크리슈나
Keurisyuna
크리슈나 (Keurisyuna) is the Korean word for the name Krishna.
크리슈나 is used as a proper noun to refer to the name Krishna.
Meaning: name (name)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is Keurisyuna.
Did you know?
- In a religious context, 크리슈나 is transformed into 크리슈나님. Adding 님 changes the word from a simple name into a title of divine reverence.
- Because Korean grammar requires every consonant to be part of a syllable, the 'K' sound in 크리슈나 cannot stand alone. It is paired with the 'eu' vowel ㅡ to create the first syllable 크.
- In Korean, the name 크리슈나 is written entirely in Hangul, meaning it has no 'Hanja' or Chinese characters. This is unusual for many traditional Korean terms, but standard for names from outside the East Asian cultural sphere.
Examples in context
- 안녕하세요, 크리슈나씨.Hello, Krishna.
- 크리샤나야 뭐해?Krishna, what are you doing?
- 그 신의 이름은 크리슈나예요.geu sin-ui ireum-eun keurisyuna-ye-yo.The name of that god is Krishna.
- 이 책에는 크리슈나가 나와요.i chaek-e-neun keurisyuna-ga na-wa-yo.Krishna appears in this book.
- 크리슈나라는 이름을 들었어요.keurisyuna-ra-neun ireum-eul deul-eoss-eo-yo.I heard the name Krishna.
Example conversation
Minjun and Minji are talking about a book in a cafe.
- 민준 Min-jun민지 씨, 이 책 읽어 봤어요?Minji ssi, i chaek ilg-eo bwas-seo-yo?Minji, have you read this book?
- 민지 Min-ji아니요, 주인공이 누구예요?ani-yo, ju-in-gong-i nu-gu-ye-yo?No, who is the main character?
- 민준 Min-jun크리슈나라는 인물이 등장해요.keurisyuna-ra-neun in-mul-i deung-jang-hae-yo.A person named Krishna appears.
- 민지 Min-ji그 이름은 참 신비롭네요.geu ireum-eun cham sin-bi-rop-ne-yo.That name is very mysterious.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “krishna” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
