khaṇa

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Pali

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit क्षण (kṣaṇa).

Alternative forms

Noun

khaṇa m

  1. moment
Declension
Descendants
  • Burmese: ခဏ (hka.na.)
  • Khmer: ខណៈ (khaʼnaʼ)
  • Lao: ຂະນະ (kha na)
  • Mon: ခၞ
  • Thai: ขณะ (kà-nà)

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Verb

khaṇa

  1. imperative active second-person singular of khaṇati (to dig)

References

  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “khaṇa”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead