तूण

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Of uncertain origin, though probably related to Proto-Slavic *tulъ (quiver), via a hypothetical earlier form *तूल्न (*tūlna) > तूण (tūṇa).[1] Others have proposed a Dravidian borrowing.[2]

Pronunciation

Noun

तूण • (tūṇa) stemm

  1. a quiver

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of तूण
singular dual plural
nominative तूणः (tūṇaḥ) तूणौ (tūṇau)
तूणा¹ (tūṇā¹)
तूणाः (tūṇāḥ)
तूणासः¹ (tūṇāsaḥ¹)
accusative तूणम् (tūṇam) तूणौ (tūṇau)
तूणा¹ (tūṇā¹)
तूणान् (tūṇān)
instrumental तूणेन (tūṇena) तूणाभ्याम् (tūṇābhyām) तूणैः (tūṇaiḥ)
तूणेभिः¹ (tūṇebhiḥ¹)
dative तूणाय (tūṇāya) तूणाभ्याम् (tūṇābhyām) तूणेभ्यः (tūṇebhyaḥ)
ablative तूणात् (tūṇāt) तूणाभ्याम् (tūṇābhyām) तूणेभ्यः (tūṇebhyaḥ)
genitive तूणस्य (tūṇasya) तूणयोः (tūṇayoḥ) तूणानाम् (tūṇānām)
locative तूणे (tūṇe) तूणयोः (tūṇayoḥ) तूणेषु (tūṇeṣu)
vocative तूण (tūṇa) तूणौ (tūṇau)
तूणा¹ (tūṇā¹)
तूणाः (tūṇāḥ)
तूणासः¹ (tūṇāsaḥ¹)
  • ¹Vedic

See also

References

  1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) “tūṇī-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 660
  2. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1956) “tūṇaḥ”, in Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎[2] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 518

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