मौन
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit मौन (mauná).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /mɔːn/, [mɔ̃ːn]
Noun
मौन • (maun) m (Urdu spelling مون)
- silence, taciturnity
- Synonym: ख़ामोशी (xāmośī)
- उसने इस छुट्टी के लिए मौन-व्रत ले लिया।
- usne is chuṭṭī ke lie maun-vrat le liyā.
- For this holiday, he has taken a vow of silence.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | मौन maun |
मौन maun |
| oblique | मौन maun |
मौनों maunõ |
| vocative | मौन maun |
मौनो mauno |
Adjective
मौन • (maun) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling مون)
- silent, speechless
- Synonym: ख़ामोश (xāmoś)
- मौन रहो! अध्यापक बात कर रहा है।
- maun raho! adhyāpak bāt kar rahā hai.
- Keep silent! The teacher is speaking.
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “मौन”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Platts, John T. (1884) “मौन”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit मौन (mauná).
Noun
मौन • (maun) n
- silence, refraining from speech
Adjective
मौन • (maun)
Derived terms
- मौन राखणे (maun rākhṇe, “to refrain from speech”)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “मौन”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मौन”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- মৌন (Assamese script)
- ᬫᭁᬦ (Balinese script)
- মৌন (Bengali script)
- 𑰦𑰻𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀫𑁅𑀦 (Brahmi script)
- မော်န (Burmese script)
- મૌન (Gujarati script)
- ਮੌਨ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌮𑍌𑌨 (Grantha script)
- ꦩꦻꦴꦤ (Javanese script)
- 𑂧𑂸𑂢 (Kaithi script)
- ಮೌನ (Kannada script)
- មៅន (Khmer script)
- ເມົານ (Lao script)
- മൗന (Malayalam script)
- ᠮᠣᠣᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘦𑘼𑘡 (Modi script)
- ᠮᠣᠧᠸᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧆𑧝𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐩𑑁𑐣 (Newa script)
- ମୌନ (Odia script)
- ꢪꣃꢥ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆩𑆿𑆤 (Sharada script)
- 𑖦𑖻𑖡 (Siddham script)
- මෞන (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩴𑩘𑩯 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚢𑚵𑚝 (Takri script)
- மௌந (Tamil script)
- మౌన (Telugu script)
- เมาน (Thai script)
- མཽ་ན (Tibetan script)
- 𑒧𑒾𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨢𑨈𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Vṛddhi derivative of मुनि (muni).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /mɑːw.nɐ́/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /mɑw.n̪ɐ/
Noun
मौन • (mauná) stem, n
- silence, taciturnity
- मौनं स्वीकृति लक्षणम्।
- maunaṃ svīkṛti lakṣaṇam.
- Silence is (half) consent.
- the unblooming state
- the office or position of a holy sage
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | मौनम् (maunám) | मौने (mauné) | मौनानि (maunā́ni) मौना¹ (maunā́¹) |
| accusative | मौनम् (maunám) | मौने (mauné) | मौनानि (maunā́ni) मौना¹ (maunā́¹) |
| instrumental | मौनेन (maunéna) | मौनाभ्याम् (maunā́bhyām) | मौनैः (maunaíḥ) मौनेभिः¹ (maunébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | मौनाय (maunā́ya) | मौनाभ्याम् (maunā́bhyām) | मौनेभ्यः (maunébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | मौनात् (maunā́t) | मौनाभ्याम् (maunā́bhyām) | मौनेभ्यः (maunébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | मौनस्य (maunásya) | मौनयोः (maunáyoḥ) | मौनानाम् (maunā́nām) |
| locative | मौने (mauné) | मौनयोः (maunáyoḥ) | मौनेषु (maunéṣu) |
| vocative | मौन (maúna) | मौने (maúne) | मौनानि (maúnāni) मौना¹ (maúnā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Derived terms
- मौनगोपाल (maunagopāla)
- मौनत्याग (maunatyāga)
- मौनधारिन् (maunadhārin)
- मौनभट्ट (maunabhaṭṭa)
- मौनमन्त्रावबोध (maunamantrāvabodha)
- मौनमुद्रा (maunamudrā)
- मौनवृत्ति (maunavṛtti)
- मौनव्रत (maunavrata)
- मौनव्रतधर (maunavratadhara)
- मौनव्रतधारिन् (maunavratadhārin)
- मौनव्रतिन् (maunavratin)
- मौनसम्मति (maunasammati)
- मौनसूत्र (maunasūtra)
Descendants
- → Bengali: মৌন (mōun)
- → Gujarati: મૌન (maun)
- → Hindi: मौन (maun)
- → Kashmiri: मोन् (mōn)
- → Malayalam: മൌനം (maunaṁ)
- → Marathi: मौन (maun)
- → Punjabi: ਮੌਨ (maun)
- → Tamil: மௌனம் (mauṉam)
- → Telugu: మౌనము (maunamu)
- → Urdu: مون (maun)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “मौन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, pages 836/3, 837/1.