तत्क्षण

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit तत्क्षण (tatkṣaṇa). By surface analysis, तत्- (tat-, “that”) +‎ क्षण (kṣaṇ, “moment”).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) 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) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ɐt̪.kʂɐ.ɳɐ/, [ˈt̪ɐt̪̚.kʂɐ.ɳɐ]

Adverb

तत्क्षण • (tatkṣaṇa)

immediately, instantaneously, at that moment

Noun

तत्क्षण • (tatkṣaṇa) stem, m

the same moment

Descendants

→ Kannada: ತತ್ಕ್ಷಣ (tatkṣaṇa), ತಕ್ಷಣ (takṣaṇa)

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