गोण

Sanskrit

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡɐw.ɳɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɡoː.ɳɐ/
• Hyphenation: गो‧ण

Noun

गोण • (goṇa) stem, m (feminine गोणी)

1. bull

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of गोण (goṇa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	गोणः goṇaḥ	गोणौ / गोणा¹ goṇau / goṇā¹	गोणाः / गोणासः¹ goṇāḥ / goṇāsaḥ¹
Vocative	गोण goṇa	गोणौ / गोणा¹ goṇau / goṇā¹	गोणाः / गोणासः¹ goṇāḥ / goṇāsaḥ¹
Accusative	गोणम् goṇam	गोणौ / गोणा¹ goṇau / goṇā¹	गोणान् goṇān
Instrumental	गोणेन goṇena	गोणाभ्याम् goṇābhyām	गोणैः / गोणेभिः¹ goṇaiḥ / goṇebhiḥ¹
Dative	गोणाय goṇāya	गोणाभ्याम् goṇābhyām	गोणेभ्यः goṇebhyaḥ
Ablative	गोणात् goṇāt	गोणाभ्याम् goṇābhyām	गोणेभ्यः goṇebhyaḥ
Genitive	गोणस्य goṇasya	गोणयोः goṇayoḥ	गोणानाम् goṇānām
Locative	गोणे goṇe	गोणयोः goṇayoḥ	गोणेषु goṇeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Pali: goṇa, goṇaka
• Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀕𑁄𑀦 (gona)
  • Prakrit: 𑀕𑁄𑀡 (goṇa), 𑀕𑁄𑀡𑀻 (goṇī), 𑀕𑁄𑀡𑀸 (goṇā)
    • Southern:
      • Helu Prakrit:
        • ⇒ Dhivehi: މީނގުނު (mīⁿgunu)
        • Sinhalese: ගොනා (gonā)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gona”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 229