  • Prakrit: 𑀔𑀻𑀡 (khīṇa)
  • Pali: khīṇa
  • → Hindi: क्षीण (kṣīṇ)

References
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