Hindi

Noun

प्रश्न • ‎(praśn) m ‎(Urdu spelling پرشن)

1. question, query, problem, interrogation

   मैंने उसके सब प्रश्नों के उत्तर दे दिये है।‎

   mainne uske sab praśnõ ke uttar de diye hai.

   I have answered all his questions.

Declension

Synonyms

• (question): सवाल ‎(savāl)

References

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

Nepali

Noun

प्रश्न • ‎(praśna), pronounced प्रस्न (prasna)

1. question

   प्रश्न गर्नु  ―  praśna garnu  ―  to question, to interrogate

   प्रश्न सोध्नु  ―  praśna sodhnu  ―  to ask a question, to question

Sanskrit

Etymology 1

Noun

प्रश्न • ‎(praśna) m

1. basket-work, a plaited basket
2. (by commentator) "a turban"

Declension

Etymology 2

From the root पृच्छति ‎(pṛcchati, “to ask, question, interrogate”).

Noun

प्रश्न • ‎(praśná) m

1. question, demand, interrogation, query, inquiry; also in compounds:

   कुशलप्रश्न ‎(kúśala-praśna) — friendly enquiry after a person's health or welfare, salutation

2. (law) judicial inquiry or examination

   साक्षिप्रश्न ‎(sā-kṣi-praśna) — interrogation of witnesses

3. (astrology) astrological inquiry into the future

   दिव्यप्रश्न ‎(divyá-praśna) — inquiring into divine phenomena, augury

   देवप्रश्न ‎(devá-praśna) — "consulting the gods", fortune-telling

   दैवप्रश्न ‎(daíva-praśna) — inquiring of fate, astrology

4. a subject of inquiry, point at issue, controversy, problem

   प्रत्नम् प्रब्रवीति (praśnam pra-√brū) — to decide a controverted point

   प्रत्नम् एति (praśnam √i) (+ accusative) or प्रत्नम् आ गच्छति (praśnam ā √gam) (+locative of person) — to lay a question before any one for decision

   प्रश्नस् तव पितरि (praśnas tava pitari) — the point at issue is before thy father

5. a task or lesson (in Vedic recitation)
6. a short section or paragraph (in books)

Declension

Descendants

• Hindi: प्रश्न ‎(praśna)
• Khmer: បញ្ហា ‎(bânhha)