Kiran
किरण
From Sanskrit किरण (kiraṇa): "ray of light" or "sunbeam", sometimes understood as "dust" or "thread".
Meaning and origin
This Sanskrit term has travelled across India's linguistic traditions, appearing in Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Gujarati, Nepali and Urdu.
How to pronounce Kiran
| Hindi | KIR-ahn /ˈkɪɾɑːn/ |
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