कुशल

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कुशल (kúśala).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /kʊ.ʃəl/, [kʊ.ʃɐl]

Adjective

कुशल • (kuśal) (indeclinable)

1. skilled, experienced
2. prosperous; healthy, well; good

   Synonym: ख़ुशहाल (xuśhāl)

   मैं अमेरिका आके कुशल बन गया हूँ।

   ma͠i amerikā āke kuśal ban gayā hū̃.

   I have come to America and prospered.

Noun

कुशल • (kuśal) m or f

1. (good) health; well-being
2. fortune, luck

Declension

Declension of कुशल (masc cons-stem // fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कुशल kuśal	कुशल, कुशलें kuśal, kuśalẽ
oblique	कुशल kuśal	कुशलों kuśalõ
vocative	कुशल kuśal	कुशलो kuśalo

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “कुशल”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 208

Nepali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit kúśala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kusʌl]
• Phonetic Devanagari: कुसल्

Adjective

कुशल • (kuśal)

1. prosperous, healthy, well, good

Proper noun

कुशल • (kuśal) m

1. a male given name, Kushal, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of कुशल
	Singular
nominative	कुशल [kusʌl]
accusative	कुशललाई [kusʌlläi]
instrumental/ergative	कुशलले [kusʌlle]
dative	कुशललाई [kusʌlläi]
ablative	कुशलबाट [kusʌlloʈʌ]
genitive	कुशलको [kusʌlko]
locative	कुशलमा [kusʌlmä]
Notes: -को (-ko) becomes: -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun. -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• কুশল (Assamese script)
• ᬓᬸᬰᬮ (Balinese script)
• কুশল (Bengali script)
• 𑰎𑰲𑰫𑰩 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀓𑀼𑀰𑀮 (Brahmi script)
• ကုၐလ (Burmese script)
• કુશલ (Gujarati script)
• ਕੁਸ਼ਲ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌕𑍁𑌶𑌲 (Grantha script)
• ꦏꦸꦯꦭ (Javanese script)
• 𑂍𑂳𑂬𑂪 (Kaithi script)
• ಕುಶಲ (Kannada script)
• កុឝល (Khmer script)
• ກຸຨລ (Lao script)
• കുശല (Malayalam script)
• ᡬᡠᡧᠠᠯᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘎𑘳𑘫𑘩 (Modi script)
• ᢉᠤᠱᠠᠯᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦮𑧔𑧋𑧉 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐎𑐸𑐱𑐮 (Newa script)
• କୁଶଲ (Odia script)
• ꢒꢸꢯꢭ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆑𑆶𑆯𑆬 (Sharada script)
• 𑖎𑖲𑖫𑖩 (Siddham script)
• කුශල (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩜𑩒𑩿𑩽 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚊𑚰𑚧𑚥 (Takri script)
• குஶல (Tamil script)
• కుశల (Telugu script)
• กุศล (Thai script)
• ཀུ་ཤ་ལ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒏𑒳𑒬𑒪 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨋𑨃𑨮𑨬 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kú.ɕɐ.lɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈku.ɕɐ.l̪ɐ/

Adjective

कुशल • (kúśala) stem

1. right, proper, suitable, good
2. well, healthy, in good condition, prosperous
3. fit for, competent, able, skilful, clever, conversant with

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of कुशल (kúśala)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	कुशलः kúśalaḥ	कुशलौ / कुशला¹ kúśalau / kúśalā¹	कुशलाः / कुशलासः¹ kúśalāḥ / kúśalāsaḥ¹
Vocative	कुशल kúśala	कुशलौ / कुशला¹ kúśalau / kúśalā¹	कुशलाः / कुशलासः¹ kúśalāḥ / kúśalāsaḥ¹
Accusative	कुशलम् kúśalam	कुशलौ / कुशला¹ kúśalau / kúśalā¹	कुशलान् kúśalān
Instrumental	कुशलेन kúśalena	कुशलाभ्याम् kúśalābhyām	कुशलैः / कुशलेभिः¹ kúśalaiḥ / kúśalebhiḥ¹
Dative	कुशलाय kúśalāya	कुशलाभ्याम् kúśalābhyām	कुशलेभ्यः kúśalebhyaḥ
Ablative	कुशलात् kúśalāt	कुशलाभ्याम् kúśalābhyām	कुशलेभ्यः kúśalebhyaḥ
Genitive	कुशलस्य kúśalasya	कुशलयोः kúśalayoḥ	कुशलानाम् kúśalānām
Locative	कुशले kúśale	कुशलयोः kúśalayoḥ	कुशलेषु kúśaleṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of कुशला (kúśalā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	कुशला kúśalā	कुशले kúśale	कुशलाः kúśalāḥ
Vocative	कुशले kúśale	कुशले kúśale	कुशलाः kúśalāḥ
Accusative	कुशलाम् kúśalām	कुशले kúśale	कुशलाः kúśalāḥ
Instrumental	कुशलया / कुशला¹ kúśalayā / kúśalā¹	कुशलाभ्याम् kúśalābhyām	कुशलाभिः kúśalābhiḥ
Dative	कुशलायै kúśalāyai	कुशलाभ्याम् kúśalābhyām	कुशलाभ्यः kúśalābhyaḥ
Ablative	कुशलायाः / कुशलायै² kúśalāyāḥ / kúśalāyai²	कुशलाभ्याम् kúśalābhyām	कुशलाभ्यः kúśalābhyaḥ
Genitive	कुशलायाः / कुशलायै² kúśalāyāḥ / kúśalāyai²	कुशलयोः kúśalayoḥ	कुशलानाम् kúśalānām
Locative	कुशलायाम् kúśalāyām	कुशलयोः kúśalayoḥ	कुशलासु kúśalāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of कुशल (kúśala)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	कुशलम् kúśalam	कुशले kúśale	कुशलानि / कुशला¹ kúśalāni / kúśalā¹
Vocative	कुशल kúśala	कुशले kúśale	कुशलानि / कुशला¹ kúśalāni / kúśalā¹
Accusative	कुशलम् kúśalam	कुशले kúśale	कुशलानि / कुशला¹ kúśalāni / kúśalā¹
Instrumental	कुशलेन kúśalena	कुशलाभ्याम् kúśalābhyām	कुशलैः / कुशलेभिः¹ kúśalaiḥ / kúśalebhiḥ¹
Dative	कुशलाय kúśalāya	कुशलाभ्याम् kúśalābhyām	कुशलेभ्यः kúśalebhyaḥ
Ablative	कुशलात् kúśalāt	कुशलाभ्याम् kúśalābhyām	कुशलेभ्यः kúśalebhyaḥ
Genitive	कुशलस्य kúśalasya	कुशलयोः kúśalayoḥ	कुशलानाम् kúśalānām
Locative	कुशले kúśale	कुशलयोः kúśalayoḥ	कुशलेषु kúśaleṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Hindi: कुशल (kuśal) (learned)
• → Nepali: कुशल (kuśal) (learned)
• → Tocharian B: kuśal (learned)

Noun

कुशल • (kúśala) stem, n

1. welfare, well-being, prosperous condition, happiness
2. benevolence
3. virtue
4. cleverness, competence, ability

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of कुशल (kúśala)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	कुशलम् kúśalam	कुशले kúśale	कुशलानि / कुशला¹ kúśalāni / kúśalā¹
Vocative	कुशल kúśala	कुशले kúśale	कुशलानि / कुशला¹ kúśalāni / kúśalā¹
Accusative	कुशलम् kúśalam	कुशले kúśale	कुशलानि / कुशला¹ kúśalāni / kúśalā¹
Instrumental	कुशलेन kúśalena	कुशलाभ्याम् kúśalābhyām	कुशलैः / कुशलेभिः¹ kúśalaiḥ / kúśalebhiḥ¹
Dative	कुशलाय kúśalāya	कुशलाभ्याम् kúśalābhyām	कुशलेभ्यः kúśalebhyaḥ
Ablative	कुशलात् kúśalāt	कुशलाभ्याम् kúśalābhyām	कुशलेभ्यः kúśalebhyaḥ
Genitive	कुशलस्य kúśalasya	कुशलयोः kúśalayoḥ	कुशलानाम् kúśalānām
Locative	कुशले kúśale	कुशलयोः kúśalayoḥ	कुशलेषु kúśaleṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “कुशल”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 297.