मौन

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मौन (mauná).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mɔːn/, [mɔ̃ːn]

Noun

मौन • (maun) m (Urdu spelling مون)

1. silence, taciturnity

   Synonym: ख़ामोशी (xāmośī)

   उसने इस छुट्टी के लिए मौन-व्रत ले लिया।

   usne is chuṭṭī ke lie maun-vrat le liyā.

   For this holiday, he has taken a vow of silence.

Declension

Declension of मौन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मौन maun	मौन maun
oblique	मौन maun	मौनों maunõ
vocative	मौन maun	मौनो mauno

Adjective

मौन • (maun) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling مون)

1. silent, speechless

   Synonym: ख़ामोश (xāmoś)

   मौन रहो! अध्यापक बात कर रहा है।

   maun raho! adhyāpak bāt kar rahā hai.

   Keep silent! The teacher is speaking.

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “मौन”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Platts, John T. (1884) “मौन”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मौन (mauná).

Noun

मौन • (maun) n

1. silence, refraining from speech

Adjective

मौन • (maun)

1. silent

Derived terms

• मौन राखणे (maun rākhṇe, “to refrain from speech”)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “मौन”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मौन”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• মৌন (Assamese script)
• ᬫᭁᬦ (Balinese script)
• মৌন (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰻𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑁅𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• မော်န (Burmese script)
• મૌન (Gujarati script)
• ਮੌਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑍌𑌨 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦻꦴꦤ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂸𑂢 (Kaithi script)
• ಮೌನ (Kannada script)
• មៅន (Khmer script)
• ເມົານ (Lao script)
• മൗന (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᠣᠣᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘼𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠣᠧᠸᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑧝𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑑁𑐣 (Newa script)
• ମୌନ (Odia script)
• ꢪꣃꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆿𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖻𑖡 (Siddham script)
• මෞන (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑩘𑩯 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚵𑚝 (Takri script)
• மௌந (Tamil script)
• మౌన (Telugu script)
• เมาน (Thai script)
• མཽ་ན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒾𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨈𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Vṛddhi derivative of मुनि (muni).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɑːw.nɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑw.n̪ɐ/

Noun

मौन • (mauná) stem, n

1. silence, taciturnity

   मौनं स्वीकृति लक्षणम्।

   maunaṃ svīkṛti lakṣaṇam.

   Silence is (half) consent.

2. the unblooming state
3. the office or position of a holy sage

Inflection

Neuter a-stem declension of मौन (mauná)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मौनम् maunám	मौने mauné	मौनानि / मौना¹ maunā́ni / maunā́¹
Vocative	मौन maúna	मौने maúne	मौनानि / मौना¹ maúnāni / maúnā¹
Accusative	मौनम् maunám	मौने mauné	मौनानि / मौना¹ maunā́ni / maunā́¹
Instrumental	मौनेन maunéna	मौनाभ्याम् maunā́bhyām	मौनैः / मौनेभिः¹ maunaíḥ / maunébhiḥ¹
Dative	मौनाय maunā́ya	मौनाभ्याम् maunā́bhyām	मौनेभ्यः maunébhyaḥ
Ablative	मौनात् maunā́t	मौनाभ्याम् maunā́bhyām	मौनेभ्यः maunébhyaḥ
Genitive	मौनस्य maunásya	मौनयोः maunáyoḥ	मौनानाम् maunā́nām
Locative	मौने mauné	मौनयोः maunáyoḥ	मौनेषु maunéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

• मौनगोपाल (maunagopāla)
• मौनत्याग (maunatyāga)
• मौनधारिन् (maunadhārin)
• मौनभट्ट (maunabhaṭṭa)
• मौनमन्त्रावबोध (maunamantrāvabodha)
• मौनमुद्रा (maunamudrā)
• मौनवृत्ति (maunavṛtti)
• मौनव्रत (maunavrata)
• मौनव्रतधर (maunavratadhara)
• मौनव्रतधारिन् (maunavratadhārin)
• मौनव्रतिन् (maunavratin)
• मौनसम्मति (maunasammati)
• मौनसूत्र (maunasūtra)

Descendants

• → Bengali: মৌন (mōun)
• → Gujarati: મૌન (maun)
• → Hindi: मौन (maun)
• → Kashmiri: मोन् (mōn)
• → Malayalam: മൌനം (maunaṁ)
• → Marathi: मौन (maun)
• → Punjabi: ਮੌਨ (maun)
• → Tamil: மௌனம் (mauṉam)
• → Telugu: మౌనము (maunamu)
• → Urdu: مون (maun)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “मौन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, pages 836/3, 837/1.