कुशल

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Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कुशल (kúśala).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /kʊ.ʃəl/,

Adjective

कुशल (kuśal) (indeclinable)

  1. skilled, experienced
  2. prosperous; healthy, well; good
    Synonym: ख़ुशहाल (xuśhāl)
    मैं अमेरिका आके कुशल बन गया हूँ।
    ma͠i amerikā āke kuśal ban gayā hū̃.
    I have come to America and prospered.

Noun

कुशल (kuśalm or f

  1. (good) health; well-being
  2. fortune, luck

Declension

References

Nepali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit kúśala.

Pronunciation

Adjective

कुशल (kuśal)

  1. prosperous, healthy, well, good

Proper noun

कुशल (kuśalm

  1. a male given name, Kushal, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of कुशल
Singular
nominative कुशल
accusative कुशललाई
instrumental/ergative कुशलले
dative कुशललाई
ablative कुशलबाट
genitive कुशलको
locative कुशलमा
Notes:
  • -को (-ko) becomes:
    • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
    • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Uncertain. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Adjective

कुशल (kúśala) stem

  1. right, proper, suitable, good
  2. well, healthy, in good condition, prosperous
  3. fit for, competent, able, skilful, clever, conversant with

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of कुशल
singular dual plural
nominative कुशलः (kúśalaḥ) कुशलौ (kúśalau)
कुशला¹ (kúśalā¹)
कुशलाः (kúśalāḥ)
कुशलासः¹ (kúśalāsaḥ¹)
vocative कुशल (kúśala) कुशलौ (kúśalau)
कुशला¹ (kúśalā¹)
कुशलाः (kúśalāḥ)
कुशलासः¹ (kúśalāsaḥ¹)
accusative कुशलम् (kúśalam) कुशलौ (kúśalau)
कुशला¹ (kúśalā¹)
कुशलान् (kúśalān)
instrumental कुशलेन (kúśalena) कुशलाभ्याम् (kúśalābhyām) कुशलैः (kúśalaiḥ)
कुशलेभिः¹ (kúśalebhiḥ¹)
dative कुशलाय (kúśalāya) कुशलाभ्याम् (kúśalābhyām) कुशलेभ्यः (kúśalebhyaḥ)
ablative कुशलात् (kúśalāt) कुशलाभ्याम् (kúśalābhyām) कुशलेभ्यः (kúśalebhyaḥ)
genitive कुशलस्य (kúśalasya) कुशलयोः (kúśalayoḥ) कुशलानाम् (kúśalānām)
locative कुशले (kúśale) कुशलयोः (kúśalayoḥ) कुशलेषु (kúśaleṣu)
  • ¹Vedic
Feminine ā-stem declension of कुशला
singular dual plural
nominative कुशला (kúśalā) कुशले (kúśale) कुशलाः (kúśalāḥ)
vocative कुशले (kúśale) कुशले (kúśale) कुशलाः (kúśalāḥ)
accusative कुशलाम् (kúśalām) कुशले (kúśale) कुशलाः (kúśalāḥ)
instrumental कुशलया (kúśalayā)
कुशला¹ (kúśalā¹)
कुशलाभ्याम् (kúśalābhyām) कुशलाभिः (kúśalābhiḥ)
dative कुशलायै (kúśalāyai) कुशलाभ्याम् (kúśalābhyām) कुशलाभ्यः (kúśalābhyaḥ)
ablative कुशलायाः (kúśalāyāḥ)
कुशलायै² (kúśalāyai²)
कुशलाभ्याम् (kúśalābhyām) कुशलाभ्यः (kúśalābhyaḥ)
genitive कुशलायाः (kúśalāyāḥ)
कुशलायै² (kúśalāyai²)
कुशलयोः (kúśalayoḥ) कुशलानाम् (kúśalānām)
locative कुशलायाम् (kúśalāyām) कुशलयोः (kúśalayoḥ) कुशलासु (kúśalāsu)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas
Neuter a-stem declension of कुशल
singular dual plural
nominative कुशलम् (kúśalam) कुशले (kúśale) कुशलानि (kúśalāni)
कुशला¹ (kúśalā¹)
vocative कुशल (kúśala) कुशले (kúśale) कुशलानि (kúśalāni)
कुशला¹ (kúśalā¹)
accusative कुशलम् (kúśalam) कुशले (kúśale) कुशलानि (kúśalāni)
कुशला¹ (kúśalā¹)
instrumental कुशलेन (kúśalena) कुशलाभ्याम् (kúśalābhyām) कुशलैः (kúśalaiḥ)
कुशलेभिः¹ (kúśalebhiḥ¹)
dative कुशलाय (kúśalāya) कुशलाभ्याम् (kúśalābhyām) कुशलेभ्यः (kúśalebhyaḥ)
ablative कुशलात् (kúśalāt) कुशलाभ्याम् (kúśalābhyām) कुशलेभ्यः (kúśalebhyaḥ)
genitive कुशलस्य (kúśalasya) कुशलयोः (kúśalayoḥ) कुशलानाम् (kúśalānām)
locative कुशले (kúśale) कुशलयोः (kúśalayoḥ) कुशलेषु (kúśaleṣu)
  • ¹Vedic

Derived terms

Descendants

Noun

कुशल (kúśala) stemn

  1. welfare, well-being, prosperous condition, happiness
  2. benevolence
  3. virtue
  4. cleverness, competence, ability
  5. religious merit

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of कुशल
singular dual plural
nominative कुशलम् (kúśalam) कुशले (kúśale) कुशलानि (kúśalāni)
कुशला¹ (kúśalā¹)
vocative कुशल (kúśala) कुशले (kúśale) कुशलानि (kúśalāni)
कुशला¹ (kúśalā¹)
accusative कुशलम् (kúśalam) कुशले (kúśale) कुशलानि (kúśalāni)
कुशला¹ (kúśalā¹)
instrumental कुशलेन (kúśalena) कुशलाभ्याम् (kúśalābhyām) कुशलैः (kúśalaiḥ)
कुशलेभिः¹ (kúśalebhiḥ¹)
dative कुशलाय (kúśalāya) कुशलाभ्याम् (kúśalābhyām) कुशलेभ्यः (kúśalebhyaḥ)
ablative कुशलात् (kúśalāt) कुशलाभ्याम् (kúśalābhyām) कुशलेभ्यः (kúśalebhyaḥ)
genitive कुशलस्य (kúśalasya) कुशलयोः (kúśalayoḥ) कुशलानाम् (kúśalānām)
locative कुशले (kúśale) कुशलयोः (kúśalayoḥ) कुशलेषु (kúśaleṣu)
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “कुशल”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 297, column 2.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 379
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kuśala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press