ससाणा

ससाणा

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi ससणा (sasaṇā), ससाणा (sasāṇā), Maharastri Prakrit *𑀲𑀲𑀸𑀅𑀡 (*sasāaṇa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit शशादन (śaśādana, “brown hawk”).

Noun

ससाणा • (sasāṇā) m

1. hawk

References

• Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “śaśādana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press