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Krish⋅na

  [krish-nuh]
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–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 S India, flowing E from the Western Ghats to the Bay of Bengal. 800 mi. (1290 km) long.
4. a male given name.
Origin:
< Skt kṛṣṇa
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Krish·na 1   (krĭsh'nə)   
n.   Hinduism
The eighth and principal avatar of Vishnu, often depicted as a handsome young man playing a flute. He appears as a charioteer and advisor of Arjuna in the Bhagavad-Gita.

[Sanskrit Kṛṣṇaḥ, from kṛṣṇa-, black.]
Krish'na·ism n.
Krish·na 2   (krĭsh'nə)   
A river of southern India rising in the Western Ghats and flowing about 1,287 km (800 mi) eastward to the Bay of Bengal.
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Word Origin & History

Krishna 
eighth avatar of Vishnu, 1875, from Skt. krshnah, lit. "the Black One," cognate with O.C.S. crunu, Rus. coron, Serbo-Cr. crn, Czech cerny, O.Prus. krisnas "black," Lith. kersas "black and white, variegated;" ult. "burnt," from PIE base *ker- "heat, fire" (see carbon).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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