संतान
See also: सुत्नु and स्तन
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit संतान (saṃtāna).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /sən.t̪ɑːn/, [s̪ə̃n̪.t̪ä̃ːn̪]
Noun
संतान • (santān) f
- offspring, progeny
Declension
Declension of संतान (fem cons-stem)
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
direct | संतान santān | संतानें santānẽ |
oblique | संतान santān | संतानों santānõ |
vocative | संतान santān | संतानो santāno |
Noun
संतान • (santān) m or f by sense
- a descendant, child
Declension
NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.
Declension of संतान (masc cons-stem)
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
direct | संतान santān | संतान santān |
oblique | संतान santān | संतानों santānõ |
vocative | संतान santān | संतानो santāno |
Declension of संतान (fem cons-stem)
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
direct | संतान santān | संतानें santānẽ |
oblique | संतान santān | संतानों santānõ |
vocative | संतान santān | संतानो santāno |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “संतान”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Sanskrit
Etymology
From सम् (sam, “together, along with”) + तन् (tan, “to propagate, protract, perform”).
Noun
संतान • (saṃtāna) m
- continued succession, continuance, continuity
- an uninterrupted series, continuous flow
- ramification
- a sinew or ligature (of an animal)
- coherence, connection, transition (in recitation &c.)
- a continuous train of thought
Noun
संतान • (saṃtāna) m or n
- continuous succession, lineage, race, family, offspring, son or daughter
Descendants
- → Hindi: संतान (santān)
- → Punjabi: ਸੰਤਾਨ (santān)
- → Telugu: సంతానము (santānamu)
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “संतान”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 435,1142,1152.