हनु
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
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Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *źʰánuṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰánuš, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénus (“chin, jaw”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɦɐ́.nu/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɦɐ.n̪u/
Noun
हनु॑ • (hánu) stem, f
- a jaw
- c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.79.1:
- अप॑श्यमस्य मह॒तो म॑हि॒त्वमम॑र्त्यस्य॒ मर्त्या॑सु वि॒क्षु ।
नाना॒ हनू॒ विभृ॑ते॒ सं भ॑रेते॒ असि॑न्वती॒ बप्स॑ती॒ भूर्य॑त्तः ॥- ápaśyamasya maható mahitvámámartyasya mártyāsu vikṣú.
nā́nā hánū víbhṛte sáṃ bharete ásinvatī bápsatī bhū́ryattaḥ. - I have beheld the might of the adorable Agni, immortal in the hearts of mortal beings;
his two jaws, divided asunder, shut together; devouring without masticating consume much fuel.
- ápaśyamasya maható mahitvámámartyasya mártyāsu vikṣú.
- अप॑श्यमस्य मह॒तो म॑हि॒त्वमम॑र्त्यस्य॒ मर्त्या॑सु वि॒क्षु ।
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | हनुः॑ (hánuḥ) | हनू॑ (hánū) | हन॑वः (hánavaḥ) |
| accusative | हनु॑म् (hánum) | हनू॑ (hánū) | हनूः॑ (hánūḥ) |
| instrumental | हन्वा॑ (hánvā) | हनु॑भ्याम् (hánubhyām) | हनु॑भिः (hánubhiḥ) |
| dative | हन॑वे (hánave) हन्वै॑¹ (hánvai¹) |
हनु॑भ्याम् (hánubhyām) | हनु॑भ्यः (hánubhyaḥ) |
| ablative | हनोः॑ (hánoḥ) हन्वाः॑¹ (hánvāḥ¹) हन्वै॑² (hánvai²) |
हनु॑भ्याम् (hánubhyām) | हनु॑भ्यः (hánubhyaḥ) |
| genitive | हनोः॑ (hánoḥ) हन्वाः॑¹ (hánvāḥ¹) हन्वै॑² (hánvai²) |
हन्वोः॑ (hánvoḥ) | हनू॑नाम् (hánūnām) |
| locative | हनौ॑ (hánau) हन्वा॑म्¹ (hánvām¹) |
हन्वोः॑ (hánvoḥ) | हनु॑षु (hánuṣu) |
| vocative | हनो॑ (háno) | हनू॑ (hánū) | हन॑वः (hánavaḥ) |
- ¹Later Sanskrit
- ²Brāhmaṇas
Derived terms
- अधरहनु (adharahanú)
- हनव्य (hanavyà)
Noun
हनु॑ • (hánu) stem, n
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | हनु॑ (hánu) | हनु॑नी (hánunī) | हनू॑नि (hánūni) हनु॑¹ (hánu¹) हनू॑¹ (hánū¹) |
| accusative | हनु॑ (hánu) | हनु॑नी (hánunī) | हनू॑नि (hánūni) हनु॑¹ (hánu¹) हनू॑¹ (hánū¹) |
| instrumental | हनु॑ना (hánunā) हन्वा॑¹ (hánvā¹) |
हनु॑भ्याम् (hánubhyām) | हनु॑भिः (hánubhiḥ) |
| dative | हनु॑ने (hánune) हन॑वे¹ (hánave¹) हन्वे॑¹ (hánve¹) |
हनु॑भ्याम् (hánubhyām) | हनु॑भ्यः (hánubhyaḥ) |
| ablative | हनु॑नः (hánunaḥ) हनोः॑¹ (hánoḥ¹) हन्वः॑¹ (hánvaḥ¹) |
हनु॑भ्याम् (hánubhyām) | हनु॑भ्यः (hánubhyaḥ) |
| genitive | हनु॑नः (hánunaḥ) हनोः॑¹ (hánoḥ¹) हन्वः॑¹ (hánvaḥ¹) |
हनु॑नोः (hánunoḥ) हन्वोः॑¹ (hánvoḥ¹) |
हनू॑नाम् (hánūnām) |
| locative | हनु॑नि (hánuni) हनौ॑¹ (hánau¹) |
हनु॑नोः (hánunoḥ) हन्वोः॑¹ (hánvoḥ¹) |
हनु॑षु (hánuṣu) |
| vocative | हनु॑ (hánu) हनो॑ (háno) |
हनु॑नी (hánunī) | हनू॑नि (hánūni) हनु॑¹ (hánu¹) हनू॑¹ (hánū¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Etymology 2
From the root हन् (han).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɦɐ.n̪u/
Noun
हनु • (hanu) stem, f
- "anything which destroys or injures life", a weapon (L.)
- death (L.)
- disease (L.)
- various kinds of drugs (L.)
- a wanton woman, prostitute (L.)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | हनुः (hanuḥ) | हनू (hanū) | हनवः (hanavaḥ) |
| accusative | हनुम् (hanum) | हनू (hanū) | हनूः (hanūḥ) |
| instrumental | हन्वा (hanvā) | हनुभ्याम् (hanubhyām) | हनुभिः (hanubhiḥ) |
| dative | हनवे (hanave) हन्वै¹ (hanvai¹) |
हनुभ्याम् (hanubhyām) | हनुभ्यः (hanubhyaḥ) |
| ablative | हनोः (hanoḥ) हन्वाः¹ (hanvāḥ¹) |
हनुभ्याम् (hanubhyām) | हनुभ्यः (hanubhyaḥ) |
| genitive | हनोः (hanoḥ) हन्वाः¹ (hanvāḥ¹) |
हन्वोः (hanvoḥ) | हनूनाम् (hanūnām) |
| locative | हनौ (hanau) हन्वाम्¹ (hanvām¹) |
हन्वोः (hanvoḥ) | हनुषु (hanuṣu) |
| vocative | हनो (hano) | हनू (hanū) | हनवः (hanavaḥ) |
- ¹Later Sanskrit
Noun
हनु • (hanu) stem, m
- name of a particular mixed tribe (L.)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | हनुः (hanuḥ) | हनू (hanū) | हनवः (hanavaḥ) |
| accusative | हनुम् (hanum) | हनू (hanū) | हनून् (hanūn) |
| instrumental | हनुना (hanunā) | हनुभ्याम् (hanubhyām) | हनुभिः (hanubhiḥ) |
| dative | हनवे (hanave) | हनुभ्याम् (hanubhyām) | हनुभ्यः (hanubhyaḥ) |
| ablative | हनोः (hanoḥ) | हनुभ्याम् (hanubhyām) | हनुभ्यः (hanubhyaḥ) |
| genitive | हनोः (hanoḥ) | हन्वोः (hanvoḥ) | हनूनाम् (hanūnām) |
| locative | हनौ (hanau) | हन्वोः (hanvoḥ) | हनुषु (hanuṣu) |
| vocative | हनो (hano) | हनू (hanū) | हनवः (hanavaḥ) |
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “हनु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1288, column 1.
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996), “hánu-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 801-2
- Lubotsky, Alexander (2011), “hánu-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, pages 220-1