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लशुन

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

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A Kulturwort of unclear origin; the pre-form is reconstructed by Burrow as *स्लशुन (slaśuna). Mayrhofer originally considered Indo-European origin possible, in light of the word's relatively early (albeit post-Vedic) attestation and suffix -उन (-una);[1] however, he later considers the word's post-Vedic nature more significant, and possibly an indicator against Indo-European origin. A Dravidian origin is possible, though not favored by Mayrhofer. Note similarities with Proto-Sino-Tibetan *swa-n (garlic), which may be a loan from the same source as the Sanskrit; see Old Chinese (OC *sloːns, “garlic”) for more.[2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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लशुन (laśuna) stemn

  1. garlic
    (defined solely as garlic) Synonyms: सितलशुन (sitalaśuna), सोनह (sonaha), तरिता (taritā), डिण्डिरमोदक (ḍiṇḍiramodaka), वीरसैन्य (vīrasainya), ग्रन्थिमूल (granthimūla)
    (among other definitions) Synonyms: यवनेष्ट (yavaneṣṭa), उग्रगन्ध (ugragandha), अरिष्ट (ariṣṭa), भूतघ्न (bhūtaghna), कटुकन्द (kaṭukanda), शाककलम्बक (śākakalambaka)

Declension

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Neuter a-stem declension of लशुन
singular dual plural
nominative लशुनम् (laśunam) लशुने (laśune) लशुनानि (laśunāni)
लशुना¹ (laśunā¹)
vocative लशुन (laśuna) लशुने (laśune) लशुनानि (laśunāni)
लशुना¹ (laśunā¹)
accusative लशुनम् (laśunam) लशुने (laśune) लशुनानि (laśunāni)
लशुना¹ (laśunā¹)
instrumental लशुनेन (laśunena) लशुनाभ्याम् (laśunābhyām) लशुनैः (laśunaiḥ)
लशुनेभिः¹ (laśunebhiḥ¹)
dative लशुनाय (laśunāya) लशुनाभ्याम् (laśunābhyām) लशुनेभ्यः (laśunebhyaḥ)
ablative लशुनात् (laśunāt) लशुनाभ्याम् (laśunābhyām) लशुनेभ्यः (laśunebhyaḥ)
genitive लशुनस्य (laśunasya) लशुनयोः (laśunayoḥ) लशुनानाम् (laśunānām)
locative लशुने (laśune) लशुनयोः (laśunayoḥ) लशुनेषु (laśuneṣu)
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1976) “láśunam”, in Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎[1] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 94
  2. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) “laśuna-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[2] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 439

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