क्षितिज

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit क्षितिज (kṣitija).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kʂɪ.t̪ɪd͡ʒ/, [kʃɪ.t̪ɪd͡ʒ]

Noun

क्षितिज • (kṣitij) m

1. horizon

   Synonym: दिगंत (digant)

2. skyline

Declension

Declension of क्षितिज (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	क्षितिज kṣitij	क्षितिज kṣitij
oblique	क्षितिज kṣitij	क्षितिजों kṣitijõ
vocative	क्षितिज kṣitij	क्षितिजो kṣitijo

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit क्षितिज (kṣitija).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʂi.t̪id͡ʑ/, [kʂi.t̪iːd͡ʑ]

Noun

क्षितिज • (kṣitij) n

1. horizon
2. skyline

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “क्षितिज”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “क्षितिज”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “क्षितिज”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).

Newar

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit क्षितिज (kṣitija).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʰitid͡ʑ]

Noun

क्षितिज • (kṣitija) ? (Newa Spelling 𑐎𑑂𑐲𑐶𑐟𑐶𑐖)

1. horizon

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ক্ষিতিজ (Assamese script)
• ᬓ᭄ᬱᬶᬢᬶᬚ (Balinese script)
• ক্ষিতিজ (Bengali script)
• 𑰎𑰿𑰬𑰰𑰝𑰰𑰕 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀓𑁆𑀱𑀺𑀢𑀺𑀚 (Brahmi script)
• က္ၑိတိဇ (Burmese script)
• ક્ષિતિજ (Gujarati script)
• ਕ੍ਸ਼ਿਤਿਜ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌤𑌿𑌜 (Grantha script)
• ꦏ꧀ꦰꦶꦠꦶꦗ (Javanese script)
• 𑂍𑂹𑂭𑂱𑂞𑂱𑂔 (Kaithi script)
• ಕ್ಷಿತಿಜ (Kannada script)
• ក្ឞិតិជ (Khmer script)
• ກ຺ຩິຕິຊ (Lao script)
• ക്ഷിതിജ (Malayalam script)
• ᡬᢢᡳᢠᡳᡯᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘎𑘿𑘬𑘱𑘝𑘱𑘕 (Modi script)
• ᢉᢔᠢᢐᠢᠽᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦮𑧠𑧌𑧒𑦽𑧒𑦵 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐎𑑂𑐲𑐶𑐟𑐶𑐖 (Newa script)
• କ୍ଷିତିଜ (Odia script)
• ꢒ꣄ꢰꢶꢡꢶꢙ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆑𑇀𑆰𑆴𑆠𑆴𑆘 (Sharada script)
• 𑖎𑖿𑖬𑖰𑖝𑖰𑖕 (Siddham script)
• ක්‍ෂිතිජ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩜 𑪙𑪀𑩑𑩫𑩑𑩣 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚊𑚶𑚮𑚙𑚮𑚑 (Takri script)
• க்ஷிதிஜ (Tamil script)
• క్షితిజ (Telugu script)
• กฺษิติช (Thai script)
• ཀྵི་ཏི་ཛ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒏𑓂𑒭𑒱𑒞𑒱𑒖 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨋𑩇𑨯𑨁𑨙𑨁𑨥 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From क्षिति (kṣiti, “earth”), Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ṭṣítiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćšítiš, from Proto-Indo-European *tḱí-ti-s, from *tḱey- (“to settle, live”). Cognate with Ancient Greek Ancient Greek κτίσις (ktísis, “founding, setting”), Avestan 𐬱𐬌𐬙𐬌 (šiti).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kʂi.ti.d͡ʑɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈkʂi.t̪i.d͡ʑɐ/

Noun

क्षितिज • (kṣitija) stem, ?

1. a tree
2. an earth worm
3. the planet Mars

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:मङ्गल

4. N. of the demon Naraka killed by Viṣṇu

References

• Apte, Macdonell (2022) “क्षितिः”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]