रावण

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘨𑘰𑘪𑘜 (rāvaṇa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀭𑀸𑀯𑀡 (rāvaṇa), Sanskrit रावण (rāvaṇa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɾa.ʋəɳ/
Hyphenation: रा‧वण
Rhymes: -əɳ

Proper noun

रावण • (rāvaṇ) m^[1]^[2]

(Hinduism) Ravana, the king of the Rakshasas and the primary antagonist of the Ramayana.

Declension

Declension of रावण (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	रावण rāvaṇ
direct plural	रावण rāvaṇ
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	रावण rāvaṇ	रावण rāvaṇ
oblique सामान्यरूप	रावणा rāvṇā	रावणां- rāvṇān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	रावणाला rāvṇālā	रावणांना rāvṇānnā
ergative	रावणाने, रावणानं rāvṇāne, rāvṇāna	रावणांनी rāvṇānnī
instrumental	रावणाशी rāvṇāśī	रावणांशी rāvṇānśī
locative सप्तमी	रावणात rāvṇāt	रावणांत rāvṇāt
vocative संबोधन	रावणा rāvṇā	रावणांनो rāvṇānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of रावण (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular^* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	oblique सामान्यरूप
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	रावणाचा rāvṇāċā	रावणाचे rāvṇāċe	रावणाची rāvṇācī	रावणाच्या rāvṇācā	रावणाचे, रावणाचं rāvṇāċe, rāvṇāċa	रावणाची rāvṇācī	रावणाच्या rāvṇācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	रावणांचा rāvṇānċā	रावणांचे rāvṇānċe	रावणांची rāvṇāñcī	रावणांच्या rāvṇāncā	रावणांचे, रावणांचं rāvṇānċe, rāvṇānċa	रावणांची rāvṇāñcī	रावणांच्या rāvṇāñcā
^* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Noun

रावण • (rāvaṇ) m^[1]

(figurative) a man who behaves in a cruel, oppressive, or morally corrupt manner; a villain; a tyrant.
(figurative, derogatory) a very large, ugly, or frightening-looking man; a hulking or monstrous fellow.

Declension

Declension of रावण (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	रावण rāvaṇ
direct plural	रावण rāvaṇ
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	रावण rāvaṇ	रावण rāvaṇ
oblique सामान्यरूप	रावणा rāvṇā	रावणां- rāvṇān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	रावणाला rāvṇālā	रावणांना rāvṇānnā
ergative	रावणाने, रावणानं rāvṇāne, rāvṇāna	रावणांनी rāvṇānnī
instrumental	रावणाशी rāvṇāśī	रावणांशी rāvṇānśī
locative सप्तमी	रावणात rāvṇāt	रावणांत rāvṇāt
vocative संबोधन	रावणा rāvṇā	रावणांनो rāvṇānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of रावण (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular^* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	oblique सामान्यरूप
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	रावणाचा rāvṇāċā	रावणाचे rāvṇāċe	रावणाची rāvṇācī	रावणाच्या rāvṇācā	रावणाचे, रावणाचं rāvṇāċe, rāvṇāċa	रावणाची rāvṇācī	रावणाच्या rāvṇācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	रावणांचा rāvṇānċā	रावणांचे rāvṇānċe	रावणांची rāvṇāñcī	रावणांच्या rāvṇāncā	रावणांचे, रावणांचं rāvṇānċe, rāvṇānċa	रावणांची rāvṇāñcī	रावणांच्या rāvṇāñcā
^* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

More information

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950), “रावण”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)
^ Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911), “रावण”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

ৰাৱণ (Assamese script)
ᬭᬵᬯᬡ (Balinese script)
রাবণ (Bengali script)
𑰨𑰯𑰪𑰜 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀭𑀸𑀯𑀡 (Brahmi script)
ရာဝဏ (Burmese script)
રાવણ (Gujarati script)
ਰਾਵਣ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌰𑌾𑌵𑌣 (Grantha script)
ꦫꦴꦮꦟ (Javanese script)
𑂩𑂰𑂫𑂝 (Kaithi script)
ರಾವಣ (Kannada script)
រាវណ (Khmer script)
ຣາວຓ (Lao script)
രാവണ (Malayalam script)
ᡵᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠸᠠᢏᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘨𑘰𑘪𑘜 (Modi script)
ᠷᠠᢗᠸᠠᢏᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑧈𑧑𑧊𑦼 (Nandinagari script)
𑐬𑐵𑐰𑐞 (Newa script)
ରାଵଣ (Odia script)
ꢬꢵꢮꢠ (Saurashtra script)
𑆫𑆳𑆮𑆟 (Sharada script)
𑖨𑖯𑖪𑖜 (Siddham script)
රාවණ (Sinhalese script)
𑩼𑩛𑩾𑩪 (Soyombo script)
𑚤𑚭𑚦𑚘 (Takri script)
ராவண (Tamil script)
రావణ (Telugu script)
ราวณ (Thai script)
རཱ་ཝ་ཎ (Tibetan script)
𑒩𑒰𑒫𑒝 (Tirhuta script)
𑨫𑨊𑨭𑨘 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɾɑː.ʋɐ.ɳɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɾɑː.ʋɐ.ɳɐ/

Noun

रावण • (rāvaṇa) stem, m

(Hinduism) Ravana, the king of the Rakshasas and the primary antagonist of the Ramayana.
patr. fr. रवण g. शिवादि
name of a prince of कश्मीर Rājat.
name of various authors Cat.

Descendants

Assamese: ৰাৱণ (rawon)
Bengali: রাবণ (rabon)
Burmese: ရာဝဏ (rawa.na.)
English: Ravana
Gondi: रावण, రావణ్ (rāvaṇ)
Hindi: रावण (rāvaṇ)
Indonesian: Rahwana
Javanese: Rahwana
Kannada: ರಾವಣ (rāvaṇa)
Khmer: រាពណ៍ (réapn៍)
Malayalam: രാവണൻ (rāvaṇaṉ)
Marathi: रावण (rāvaṇ)
Odia: ରାବଣ (rābaṇa)
Sinhalese: රාවණා (rāwaṇā)
Tamil: ராவணன் (rāvaṇaṉ), இராவணன் (irāvaṇaṉ)
Telugu: రావణుడు (rāvaṇuḍu)

[DT-1] 1.0 ^1.1 दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950), “रावण”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)

[2] Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911), “रावण”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press

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