ओदन

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit ओदन (odaná).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /oː.d̪ən/, [oː.d̪ɐ̃n]

Noun

ओदन • (odan) m

1. (rare, formal) boiled rice

Declension

Declension of ओदन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ओदन odan	ओदन odan
oblique	ओदन odan	ओदनों odanõ
vocative	ओदन odan	ओदनो odano

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “ओदन”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “ओदन”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ओदन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• odana (Latin script)
• 𑀑𑀤𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• ওদন (Bengali script)
• ඔදන (Sinhalese script)
• ဩဒန or ဢေႃၻၼ (Burmese script)
• โอทน or โอทะนะ (Thai script)
• ᩋᩰᨴᨶ (Tai Tham script)
• ໂອທນ or ໂອທະນະ (Lao script)
• ឲទន (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄮𑄘𑄚 (Chakma script)

Noun

ओदन n or m

1. Devanagari script form of odana (“cooked rice”)

Declension

Declension table of "ओदन" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	ओदनं (odanaṃ)	ओदनानि (odanāni)
Accusative (second)	ओदनं (odanaṃ)	ओदनानि (odanāni)
Instrumental (third)	ओदनेन (odanena)	ओदनेहि (odanehi) or ओदनेभि (odanebhi)
Dative (fourth)	ओदनस्स (odanassa) or ओदनाय (odanāya) or ओदनत्थं (odanatthaṃ)	ओदनानं (odanānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	ओदनस्मा (odanasmā) or ओदनम्हा (odanamhā) or ओदना (odanā)	ओदनेहि (odanehi) or ओदनेभि (odanebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	ओदनस्स (odanassa)	ओदनानं (odanānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	ओदनस्मिं (odanasmiṃ) or ओदनम्हि (odanamhi) or ओदने (odane)	ओदनेसु (odanesu)
Vocative (calling)	ओदन (odana)	ओदनानि (odanāni)

Declension table of "ओदन" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	ओदनो (odano)	ओदना (odanā)
Accusative (second)	ओदनं (odanaṃ)	ओदने (odane)
Instrumental (third)	ओदनेन (odanena)	ओदनेहि (odanehi) or ओदनेभि (odanebhi)
Dative (fourth)	ओदनस्स (odanassa) or ओदनाय (odanāya) or ओदनत्थं (odanatthaṃ)	ओदनानं (odanānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	ओदनस्मा (odanasmā) or ओदनम्हा (odanamhā) or ओदना (odanā)	ओदनेहि (odanehi) or ओदनेभि (odanebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	ओदनस्स (odanassa)	ओदनानं (odanānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	ओदनस्मिं (odanasmiṃ) or ओदनम्हि (odanamhi) or ओदने (odane)	ओदनेसु (odanesu)
Vocative (calling)	ओदन (odana)	ओदना (odanā)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ওদন (Assamese script)
• ᬑᬤᬦ (Balinese script)
• ওদন (Bengali script)
• 𑰌𑰟𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀑𑀤𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• ဩဒန (Burmese script)
• ઓદન (Gujarati script)
• ਓਦਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌓𑌦𑌨 (Grantha script)
• ꦎꦢꦤ (Javanese script)
• 𑂋𑂠𑂢 (Kaithi script)
• ಓದನ (Kannada script)
• ឱទន (Khmer script)
• ໂອທນ (Lao script)
• ഓദന (Malayalam script)
• ᠣᡩᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘌𑘟𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᠣᠸᠠᢑᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦬𑦿𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐌𑐡𑐣 (Newa script)
• ଓଦନ (Odia script)
• ꢐꢣꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆏𑆢𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖌𑖟𑖡 (Siddham script)
• ඔදන (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩕𑩭𑩯 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚈𑚛𑚝 (Takri script)
• ஓத³ந (Tamil script)
• ఓదన (Telugu script)
• โอทน (Thai script)
• ཨོ་ད་ན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒍𑒠𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨆𑨛𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Uncertain, traditionally derived from उद् (ud, “to moisten, wet, bathe; to spring or flow out”), but possibly a loanword from an Austroasiatic language.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐw.dɐ.nɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /oː.d̪ɐ.n̪ɐ/

Noun

ओदन • (odaná) stem, m or n

1. grain mashed and cooked with milk; porridge; boiled rice; any pap or pulpy substance

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of ओदन

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	ओदनः (odanáḥ)	ओदनौ (odanaú) ओदना¹ (odanā́¹)	ओदनाः (odanā́ḥ) ओदनासः¹ (odanā́saḥ¹)
vocative	ओदन (ódana)	ओदनौ (ódanau) ओदना¹ (ódanā¹)	ओदनाः (ódanāḥ) ओदनासः¹ (ódanāsaḥ¹)
accusative	ओदनम् (odanám)	ओदनौ (odanaú) ओदना¹ (odanā́¹)	ओदनान् (odanā́n)
instrumental	ओदनेन (odanéna)	ओदनाभ्याम् (odanā́bhyām)	ओदनैः (odanaíḥ) ओदनेभिः¹ (odanébhiḥ¹)
dative	ओदनाय (odanā́ya)	ओदनाभ्याम् (odanā́bhyām)	ओदनेभ्यः (odanébhyaḥ)
ablative	ओदनात् (odanā́t)	ओदनाभ्याम् (odanā́bhyām)	ओदनेभ्यः (odanébhyaḥ)
genitive	ओदनस्य (odanásya)	ओदनयोः (odanáyoḥ)	ओदनानाम् (odanā́nām)
locative	ओदने (odané)	ओदनयोः (odanáyoḥ)	ओदनेषु (odanéṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Neuter a-stem declension of ओदन

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	ओदनम् (odanám)	ओदने (odané)	ओदनानि (odanā́ni) ओदना¹ (odanā́¹)
vocative	ओदन (ódana)	ओदने (ódane)	ओदनानि (ódanāni) ओदना¹ (ódanā¹)
accusative	ओदनम् (odanám)	ओदने (odané)	ओदनानि (odanā́ni) ओदना¹ (odanā́¹)
instrumental	ओदनेन (odanéna)	ओदनाभ्याम् (odanā́bhyām)	ओदनैः (odanaíḥ) ओदनेभिः¹ (odanébhiḥ¹)
dative	ओदनाय (odanā́ya)	ओदनाभ्याम् (odanā́bhyām)	ओदनेभ्यः (odanébhyaḥ)
ablative	ओदनात् (odanā́t)	ओदनाभ्याम् (odanā́bhyām)	ओदनेभ्यः (odanébhyaḥ)
genitive	ओदनस्य (odanásya)	ओदनयोः (odanáyoḥ)	ओदनानाम् (odanā́nām)
locative	ओदने (odané)	ओदनयोः (odanáyoḥ)	ओदनेषु (odanéṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• Pali: odana
• Prakrit: 𑀑𑀤𑀡 (odaṇa), 𑀑𑀬𑀡 (oyaṇa)
• → Tamil: ஓதனம் (ōtaṉam)
• → Middle Bengali: উদন (udon) (semi-learned)
• → Bengali: ওদন (ōdon) (learned)
• → Hindustani: (learned)

  Hindi: ओदन (odan)

• → Malayalam: ഓദനം (ōdanaṁ) (learned)
• → Marathi: ओदन (odan) (learned)
• → Odia: ଓଦନ (odana) (learned)
• → Sinhalese: ඕදන (ōdana) (learned)
• → Telugu: ఓదనము (ōdanamu) (learned)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “ओदन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 235, column 3.
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 280
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ōdaná”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press