तन
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀢𑀡𑀽 (taṇū), from Sanskrit तनू (tanū́), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tanúHs, from Proto-Indo-European *tenúh₂s, from *tenuh₂- (“body”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬙𐬀𐬥𐬎 (tanu).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /t̪ən/, [t̪ɐ̃n]
Noun
तन • (tan) m (Urdu spelling تن)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | तन tan |
तन tan |
| oblique | तन tan |
तनों tanõ |
| vocative | तन tan |
तनो tano |
Derived terms
- तन दूरी (tan dūrī)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “तन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884), “तन”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- তন (Assamese script)
- ᬢᬦ (Balinese script)
- তন (Bengali script)
- 𑰝𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀢𑀦 (Brahmi script)
- တန (Burmese script)
- તન (Gujarati script)
- ਤਨ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌤𑌨 (Grantha script)
- ꦠꦤ (Javanese script)
- 𑂞𑂢 (Kaithi script)
- ತನ (Kannada script)
- តន (Khmer script)
- ຕນ (Lao script)
- തന (Malayalam script)
- ᢠᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘝𑘡 (Modi script)
- ᢐᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦽𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐟𑐣 (Newa script)
- ତନ (Odia script)
- ꢡꢥ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆠𑆤 (Sharada script)
- 𑖝𑖡 (Siddham script)
- තන (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩫𑩯 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚙𑚝 (Takri script)
- தந (Tamil script)
- తన (Telugu script)
- ตน (Thai script)
- ཏ་ན (Tibetan script)
- 𑒞𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨙𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /tɐ́.nɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /t̪ɐ.n̪ɐ/
Noun
तन॑ • (tána) stem, n
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | तन॑म् (tánam) | तने॑ (táne) | तना॑नि (tánāni) तना॑¹ (tánā¹) |
| accusative | तन॑म् (tánam) | तने॑ (táne) | तना॑नि (tánāni) तना॑¹ (tánā¹) |
| instrumental | तने॑न (tánena) | तना॑भ्याम् (tánābhyām) | तनैः॑ (tánaiḥ) तने॑भिः¹ (tánebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | तना॑य (tánāya) | तना॑भ्याम् (tánābhyām) | तने॑भ्यः (tánebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | तना॑त् (tánāt) | तना॑भ्याम् (tánābhyām) | तने॑भ्यः (tánebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | तन॑स्य (tánasya) | तन॑योः (tánayoḥ) | तना॑नाम् (tánānām) |
| locative | तने॑ (táne) | तन॑योः (tánayoḥ) | तने॑षु (táneṣu) |
| vocative | तन॑ (tána) | तने॑ (táne) | तना॑नि (tánāni) तना॑¹ (tánā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “तन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 435.