Dictionary meanings for kvaṇ from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1 P. (kvaṇati, kvaṇita) 1 To sound (indistinctly), jingle, tinkle; iti ghoṣayatīva ḍiṃḍimaḥ kariṇo hastipakā- hataḥ kvaṇan H. 2. 86; kvaṇanmaṇinūpurau Amaru. 28; Rs. 3. 24; Me. 36.
2 To hum, warble (as bees &c.); sing indistinctly; Ku. 1. 54; U. 3. 24; Bk. 6. 84.
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
cl.1 P. kvaṇati (pr. p. kvaṇat), to sound, make any sound, tinkle Amar.; Katha1s. lxxxv, 25; Hit.; to hum (as a bee) Bhat2t2. vi, 84; (said of Kim2naras kiMnara s and Ya1tu-dha1na yātu-dhāna s) Kum. i, 55 and; Bhat2t2. (aor. 3. pl. akvāṇiṣur): Caus. P.... m. the sound or tone of any musical instrument L. 324,2 58693 m. sound in general L. 038954 324,2 58694 n. sounding, sound of any musical instrument L. 324,2 58695