Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

krishna

/ˈkɹɪʃnə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.48 in modern English

Syllables: krishna
IPA: /ˈkɹɪʃnə/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A deity worshiped across many traditions of Hinduism.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A river in southern India.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A district of Andhra Pradesh, India.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A male given name from Sanskrit.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A surname from Sanskrit.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The carpenter had disappeared, leaving half-finished not one but three images, as they are still today, identified as Krishna, Balarama and their sistier Subhadra."
"She also built a temple at Turintra under Balipatna police station. In this temple three deities Balabhadra (Ananta), Jagannath (Krishna) and Subhadra were carved separately in three chlonite stones."
"Fittingly, I enjoyed those warm and crunchy-tender Korean rice cakes beneath slightly salty ham and a drizzle of floral honey with my colleague Priya Krishna, who first put me on to the rice-cake fundido at Haenyeo in Park Slope, Brooklyn, back in 2019."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- Proto-Indo-European *kers- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *kr̥snós Proto-Indo-Iranian *kr̥šnás Sanskrit कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa)bor. English Krishna Borrowed from Sanskrit कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkɹɪʃnə/
British English: /ˈkɹɪʃnə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Krishnas (plural) Kṛṣṇa (alternative, transliteration)

Derived Forms

Krishnacore Krishnaism Krishnaist Krishnaite Krishnamurthy Krishnamurti Krishnology

Phrases

Krishna Janmashtami Hare Krishna

Frequently Paired Words

Hare Krishna

Rhymes With

trishna

Questions

How do you pronounce krishna?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɹɪʃnə/.
What does krishna mean?: A deity worshiped across many traditions of Hinduism.
Where does krishna come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- Proto-Indo-European *kers- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *kr̥snós Proto-Indo-Iranian *kr̥šnás Sanskrit कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa)bor. English Krishna Borrowed from Sanskrit कृष्ण (kṛṣṇa).

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