शेन

See also: शनि, शान, and श्न

Ahirani

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀙𑀕𑀡 (chagaṇa), from the colloquial form of Sanskrit शकन् (śakán), the oblique base of शकृत् (śákṛt).

Noun

शेन (śen) n

1. cowdung

Further reading

• डॉ॰ रमेश सीताराम सूर्यवंशी [Dr Ramesh Sitaram Suryawanshi] (1997) “शेन्”, in आहिराणी शब्दकोश (आहिराणी - मराठी) [Ahirani Dictionary (Ahirani - Marathi)]‎^[1] (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: अक्षय प्रकाशन [Akshaya Prakashan], →ISBN, page २८४, column 1; republished कन्नड तालुका, औरंगाबाद जिल्हा [Kannad Taluka, Aurangabad District]: अभ्यासिका प्रकाशन [Abhyasika Prakashan], 2013.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*chakana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 271
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*śakana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 709

Varhadi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘭𑘹𑘜 (seṇa), 𑘭𑘹𑘡 (sena), from Prakrit 𑀙𑀕𑀡 (chagaṇa), from the colloquial form of Sanskrit शकन् (śakán), the oblique base of शकृत् (śákṛt).

Noun

शेन (śen) n

1. cowdung

   सकाऊनच शेन काळून कोठं झाळून काहाळा लागते. ― sakāūnac śen kāḷūn koṭha jhāḷūn kāhāḷā lāgte. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Derived terms

• शेनशेणोटा (śenśeṇoṭā)
• शेनामेनाचं (śenāmenāca)

Further reading

• विठ्ठल वाघ [Vitthal Wagh], रावसाहेब काळे [Raosaheb Kale] (2021) “शेन”, in वऱ्हाडी शब्दकोश [Varhadi Dictionary] (in Marathi), volume 2, एल्फिन्स्टन तांत्रिक विद्यालय इमारत, ३, महापालिका मार्ग, धोबीतलाव, मुंबई ४०० ००१ [Elphinstone Tantrik Vidyalaya Building, 3, Mahapalika Marg, Dhobi Talao, Mumbai 400 001]: राज्य मराठी विकास संस्था [Rajya Marathi Vikas Sanstha], →ISBN, page २२७, column 1.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*chakana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 271
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*śakana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 709