𑀢𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀢𑀺𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸 (tiṇhā)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit तृष्णा (tṛṣṇā). Cognate with Pali taṇhā.

Noun

𑀢𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸 (taṇhā) f (Devanagari तण्हा)

1. thirst

   Synonyms: 𑀉𑀤𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸 (udaṇṇā), 𑀧𑀺𑀯𑀸𑀲𑀸 (pivāsā)

2. wish, desire

   Synonyms: 𑀇𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀸 (icchā), 𑀯𑀁𑀙𑀸 (vaṃchā), 𑀓𑀸𑀫 (kāma), 𑀅𑀪𑀺𑀮𑀸𑀲 (abhilāsa), 𑀆𑀓𑀁𑀔𑀸 (ākaṃkhā), 𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀺 (iṭṭhi), 𑀓𑀁𑀢𑀺 (kaṃti)

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀢𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸 (feminine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀢𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸 (taṇhā)	𑀢𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀑 (taṇhāo) or 𑀢𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀉 (taṇhāu) or 𑀢𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸 (taṇhā)
Accusative	𑀢𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀁 (taṇhaṃ)	𑀢𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀑 (taṇhāo) or 𑀢𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀉 (taṇhāu) or 𑀢𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸 (taṇhā)
Instrumental	𑀢𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀏 (taṇhāe) or 𑀢𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀇 (taṇhāi) or 𑀢𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀅 (taṇhāa)	𑀢𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀳𑀺 (taṇhāhi) or 𑀢𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁 (taṇhāhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀢𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀑 (taṇhāo) or 𑀢𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀉 (taṇhāu)	𑀢𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (taṇhāhiṃto)
Genitive	𑀢𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀏 (taṇhāe) or 𑀢𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀇 (taṇhāi) or 𑀢𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀅 (taṇhāa)	𑀢𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀡 (taṇhāṇa) or 𑀢𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀡𑀁 (taṇhāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀢𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀏 (taṇhāe) or 𑀢𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀇 (taṇhāi) or 𑀢𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀅 (taṇhāa)	𑀢𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀲𑀼 (taṇhāsu) or 𑀢𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀲𑀼𑀁 (taṇhāsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀢𑀡𑁆𑀳𑁂 (taṇhe) or 𑀢𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸 (taṇhā)	𑀢𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀑 (taṇhāo) or 𑀢𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀉 (taṇhāu) or 𑀢𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸 (taṇhā)

Descendants

• Old Marathi: तान्ह (tānha)
  • Marathi: तहान (tahān)
• Konkani: तान (tān)

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “तण्हा”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 427.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “taṇhā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 339