ऊन

ऊन

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀉𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸 (uṇṇā), from Sanskrit ऊर्णा (ū́rṇā), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hwŕ̥HnaH, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ (“wool”). Doublet of ऊर्णा (ūrṇā), a tatsama.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /uːn/, [ũːn̪]

Noun

ऊन • (ūn) m (Urdu spelling اون‎)

1. wool

Declension

Declension of ऊन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ऊन ūn	ऊन ūn
oblique	ऊन ūn	ऊनों ūnõ
vocative	ऊन ūn	ऊनो ūno

Derived terms

• ऊनी (ūnī, “woolen”)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ūˊrṇā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi उन्ह (unha), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀉𑀡𑁆𑀳 (uṇha), from Sanskrit उष्ण (uṣṇá).

Adjective

ऊन • (ūn)

1. warm, hot

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬊᬦ (Balinese script)
• ঊন (Assamese script)
• ঊন (Bengali script)
• 𑰅𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀊𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌊𑌨 (Grantha script)
• ઊન (Gujarati script)
• ਊਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦈꦴꦤ (Javanese script)
• ឩន (Khmer script)
• ಊನ (Kannada script)
• ອູນ (Lao script)
• ഊന (Malayalam script)
• 𑘅𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᠤᠤᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• ᡠᡠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• ဦန (Burmese script)
• 𑦥𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐅𑐣 (Newa script)
• ଊନ (Oriya script)
• ꢇꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆈𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖅𑖡 (Siddham script)
• ඌන (Sinhalese script)
• ఊన (Telugu script)
• อูน (Thai script)
• ཨཱུ་ན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒆𑒢 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *HuHnás (“empty, deficient”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁uh₂-nó-s, from *h₁weh₂-. Cognate with Avestan 𐬏𐬥𐬀‎ (ūna), Latin vānus, Proto-Germanic *wanaz.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /uː.nɐ́/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈuː.n̪ɐ/

Adjective

ऊन • (ūná)

1. deficient, wanting, lacking, less than the right number
   • c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda
   • c. 700 BCE, Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa
   • c. 1200 BCE – 800 BCE, Kṛṣṇa-Yajurveda (Taittirīya Saṃhitā)
2. minus, fewer, smaller, inferior
3. defective

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of ऊन (ūná)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ऊनः ūnáḥ	ऊनौ ūnaú	ऊनाः / ऊनासः¹ ūnā́ḥ / ūnā́saḥ¹
Vocative	ऊन ū́na	ऊनौ ū́nau	ऊनाः / ऊनासः¹ ū́nāḥ / ū́nāsaḥ¹
Accusative	ऊनम् ūnám	ऊनौ ūnaú	ऊनान् ūnā́n
Instrumental	ऊनेन ūnéna	ऊनाभ्याम् ūnā́bhyām	ऊनैः / ऊनेभिः¹ ūnaíḥ / ūnébhiḥ¹
Dative	ऊनाय ūnā́ya	ऊनाभ्याम् ūnā́bhyām	ऊनेभ्यः ūnébhyaḥ
Ablative	ऊनात् ūnā́t	ऊनाभ्याम् ūnā́bhyām	ऊनेभ्यः ūnébhyaḥ
Genitive	ऊनस्य ūnásya	ऊनयोः ūnáyoḥ	ऊनानाम् ūnā́nām
Locative	ऊने ūné	ऊनयोः ūnáyoḥ	ऊनेषु ūnéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of ऊना (ūnā́)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ऊना ūnā́	ऊने ūné	ऊनाः ūnā́ḥ
Vocative	ऊने ū́ne	ऊने ū́ne	ऊनाः ū́nāḥ
Accusative	ऊनाम् ūnā́m	ऊने ūné	ऊनाः ūnā́ḥ
Instrumental	ऊनया / ऊना¹ ūnáyā / ūnā́¹	ऊनाभ्याम् ūnā́bhyām	ऊनाभिः ūnā́bhiḥ
Dative	ऊनायै ūnā́yai	ऊनाभ्याम् ūnā́bhyām	ऊनाभ्यः ūnā́bhyaḥ
Ablative	ऊनायाः ūnā́yāḥ	ऊनाभ्याम् ūnā́bhyām	ऊनाभ्यः ūnā́bhyaḥ
Genitive	ऊनायाः ūnā́yāḥ	ऊनयोः ūnáyoḥ	ऊनानाम् ūnā́nām
Locative	ऊनायाम् ūnā́yām	ऊनयोः ūnáyoḥ	ऊनासु ūnā́su
Notes	¹Vedic

Neuter a-stem declension of ऊन (ūná)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ऊनम् ūnám	ऊने ūné	ऊनानि / ऊना¹ ūnā́ni / ūnā́¹
Vocative	ऊन ū́na	ऊने ū́ne	ऊनानि / ऊना¹ ū́nāni / ū́nā¹
Accusative	ऊनम् ūnám	ऊने ūné	ऊनानि / ऊना¹ ūnā́ni / ūnā́¹
Instrumental	ऊनेन ūnéna	ऊनाभ्याम् ūnā́bhyām	ऊनैः / ऊनेभिः¹ ūnaíḥ / ūnébhiḥ¹
Dative	ऊनाय ūnā́ya	ऊनाभ्याम् ūnā́bhyām	ऊनेभ्यः ūnébhyaḥ
Ablative	ऊनात् ūnā́t	ऊनाभ्याम् ūnā́bhyām	ऊनेभ्यः ūnébhyaḥ
Genitive	ऊनस्य ūnásya	ऊनयोः ūnáyoḥ	ऊनानाम् ūnā́nām
Locative	ऊने ūné	ऊनयोः ūnáyoḥ	ऊनेषु ūnéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Helu:
  • Sinhalese: උනු (unu, “deficient”)
• Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀊𑀡 (ūṇa)
  • Bengali: ঊন (ūn, “less”)
  • Oriya: ଊଣା (uṇa, “less, lacking”)
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀊𑀡 (ūṇa)
  • Konkani: उणे (“less”)
  • Marathi: उणे (uṇe, “less, minus”)
  • ⇒ Marathi: उणीव (uṇīv, “deficiency”)
• Paisaci Prakrit:
  • Punjabi: ਊਣਾ (ūṇā)
• Pali: ūna
• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀊𑀡 (ūṇa)
  • Hindi: ऊना (ūnā, “less; lacking, incomplete”)