शुष्ण

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit शुष्ण (śuṣṇa).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʃʊʂ.ɳᵊ/, [ʃʊʃ.ɳᵊ]

Noun

शुष्ण • (śuṣṇa) m

Declension

Declension of *शुष्ण* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	शुष्ण śuṣṇa	शुष्ण śuṣṇa
oblique	शुष्ण śuṣṇa	शुष्णों śuṣṇõ
vocative	शुष्ण śuṣṇa	शुष्णो śuṣṇo

References

Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “शुष्ण”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Sanskrit

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćúšnas.

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕuʂ.ɳɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɕuʂ.ɳɐ/

Noun

शुष्ण • (śuṣṇa) stem, m (root शुष्)

name of a demon slain by Indra

Descendants

→ Hindi: शुष्ण (śuṣṇa) (learned)
→ Malayalam: ശുഷ്ണം (śuṣṇaṁ) (learned)
→ Odia: ଶୁଷ୍ଣ (śuṣṇa) (learned)

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śuṣṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press