𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡

Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-Iranian *wárnas

Sanskrit वर्ण (varṇa)

Prakrit 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡 (vaṇṇa)

Inherited from Sanskrit वर्ण (várṇa). Cognate with Pali vaṇṇa.

Noun

𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡 (vaṇṇa) m (Devanagari वण्ण)

1. colour
2. class

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡 (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁄 (vaṇṇo)	𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸 (vaṇṇā)
Accusative	𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀁 (vaṇṇaṃ)	𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁂 (vaṇṇe) or 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸 (vaṇṇā)
Instrumental	𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁂𑀡 (vaṇṇeṇa) or 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁂𑀡𑀁 (vaṇṇeṇaṃ)	𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁂𑀳𑀺 (vaṇṇehi) or 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (vaṇṇehiṃ)
Dative	𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸𑀅 (vaṇṇāa)	—
Ablative	𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸𑀑 (vaṇṇāo) or 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸𑀉 (vaṇṇāu) or 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸 (vaṇṇā) or 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺 (vaṇṇāhi) or 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (vaṇṇāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀲𑁆𑀲 (vaṇṇassa)	𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸𑀡 (vaṇṇāṇa) or 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸𑀡𑀁 (vaṇṇāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (vaṇṇammi) or 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁂 (vaṇṇe)	𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀼 (vaṇṇesu) or 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (vaṇṇesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡 (vaṇṇa) or 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸 (vaṇṇā)	𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸 (vaṇṇā)

Descendants

• Gujarati: વાન (vān)
• Hindi: बान (bān)
• Old Marathi: 𑘪𑘰𑘜 (vāṇa), 𑘪𑘰𑘜𑘹𑘽 (vāṇeṃ), 𑘪𑘰𑘡 (vāna)
  • Marathi: वाण (vāṇ)
• → Tamil: வண்ணம் (vaṇṇam) (or from Pali)
• → Telugu: వన్నె (vanne)
• → Kannada: ಬಣ್ಣ (baṇṇa)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “várṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• E.B. Cowell (1868) The Prákṛit Prakáśa‎^[1], London: Trübner & Co., page 201