Krishna

[krish-nuh]

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

/ 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)

Krishna

²

/ ˈkrɪʃnə /

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• Krishnaism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Krishna¹

From the Sanskrit word kṛṣṇa

Word History and Origins

Origin of Krishna¹

via Hindi from Sanskrit, literally: dark, black

Example Sentences

When Tongue had his stumps rearranged by Prasidh Krishna, security staff rushed on to the outfield, believing the match to be over.

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England's task instantly looked easier on Monday when Overton pulled Krishna's first ball of the day for four and followed by inside-edging the next delivery past his stumps to the fine-leg fence.

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Overton had just survived a review for caught behind off Krishna when the umpires decided the light was not sufficient, then the rain arrived.

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They also only have three seamers in Siraj, Krishna and Deep, who were all expensive in the first innings, and the pitch is yet to show any signs of favouring spin for Jadeja and Washington.

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Duckett was involved in another strange incident before Krishna's encounter with Root, as Akash Deep dismissed him for 43 and put his arm around the England opener's shoulder as he walked from the pitch.

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