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Where does “剎那” come from?

剎那 (Chinese) comes from Sanskrit क्षण — any instantaneous point of time, an instant, a...

剎那 (Chinese): instant; moment; split-second

Definitions

  1. instant; moment; split-second

Ancestry of “剎那”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritक्षणany instantaneous point of time, an instant, a...

Words derived from “剎那”

  • sát na
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