Hindi

Noun

ज्ञान • ‎(gyān) m ‎(Urdu spelling گیان)

1. knowledge

   मुझे इसका कुछ भी ज्ञान नहीं है।

   I have no knowledge of it at all.

   हमारा शिक्षक व्यापक ज्ञान की खान है।

   Our professor is a vast storehouse of knowledge.

Synonyms

• जानकारी ‎(jān-kārī)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “ज्ञान”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons

Nepali

Noun

ज्ञान • ‎(jñān), pronounced ग्याँन् (gyā̃n)

1. knowledge, wisdom

Sanskrit

Etymology

From the root verb ज्ञा ‎(jñā, “to know, be aware of”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- ‎(“to know”).

Noun

ज्ञान • ‎(jñāna) n

1. knowing, becoming acquainted with, knowledge, (esp.) the higher knowledge (in Buddhism, pure awareness free from conceptual constructs; in Hinduism, true knowledge of the Self's identity with the Ultimate Reality)
2. "knowledge about anything cognizance" (compare ज्ञानतस् ‎(jñānatas) and अज्ञान ‎(ajñāna))

   jñānād a-jñānād vā — knowingly or ignorantly

3. conscience
4. = ज्ञानेन्द्रिय ‎(jñāne*ndriya)
5. engaging in (+ genitive, e.g. सर्पिषस् ‎(sarpiṣas), "in sacrifice with clarified butter")
6. name of a shakti

Declension

Descendants

• Bengali: জ্ঞান ‎(jñān)
• Gujarati: જ્ઞાન ‎(gnān)
• Hindi: ज्ञान ‎(gyān)
• Kannada: ಜ್ಞಾನ ‎(jñāna)
• Telugu: జ్ఞానము ‎(jñānamu)
• Thai: ญาณ ‎(yaan)
• Urdu: گیان ‎(gyān)

References

• Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 0426