हनु
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[edit]Alternative scripts
[edit]Alternative scripts
- হনু (Assamese script)
- ᬳᬦᬸ (Balinese script)
- হনু (Bengali script)
- 𑰮𑰡𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀳𑀦𑀼 (Brahmi script)
- ဟနု (Burmese script)
- હનુ (Gujarati script)
- ਹਨੁ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌹𑌨𑍁 (Grantha script)
- ꦲꦤꦸ (Javanese script)
- 𑂯𑂢𑂳 (Kaithi script)
- ಹನು (Kannada script)
- ហនុ (Khmer script)
- ຫນຸ (Lao script)
- ഹനു (Malayalam script)
- ᡥᠠᠨᡠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘮𑘡𑘳 (Modi script)
- ᠾᠠᠨᠤ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧎𑧁𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐴𑐣𑐸 (Newa script)
- ହନୁ (Odia script)
- ꢲꢥꢸ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆲𑆤𑆶 (Sharada script)
- 𑖮𑖡𑖲 (Siddham script)
- හනු (Sinhalese script)
- 𑪂𑩯𑩒 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚩𑚝𑚰 (Takri script)
- ஹநு (Tamil script)
- హను (Telugu script)
- หนุ (Thai script)
- ཧ་ནུ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒯𑒢𑒳 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨱𑨝𑨃 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *źʰánuṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰánuš, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵénus (“chin, jaw”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]हनु • (hánu) stem, f
- a jaw
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.79.1:
- अप॑श्यमस्य मह॒तो म॑हि॒त्वमम॑र्त्यस्य॒ मर्त्या॑सु वि॒क्षु।
नाना॒ हनू॒ विभृ॑ते॒ सं भ॑रेते॒ असि॑न्वती॒ बप्स॑ती॒ भूर्य॑त्तः॥- ápaśyamasya maható mahitvámámartyasya mártyāsu vikṣú.
nā́nā hánū víbhṛte sáṃ bharete ásinvatī bápsatī bhū́ryattaḥ. - I have beheld the might of the adorable Agni, immortal in the hearts of mortal beings; his two jaws, divided asunder, shut together; devouring without masticating consume much fuel.
- ápaśyamasya maható mahitvámámartyasya mártyāsu vikṣú.
- अप॑श्यमस्य मह॒तो म॑हि॒त्वमम॑र्त्यस्य॒ मर्त्या॑सु वि॒क्षु।
Declension
[edit]Feminine u-stem declension of हनु (hánu) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | हनुः hánuḥ |
हनू hánū |
हनवः hánavaḥ |
Vocative | हनो háno |
हनू hánū |
हनवः hánavaḥ |
Accusative | हनुम् hánum |
हनू hánū |
हनूः hánūḥ |
Instrumental | हन्वा hánvā |
हनुभ्याम् hánubhyām |
हनुभिः hánubhiḥ |
Dative | हनवे / हन्वै¹ hánave / hánvai¹ |
हनुभ्याम् hánubhyām |
हनुभ्यः hánubhyaḥ |
Ablative | हनोः / हन्वाः¹ / हन्वै² hánoḥ / hánvāḥ¹ / hánvai² |
हनुभ्याम् hánubhyām |
हनुभ्यः hánubhyaḥ |
Genitive | हनोः / हन्वाः¹ / हन्वै² hánoḥ / hánvāḥ¹ / hánvai² |
हन्वोः hánvoḥ |
हनूनाम् hánūnām |
Locative | हनौ / हन्वाम्¹ hánau / hánvām¹ |
हन्वोः hánvoḥ |
हनुषु hánuṣu |
Notes |
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Noun
[edit]हनु • (hánu) stem, n
Declension
[edit]Neuter u-stem declension of हनु (hánu) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | हनु hánu |
हनुनी hánunī |
हनूनि / हनु¹ / हनू¹ hánūni / hánu¹ / hánū¹ |
Vocative | हनु / हनो hánu / háno |
हनुनी hánunī |
हनूनि / हनु¹ / हनू¹ hánūni / hánu¹ / hánū¹ |
Accusative | हनु hánu |
हनुनी hánunī |
हनूनि / हनु¹ / हनू¹ hánūni / hánu¹ / hánū¹ |
Instrumental | हनुना / हन्वा¹ hánunā / hánvā¹ |
हनुभ्याम् hánubhyām |
हनुभिः hánubhiḥ |
Dative | हनुने / हनवे¹ / हन्वे¹ hánune / hánave¹ / hánve¹ |
हनुभ्याम् hánubhyām |
हनुभ्यः hánubhyaḥ |
Ablative | हनुनः / हनोः¹ / हन्वः¹ hánunaḥ / hánoḥ¹ / hánvaḥ¹ |
हनुभ्याम् hánubhyām |
हनुभ्यः hánubhyaḥ |
Genitive | हनुनः / हनोः¹ / हन्वः¹ hánunaḥ / hánoḥ¹ / hánvaḥ¹ |
हनुनोः hánunoḥ |
हनूनाम् hánūnām |
Locative | हनुनि / हनौ¹ hánuni / hánau¹ |
हनुनोः hánunoḥ |
हनुषु hánuṣu |
Notes |
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Noun
[edit]हनु • (hanu) stem, f
- "anything which destroys or injures life", a weapon
- death
- disease
- various kinds of drugs
- a wanton woman, prostitute
Declension
[edit]Feminine u-stem declension of हनु (hanu) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | हनुः hanuḥ |
हनू hanū |
हनवः hanavaḥ |
Vocative | हनो hano |
हनू hanū |
हनवः hanavaḥ |
Accusative | हनुम् hanum |
हनू hanū |
हनूः hanūḥ |
Instrumental | हन्वा hanvā |
हनुभ्याम् hanubhyām |
हनुभिः hanubhiḥ |
Dative | हनवे / हन्वै¹ hanave / hanvai¹ |
हनुभ्याम् hanubhyām |
हनुभ्यः hanubhyaḥ |
Ablative | हनोः / हन्वाः¹ / हन्वै² hanoḥ / hanvāḥ¹ / hanvai² |
हनुभ्याम् hanubhyām |
हनुभ्यः hanubhyaḥ |
Genitive | हनोः / हन्वाः¹ / हन्वै² hanoḥ / hanvāḥ¹ / hanvai² |
हन्वोः hanvoḥ |
हनूनाम् hanūnām |
Locative | हनौ / हन्वाम्¹ hanau / hanvām¹ |
हन्वोः hanvoḥ |
हनुषु hanuṣu |
Notes |
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Noun
[edit]हनु • (hanu) stem, m
- name of a particular mixed tribe
Declension
[edit]Masculine u-stem declension of हनु (hanu) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | हनुः hanuḥ |
हनू hanū |
हनवः hanavaḥ |
Vocative | हनो hano |
हनू hanū |
हनवः hanavaḥ |
Accusative | हनुम् hanum |
हनू hanū |
हनून् hanūn |
Instrumental | हनुना / हन्वा¹ hanunā / hanvā¹ |
हनुभ्याम् hanubhyām |
हनुभिः hanubhiḥ |
Dative | हनवे / हन्वे¹ hanave / hanve¹ |
हनुभ्याम् hanubhyām |
हनुभ्यः hanubhyaḥ |
Ablative | हनोः / हन्वः¹ hanoḥ / hanvaḥ¹ |
हनुभ्याम् hanubhyām |
हनुभ्यः hanubhyaḥ |
Genitive | हनोः / हन्वः¹ hanoḥ / hanvaḥ¹ |
हन्वोः hanvoḥ |
हनूनाम् hanūnām |
Locative | हनौ hanau |
हन्वोः hanvoḥ |
हनुषु hanuṣu |
Notes |
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References
[edit]- Monier Williams (1899) “हनु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1288.
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