Krishna

American  

[krish-nuh] / ˈkrɪʃ nə /

noun

1. Hinduism. an avatar of Vishnu and one of the most popular of Indian deities, who appears in the Bhagavad-Gita as the teacher of Arjuna.

2. Informal. Hare Krishna.

3. Formerly Kistna. a river in southern India, flowing east from the Western Ghats to the Bay of Bengal. 800 miles (1,290 km) long.

4. a male given name.

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Krishna ¹ British  

/ ˈkrɪʃnə /

noun

1. Also called: Kistna. a river in S India, rising in the Western Ghats and flowing generally southeast to the Bay of Bengal. Length: 1300 km (800 miles)

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Krishna ² British  

/ ˈkrɪʃnə /

noun

1. Hinduism the most celebrated of the Hindu deities, whose life story is told in the Mahabharata

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Other Word Forms

• Krishnaism
  noun

Etymology

Origin of Krishna

From the Sanskrit word kṛṣṇa

Example Sentences

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Krishna

One influential model was developed by Krishna Rajagopal, the William A. M. Burden Professor of Physics at MIT, and his collaborators.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

India bowlers Krishna and Naman Dhir picked up injuries while paceman Auqib Nabi had a debut to forget - conceding 84 runs, the fourth-most by an Indian winning his first ODI cap.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Software engineers Krishna Venga, left, and Akshdeep Maan test a vehicle at Rivian on June 24, 2026.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

His father, 37-year-old Krishna Shrestha, was in the worst-hit Rasuwa district when the floods struck on Wednesday.

From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026

He identifies them for me with a pointed finger: Lakshmi; Shakti, the mother goddess, in the form of Parvati; and Krishna, this time as a playful baby crawling on all fours.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel