गोण
Sanskrit
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɡɐw.ɳɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɡoː.ɳɐ/
- Hyphenation: गो‧ण
Noun
गोण • (goṇa) stem, m (feminine गोणी)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | गोणः (goṇaḥ) | गोणौ (goṇau) गोणा¹ (goṇā¹) |
गोणाः (goṇāḥ) गोणासः¹ (goṇāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | गोणम् (goṇam) | गोणौ (goṇau) गोणा¹ (goṇā¹) |
गोणान् (goṇān) |
| instrumental | गोणेन (goṇena) | गोणाभ्याम् (goṇābhyām) | गोणैः (goṇaiḥ) गोणेभिः¹ (goṇebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | गोणाय (goṇāya) | गोणाभ्याम् (goṇābhyām) | गोणेभ्यः (goṇebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | गोणात् (goṇāt) | गोणाभ्याम् (goṇābhyām) | गोणेभ्यः (goṇebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | गोणस्य (goṇasya) | गोणयोः (goṇayoḥ) | गोणानाम् (goṇānām) |
| locative | गोणे (goṇe) | गोणयोः (goṇayoḥ) | गोणेषु (goṇeṣu) |
| vocative | गोण (goṇa) | गोणौ (goṇau) गोणा¹ (goṇā¹) |
गोणाः (goṇāḥ) गोणासः¹ (goṇāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
- Pali: goṇa, goṇaka
- Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀕𑁄𑀦 (gona)
- Prakrit: 𑀕𑁄𑀡 (goṇa), 𑀕𑁄𑀡𑀻 (goṇī), 𑀕𑁄𑀡𑀸 (goṇā)
- Southern:
- Helu Prakrit:
- ⇒ Dhivehi: މީނގުނު (mīⁿgunu)
- Sinhalese: ගොනා (gonā)
- Helu Prakrit:
- Southern:
- Prakrit: 𑀕𑁄𑀡 (goṇa), 𑀕𑁄𑀡𑀻 (goṇī), 𑀕𑁄𑀡𑀸 (goṇā)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gona”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 229