Malayalam
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit കൃഷ്ണ (kṛṣṇa). Doublet of കണ്ണൻ (kaṇṇaṉ) and കൃഷ്ണൻ (kr̥ṣṇaṉ).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
കൃഷ്ണ • (kr̥ṣṇa)
- (Hinduism) Krishna
Adjective
കൃഷ്ണ • (kr̥ṣṇa)
- black
- Synonym: കറുപ്പ് (kaṟuppŭ)
Derived terms
- കൃഷ്ണമണി (kr̥ṣṇamaṇi, “pupil”, literally “black jewel”)