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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit क्षीण (kṣīṇa).
Pronunciation
Adjective
क्षीण • (kṣīṇ) (indeclinable)
- emaciated, gaunt
- rachitic, rickety
- feeble, weak
- Synonyms: कमज़ोर (kamzor), निर्बल (nirbal)
Sanskrit
Etymology
From the root क्षि (kṣi, “to destroy, corrupt, ruin, make an end”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
क्षीण • (kṣīṇa) stem
- wasted
c. 300 BCE,
Pañcatantra Dharmabuddhi ca duṣṭabuddhi:
- किंतु दुष्टबुद्धिरचिरमसद्व्ययव्यसनित्वात् क्षिणाविभावो ऽभूत
- kiṃtu duṣṭabuddhiraciramasadvyayavyasanitvāt kṣiṇāvibhāvo ʼbhūta
- But soon, (due) to inappropriate expense caused by addiction, Duṣṭabuddhi's wealth was wasted
- weakened
- delicate
- lost
- destroyed
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