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.

  1. a river in southern India, flowing east from the Western Ghats to the Bay of Bengal. 800 miles (1,290 km) long.: Formerly Kist·na [kist-nuh] /ˈkɪst nə/ .

  2. a male given name.

Origin of Krishna

1
From the Sanskrit word kṛṣṇa

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British Dictionary definitions for Krishna (1 of 2)

Krishna1

/ (ˈkrɪʃnə) /


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

British Dictionary definitions for Krishna (2 of 2)

Krishna2

/ (ˈkrɪʃnə) /


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

Origin of Krishna

2
via Hindi from Sanskrit, literally: dark, black

Derived forms of Krishna

  • Krishnaism, noun

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