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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.


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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Krishna 2 British  
/ ˈkrɪʃnə /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • Krishnaism noun

Etymology

Origin of Krishna

From the Sanskrit word kṛṣṇa

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