हिरन
Hindi
Alternative forms
- हरिन (harin) — dated, dialectal
- हिरण (hiraṇ)
Etymology
Metathesis of हरिन (harin), from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀡 (hariṇa), from Sanskrit हरिण (hariṇa, “deer”), from हरि (hari, “reddish brown”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /ɦɪ.ɾən/, [ɦɪ.ɾɐ̃n]
- Rhymes: -ən
Noun
हिरन • (hiran) m (female equivalent हिरनी)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | हिरन hiran |
हिरन hiran |
| oblique | हिरन hiran |
हिरनों hiranõ |
| vocative | हिरन hiran |
हिरनो hirano |
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “हिरन”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 5518
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “हिरन”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 868
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “हिरन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 1073