आनन

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit आनन (ānana).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɑː.nən/, [äː.nɐ̃n]

Noun

आनन • (ānanm (Urdu spelling آنن)

  1. (anatomy, rare) mouth, face
    Synonyms: मुँह (mũh), चेहरा (cehrā)

Declension

Declension of आनन (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct आनन
ānan
आनन
ānan
oblique आनन
ānan
आननों
ānanõ
vocative आनन
ānan
आननो
ānano

References

  • Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “आनन”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “आनन”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From अन् (an), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂enh₁- (to breathe). Cognates include Ancient Greek ἄνεμος (ánemos, wind, breeze), Latin animus (life force), Old Armenian հողմ (hołm, wind), Tocharian B āñme, Old English anda (zeal, anger), Old Irish anál (breath).

Pronunciation

Noun

आनन • (ānana) stemn

  1. the mouth
  2. the face

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of आनन
singular dual plural
nominative आननम् (ānanam) आनने (ānane) आननानि (ānanāni)
आनना¹ (ānanā¹)
accusative आननम् (ānanam) आनने (ānane) आननानि (ānanāni)
आनना¹ (ānanā¹)
instrumental आननेन (ānanena) आननाभ्याम् (ānanābhyām) आननैः (ānanaiḥ)
आननेभिः¹ (ānanebhiḥ¹)
dative आननाय (ānanāya) आननाभ्याम् (ānanābhyām) आननेभ्यः (ānanebhyaḥ)
ablative आननात् (ānanāt) आननाभ्याम् (ānanābhyām) आननेभ्यः (ānanebhyaḥ)
genitive आननस्य (ānanasya) आननयोः (ānanayoḥ) आननानाम् (ānanānām)
locative आनने (ānane) आननयोः (ānanayoḥ) आननेषु (ānaneṣu)
vocative आनन (ānana) आनने (ānane) आननानि (ānanāni)
आनना¹ (ānanā¹)
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Pali: ānana
  • Hindi: आनन (ānan)
  • Tamil: ஆனனம் (āṉaṉam)
  • Telugu: ఆననము (ānanamu)

References