कण्

{ kaṇ }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

कण्    cl. 1. P. कणति, चकाण, कणिष्यति, अकणीत्, or अकाणीत्, कणिता, to become small;

to sound, cry, [Dhātup. xiii, 6];

to go, approach, [Dhātup. xix, 32] : cl. 10. P. काणयति, to wink, close the eye with the lids or lashes, [Dhātup. xxx, 41] :

Caus. काणयति ( aor. अचीकणत् and अचकाणत्, [Pat.] on [Pāṇ. 7-4, 3]), to sigh, sound;

([ cf. √ चन् and √ क्वन्.])

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

कण् [kaṇ]   I. 1 P. (कणति, कणित)
To sound or cry (as in distress); moan. कविता श्वः, रणिता श्वः Mbh. on [P.]
To become small.
To go or approach. -II. 1 P. or -Caus.
To wink, to close the eye with the lids or lashes.
To sigh, sound.