तत्क्षण

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit तत्क्षण (tatkṣaṇa). By surface analysis, तत्- (tat-, “that”) +‎ क्षण (kṣaṇ, “moment”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t̪ət̪.kʂəɳ/, [t̪ɐt̪.kʃɐ̃ɳ]

Adverb

तत्क्षण • (tatkṣaṇ)

1. immediately, instantaneously

   Synonym: तुरंत (turant)

Derived terms

• तात्क्षणिक (tātkṣaṇik)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “तत्”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Etymology

तद् (tad, “that”) +‎ क्षण (kṣaṇa, “moment”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /tɐt.kʂɐ.ɳɐ/, [tɐt̚.kʂɐ.ɳɐ]
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ɐt̪.kʂɐ.ɳɐ/, [ˈt̪ɐt̪̚.kʂɐ.ɳɐ]

Adverb

तत्क्षण • (tatkṣaṇa)

1. immediately, instantaneously, at that moment

Noun

तत्क्षण • (tatkṣaṇa) stem, m

1. the same moment

Descendants

• → Kannada: ತತ್ಕ್ಷಣ (tatkṣaṇa), ತಕ್ಷಣ (takṣaṇa)