कोण

See also: कण, कान, and कोन

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कोण (koṇa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /koːɳ/, [kõːɳ]

Noun

कोण • (koṇ) m

1. (geometry) angle
2. corner

   Synonym: कोना (konā)

Declension

Declension of कोण (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कोण koṇ	कोण koṇ
oblique	कोण koṇ	कोणों koṇõ
vocative	कोण koṇ	कोणो koṇo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “कोण”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Konkani

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कः पुनर् (kaḥ punar). Cognate to Marathi कोण (koṇ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [koɳ]

Pronoun

कोण • (koṇ) (Latin script konn, Kannada script ಕೊಣ್)

1. who...?

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi कवण (kavaṇa), कव्हण (kavhaṇa), from Sanskrit कः पुनर् (kaḥ punar, “who”). Cognate with Bengali কোন (kōn), Gujarati કોણ (koṇ), Hindi कौन (kaun).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koɳ/

Pronoun

कोण • (koṇ)

1. (interrogative) who

   हे कोण?

   he koṇ?

   Who is this?

See also

• कधी (kadhī)
• कसे (kase)
• का (kā)
• काय (kāy)
• कोणते (koṇte)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “कोण”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “कोण”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “कोण”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kaḥ_punar”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• কোণ (Assamese script)
• ᬓᭀᬡ (Balinese script)
• কোণ (Bengali script)
• 𑰎𑰺𑰜 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀓𑁄𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• ကောဏ (Burmese script)
• કોણ (Gujarati script)
• ਕੋਣ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌕𑍋𑌣 (Grantha script)
• ꦏꦺꦴꦟ (Javanese script)
• 𑂍𑂷𑂝 (Kaithi script)
• ಕೋಣ (Kannada script)
• កោណ (Khmer script)
• ໂກຓ (Lao script)
• കോണ (Malayalam script)
• ᡬᠣᢏᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘎𑘻𑘜 (Modi script)
• ᢉᠣᠸᠠᢏᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦮𑧜𑦼 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐎𑑀𑐞 (Newa script)
• କୋଣ (Odia script)
• ꢒꣂꢠ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆑𑆾𑆟 (Sharada script)
• 𑖎𑖺𑖜 (Siddham script)
• කොණ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩜𑩕𑩪 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚊𑚴𑚘 (Takri script)
• கோண (Tamil script)
• కోణ (Telugu script)
• โกณ (Thai script)
• ཀོ་ཎ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒏𑒼𑒝 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨋𑨆𑨘 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kɐw.ɳɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈkoː.ɳɐ/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dravidian. Compare Tamil கோணம் (kōṇam).

Noun

कोण • (koṇa) stem, m

1. a corner, angle
2. an intermediate point of the compass
3. (by extension) the number, ‘four’
4. the quill of a lute, fiddle-stick, drum-stick
5. a sort of musical instrument, stringed musical instrument
6. the sharp edge of a sword
7. a staff, club

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of कोण (koṇa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	कोणः koṇaḥ	कोणौ / कोणा¹ koṇau / koṇā¹	कोणाः / कोणासः¹ koṇāḥ / koṇāsaḥ¹
Vocative	कोण koṇa	कोणौ / कोणा¹ koṇau / koṇā¹	कोणाः / कोणासः¹ koṇāḥ / koṇāsaḥ¹
Accusative	कोणम् koṇam	कोणौ / कोणा¹ koṇau / koṇā¹	कोणान् koṇān
Instrumental	कोणेन koṇena	कोणाभ्याम् koṇābhyām	कोणैः / कोणेभिः¹ koṇaiḥ / koṇebhiḥ¹
Dative	कोणाय koṇāya	कोणाभ्याम् koṇābhyām	कोणेभ्यः koṇebhyaḥ
Ablative	कोणात् koṇāt	कोणाभ्याम् koṇābhyām	कोणेभ्यः koṇebhyaḥ
Genitive	कोणस्य koṇasya	कोणयोः koṇayoḥ	कोणानाम् koṇānām
Locative	कोणे koṇe	कोणयोः koṇayoḥ	कोणेषु koṇeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Assamese: কোণ (kün)
• Bengali: কোণ (kōn), কাঁনাচ (kãnac)
• Dhivehi: ކަން (kan̊)
• Old Marathi: कोन (kona), कोना (konā), कोणा (koṇā)
  • Marathi: कोन (kon), कोना (konā), कोण (koṇ)
• Konkani: कोन (kon), कोण (koṇ)
• Odia: କଣ (kaṇa), କୋଣ (koṇa)
• Pali: koṇa
  • Burmese: ဂံ (gam)
  • Khmer: កោណ (kaon)
• Punjabi: ਕੋਨਾ (konnā)
• → Hindi: कोण (koṇ) (learned)
• → Telugu: కోణము (kōṇamu) (learned)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κρόνος (Krónos). Compare आस्फुजित् (āsphujit, “Venus”), आर (āra, “Mars”), ज्यौ (jyau, “Jupiter”), and होरा (horā, “hour”), various astronomical terms in Sanskrit derived from Greek.

Proper noun

कोण • (koṇa) stem, m

1. the planet Saturn

   Synonym: शनि (śani)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of कोण (koṇa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	कोणः koṇaḥ	कोणौ / कोणा¹ koṇau / koṇā¹	कोणाः / कोणासः¹ koṇāḥ / koṇāsaḥ¹
Vocative	कोण koṇa	कोणौ / कोणा¹ koṇau / koṇā¹	कोणाः / कोणासः¹ koṇāḥ / koṇāsaḥ¹
Accusative	कोणम् koṇam	कोणौ / कोणा¹ koṇau / koṇā¹	कोणान् koṇān
Instrumental	कोणेन koṇena	कोणाभ्याम् koṇābhyām	कोणैः / कोणेभिः¹ koṇaiḥ / koṇebhiḥ¹
Dative	कोणाय koṇāya	कोणाभ्याम् koṇābhyām	कोणेभ्यः koṇebhyaḥ
Ablative	कोणात् koṇāt	कोणाभ्याम् koṇābhyām	कोणेभ्यः koṇebhyaḥ
Genitive	कोणस्य koṇasya	कोणयोः koṇayoḥ	कोणानाम् koṇānām
Locative	कोणे koṇe	कोणयोः koṇayoḥ	कोणेषु koṇeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Alternative forms

• क्रोड (kroḍa)