𑀯𑀸𑀫𑀡
Prakrit
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit वामन (vāmaná). Cognate with Pali vāmana.
Adjective
𑀯𑀸𑀫𑀡 (vāmaṇa) (Devanagari वामण)
- small, dwarfish
Proper noun
𑀯𑀸𑀫𑀡 (vāmaṇa) m (Devanagari वामण)
- (Hinduism) Vāmana (the fifth avatar of Viṣṇu)
Noun
𑀯𑀸𑀫𑀡 (vāmaṇa) m (Devanagari वामण) (Khasa, Sauraseni)
- a dwarf
Declension
| Sauraseni declension of 𑀯𑀸𑀫𑀡 (masculine) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | 𑀯𑀸𑀫𑀡𑁄 (vāmaṇo) | 𑀯𑀸𑀫𑀡𑀸 (vāmaṇā) |
| Accusative | 𑀯𑀸𑀫𑀡𑀁 (vāmaṇaṃ) | 𑀯𑀸𑀫𑀡𑁂 (vāmaṇe) |
| Instrumental | 𑀯𑀸𑀫𑀡𑁂𑀡 (vāmaṇeṇa) | 𑀯𑀸𑀫𑀡𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (vāmaṇehiṃ) |
| Dative | — | — |
| Ablative | 𑀯𑀸𑀫𑀡𑀸𑀤𑁄 (vāmaṇādo) | — |
| Genitive | 𑀯𑀸𑀫𑀡𑀲𑁆𑀲 (vāmaṇassa) | 𑀯𑀸𑀫𑀡𑀸𑀡𑀁 (vāmaṇāṇaṃ) |
| Locative | 𑀯𑀸𑀫𑀡𑁂 (vāmaṇe) | 𑀯𑀸𑀫𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀼 (vāmaṇesu) or 𑀯𑀸𑀫𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (vāmaṇesuṃ) |
| Vocative | 𑀯𑀸𑀫𑀡 (vāmaṇa) | 𑀯𑀸𑀫𑀡𑀸 (vāmaṇā) |
Descendants
- Hindustani:
- Hindi: बौना (baunā)
- Urdu: بونا (baunā)
- Nepali: बाउन्ने (bāunne)
Further reading
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “vāmaná”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928), “वामण”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [Pāia-Sadda-Mahaṇṇavo; lit. Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].