तनु
See also: तन, तनू, तन्, ताना, तीन, तान, and तानि
Sanskrit
Etymology 1
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *tánuṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tánuš, from Proto-Indo-European *ténh₂us (“thin”). Cognate with Latin tenuis, Ancient Greek τανυ- (tanu-), Old English þynne (whence English thin).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /t̪ɐ.n̪ú/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ɐ.n̪u/
Adjective
तनु • (tanú)
- thin, slender, attenuated, emaciated, small, little, minute, delicate, fine
- (said of a speech or hymn) accomplished (in metre)
Declension
| Masculine u-stem declension of तनु | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | तनुः (tanuḥ) | ||
| Gen. sg. | तनोः (tanoḥ) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | तनुः (tanuḥ) | तनू (tanū) | तनवः (tanavaḥ) |
| Vocative | तनो (tano) | तनू (tanū) | तनवः (tanavaḥ) |
| Accusative | तनुम् (tanum) | तनू (tanū) | तनून् (tanūn) |
| Instrumental | तनुना (tanunā) | तनुभ्याम् (tanubhyām) | तनुभिः (tanubhiḥ) |
| Dative | तनवे (tanave) | तनुभ्याम् (tanubhyām) | तनुभ्यः (tanubhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | तनोः (tanoḥ) | तनुभ्याम् (tanubhyām) | तनुभ्यः (tanubhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | तनोः (tanoḥ) | तन्वोः (tanvoḥ) | तनूनाम् (tanūnām) |
| Locative | तनौ (tanau) | तन्वोः (tanvoḥ) | तनुषु (tanuṣu) |
| Feminine ī-stem declension of तनु | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | तन्वी (tanvī) | ||
| Gen. sg. | तन्व्याः (tanvyāḥ) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | तन्वी (tanvī) | तन्व्यौ (tanvyau) | तन्व्यः (tanvyaḥ) |
| Vocative | तन्वि (tanvi) | तन्व्यौ (tanvyau) | तन्व्यः (tanvyaḥ) |
| Accusative | तन्वीम् (tanvīm) | तन्व्यौ (tanvyau) | तन्वीः (tanvīḥ) |
| Instrumental | तन्व्या (tanvyā) | तन्वीभ्याम् (tanvībhyām) | तन्वीभिः (tanvībhiḥ) |
| Dative | तन्व्यै (tanvyai) | तन्वीभ्याम् (tanvībhyām) | तन्वीभ्यः (tanvībhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | तन्व्याः (tanvyāḥ) | तन्वीभ्याम् (tanvībhyām) | तन्वीभ्यः (tanvībhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | तन्व्याः (tanvyāḥ) | तन्व्योः (tanvyoḥ) | तन्वीनाम् (tanvīnām) |
| Locative | तन्व्याम् (tanvyām) | तन्व्योः (tanvyoḥ) | तन्वीषु (tanvīṣu) |
| Neuter u-stem declension of तनु | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | तनु (tanu) | ||
| Gen. sg. | तनुनः (tanunaḥ) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | तनु (tanu) | तनुनी (tanunī) | तनूनि (tanūni) |
| Vocative | तनु (tanu) | तनुनी (tanunī) | तनूनि (tanūni) |
| Accusative | तनु (tanu) | तनुनी (tanunī) | तनूनि (tanūni) |
| Instrumental | तनुना (tanunā) | तनुभ्याम् (tanubhyām) | तनुभिः (tanubhiḥ) |
| Dative | तनुने (tanune) | तनुभ्याम् (tanubhyām) | तनुभ्यः (tanubhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | तनुनः (tanunaḥ) | तनुभ्याम् (tanubhyām) | तनुभ्यः (tanubhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | तनुनः (tanunaḥ) | तनुनोः (tanunoḥ) | तनूनाम् (tanūnām) |
| Locative | तनुनि (tanuni) | तनुनोः (tanunoḥ) | तनुषु (tanuṣu) |
Etymology 2
Variety of तनू (tanū́), from Proto-Indo-European *tenuh₂- (“body”).
Noun
तनुस् • (tanús) m or f
- body, person, self
- दुष्टनु (duṣ-ṭanu) — having an ugly body
- प्रियतनु (priyá-tanu) — loving the body, loving life
- (at the end of a compound) the body, person, self
- स्वका तनु (svakā tanu) — one's own person
- इयं तनुर् मम (iyaṃ tanur mama) — this my self. i.e. I myself here
- tanuṃ-√tyaj or tanuṃ-√hā — to give up one's life
Noun
तनु • (tanú) m
- form or manifestation
- skin
- = तनुगृह (tanu-gṛha)
- Desmodium gangeticum
- Balanites roxburghii
- (poetry) a metre of 4 24 syllables
Declension
| Masculine u-stem declension of तनु | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | तनुः (tanuḥ) | ||
| Gen. sg. | तनोः (tanoḥ) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | तनुः (tanuḥ) | तनू (tanū) | तनवः (tanavaḥ) |
| Vocative | तनो (tano) | तनू (tanū) | तनवः (tanavaḥ) |
| Accusative | तनुम् (tanum) | तनू (tanū) | तनून् (tanūn) |
| Instrumental | तनुना (tanunā) | तनुभ्याम् (tanubhyām) | तनुभिः (tanubhiḥ) |
| Dative | तनवे (tanave) | तनुभ्याम् (tanubhyām) | तनुभ्यः (tanubhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | तनोः (tanoḥ) | तनुभ्याम् (tanubhyām) | तनुभ्यः (tanubhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | तनोः (tanoḥ) | तन्वोः (tanvoḥ) | तनूनाम् (tanūnām) |
| Locative | तनौ (tanau) | तन्वोः (tanvoḥ) | तनुषु (tanuṣu) |
Proper noun
तनु • (tanú) m
- name of a rishi with a very emaciated body
- name of a wife of Krishna