श्रोणि

See also: श्रेणी and शरण

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit श्रोणि (śroṇi), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śráwniṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćráwniš, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlównis. Doublet of सीना (sīnā).

Pronunciation

(Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʃɾoː.ɳiː/

Noun

श्रोणि • (śroṇi) f

hips or loins

Declension

Declension of *श्रोणि* (fem i-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	श्रोणि śroṇi	श्रोणियाँ śroṇiyā̃
oblique	श्रोणि śroṇi	श्रोणियों śroṇiyõ
vocative	श्रोणि śroṇi	श्रोणियो śroṇiyo

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “श्रोणि”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

শ্ৰোণি (Assamese script)
ᬰ᭄ᬭᭀᬡᬶ (Balinese script)
শ্রোণি (Bengali script)
𑰫𑰿𑰨𑰺𑰜𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀰𑁆𑀭𑁄𑀡𑀺 (Brahmi script)
ၐြောဏိ (Burmese script)
શ્રોણિ (Gujarati script)
ਸ਼੍ਰੋਣਿ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌣𑌿 (Grantha script)
ꦯꦿꦺꦴꦟꦶ (Javanese script)
𑂬𑂹𑂩𑂷𑂝𑂱 (Kaithi script)
ಶ್ರೋಣಿ (Kannada script)
ឝ្រោណិ (Khmer script)
ຨ຺ໂຣຓິ (Lao script)
ശ്രോണി (Malayalam script)
ᡧᡵᠣᢏᡳ (Manchu script)
𑘫𑘿𑘨𑘻𑘜𑘱 (Modi script)
ᠱᠷᠣᠸᠠᢏᠢ (Mongolian script)
𑧋𑧠𑧈𑧜𑦼𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
𑐱𑑂𑐬𑑀𑐞𑐶 (Newa script)
ଶ୍ରୋଣି (Odia script)
ꢯ꣄ꢬꣂꢠꢶ (Saurashtra script)
𑆯𑇀𑆫𑆾𑆟𑆴 (Sharada script)
𑖫𑖿𑖨𑖺𑖜𑖰 (Siddham script)
ශ්‍රොණි (Sinhalese script)
𑩿 𑪙𑩼𑩕𑩪𑩑 (Soyombo script)
𑚧𑚶𑚤𑚴𑚘𑚮 (Takri script)
ஶ்ரோணி (Tamil script)
శ్రోణి (Telugu script)
ศฺโรณิ (Thai script)
ཤྲོ་ཎི (Tibetan script)
𑒬𑓂𑒩𑒼𑒝𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
𑨮𑩇𑨫𑨆𑨘𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *śráwniṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćráwniš, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlównis. Cognate with Avestan 𐬯𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬥𐬌 (sraoni), Latin clūnis.

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕɾɐ́w.ɳi/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɕɾoː.ɳi/

Noun

श्रोणि॑ • (śróṇi) stem, f or m

the hip and loins, buttocks
the thighs or sides of the वेदि (vedi) or of any square
a road, way

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of श्रोणि॑
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	श्रोणिः॑ (śróṇiḥ)	श्रोणी॑ (śróṇī)	श्रोण॑यः (śróṇayaḥ)
accusative	श्रोणि॑म् (śróṇim)	श्रोणी॑ (śróṇī)	श्रोणीः॑ (śróṇīḥ)
instrumental	श्रोण्या॑ (śróṇyā) श्रोणी॑¹ (śróṇī¹)	श्रोणि॑भ्याम् (śróṇibhyām)	श्रोणि॑भिः (śróṇibhiḥ)
dative	श्रोण॑ये (śróṇaye) श्रोण्यै॑² (śróṇyai²) श्रोणी॑¹ (śróṇī¹)	श्रोणि॑भ्याम् (śróṇibhyām)	श्रोणि॑भ्यः (śróṇibhyaḥ)
ablative	श्रोणेः॑ (śróṇeḥ) श्रोण्याः॑² (śróṇyāḥ²) श्रोण्यै॑³ (śróṇyai³)	श्रोणि॑भ्याम् (śróṇibhyām)	श्रोणि॑भ्यः (śróṇibhyaḥ)
genitive	श्रोणेः॑ (śróṇeḥ) श्रोण्याः॑² (śróṇyāḥ²) श्रोण्यै॑³ (śróṇyai³)	श्रोण्योः॑ (śróṇyoḥ)	श्रोणी॑नाम् (śróṇīnām)
locative	श्रोणौ॑ (śróṇau) श्रोण्या॑म्² (śróṇyām²) श्रोणा॑¹ (śróṇā¹)	श्रोण्योः॑ (śróṇyoḥ)	श्रोणि॑षु (śróṇiṣu)
vocative	श्रोणे॑ (śróṇe)	श्रोणी॑ (śróṇī)	श्रोण॑यः (śróṇayaḥ)

¹Vedic
²Later Sanskrit
³Brāhmaṇas

Masculine i-stem declension of श्रोणि॑
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	श्रोणिः॑ (śróṇiḥ)	श्रोणी॑ (śróṇī)	श्रोण॑यः (śróṇayaḥ)
accusative	श्रोणि॑म् (śróṇim)	श्रोणी॑ (śróṇī)	श्रोणी॑न् (śróṇīn)
instrumental	श्रोणि॑ना (śróṇinā) श्रोण्या॑¹ (śróṇyā¹)	श्रोणि॑भ्याम् (śróṇibhyām)	श्रोणि॑भिः (śróṇibhiḥ)
dative	श्रोण॑ये (śróṇaye)	श्रोणि॑भ्याम् (śróṇibhyām)	श्रोणि॑भ्यः (śróṇibhyaḥ)
ablative	श्रोणेः॑ (śróṇeḥ) श्रोण्यः॑¹ (śróṇyaḥ¹)	श्रोणि॑भ्याम् (śróṇibhyām)	श्रोणि॑भ्यः (śróṇibhyaḥ)
genitive	श्रोणेः॑ (śróṇeḥ) श्रोण्यः॑¹ (śróṇyaḥ¹)	श्रोण्योः॑ (śróṇyoḥ)	श्रोणी॑नाम् (śróṇīnām)
locative	श्रोणौ॑ (śróṇau) श्रोणा॑¹ (śróṇā¹)	श्रोण्योः॑ (śróṇyoḥ)	श्रोणि॑षु (śróṇiṣu)
vocative	श्रोणे॑ (śróṇe)	श्रोणी॑ (śróṇī)	श्रोण॑यः (śróṇayaḥ)

¹Vedic

Descendants

Dardic:
- Khowar: شرون (šron)
Pali: soṇī
Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀲𑁄𑀡𑀺 (soṇi)
Helu Prakrit:
- Sinhalese: හිණ (hiṇa)

References

Monier Williams (1899), “श्रोणि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1102, column 3.