कोण

See also: कण, कान, and कोन

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कोण (koṇa). Doublet of कोना (konā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) 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 कोणं?

   he koṇa?

   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): /kɐu̯.ɳɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /koː.ɳɐ/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dravidian; compare Tamil கோணம் (kōṇam). Despite superficial and coincidental similarities, unrelated to Ancient Greek γωνία (gōnía, “corner, angle”).

Noun

कोण • (koṇa) stem, m

1. a corner, angle
2. an intermediate point of the compass
3. (by extension) the number ‘four’

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of कोण

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	कोणः koṇaḥ	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
vocative	कोण koṇa	कोणौ, कोणा1 koṇau, koṇā1	कोणाः, कोणासः1 koṇāḥ, koṇāsaḥ1

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 Dravidian; compare Tamil குனில் (kuṉil, “short stick, cudgel”).

Noun

कोण • (koṇa) stem, m

1. the quill of a lute, fiddlestick, drumstick
2. a sort of musical instrument, stringed musical instrument
3. the sharp edge of a sword
4. a staff, club

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of कोण

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	कोणः koṇaḥ	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
vocative	कोण koṇa	कोणौ, कोणा1 koṇau, koṇā1	कोणाः, कोणासः1 koṇāḥ, koṇāsaḥ1

¹Vedic.

Etymology 3

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

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	कोणः koṇaḥ	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
vocative	कोण koṇa	कोणौ, कोणा1 koṇau, koṇā1	कोणाः, कोणासः1 koṇāḥ, koṇāsaḥ1

¹Vedic.

Alternative forms

• क्रोड (kroḍa)

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899), “कोण”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 313, column 1.