शेण

See also: शाणा

Konkani

Etymology

From Prakrit छगण (chagaṇa), inherited from the colloquial form of Sanskrit शकन् (śakán), the oblique base of शकृत् (śákṛt); see there for further etymology.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃɛːɳ/

Noun

शेण • (śeṇ) (Latin script xenn, Kannada script ಶೇಣ್)

dung, especially cowdung

Marathi

Etymology

Derived from Old Marathi 𑘫𑘹𑘜𑘲 (śeṇī), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀙𑀕𑀡 (chagaṇa), from Sanskrit छगण (chagaṇa). Compare Gujarati છાણ (chāṇ), Sindhi ڇيڻُ / छेणु, ڇيڻو / छेणो.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɕeɳ/

Noun

शेण • (śeṇ) n

cowdung
(rare) muck
Synonym: चिखल (cikhal)

Declension

Declension of शेण (neut cons-stem)
direct singular	शेण śeṇ
direct plural	शेणे, शेणं śeṇe, śeṇa
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	शेण śeṇ	शेणे, शेणं śeṇe, śeṇa
oblique सामान्यरूप	शेणा śeṇā	शेणां- śeṇān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	शेणाला śeṇālā	शेणांना śeṇānnā
ergative	शेणाने, शेणानं śeṇāne, śeṇāna	शेणांनी śeṇānnī
instrumental	शेणाशी śeṇāśī	शेणांशी śeṇānśī
locative सप्तमी	शेणात śeṇāt	शेणांत śeṇāt
vocative संबोधन	शेणा śeṇā	शेणांनो śeṇānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of शेण (neut cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular^* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	oblique सामान्यरूप
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	शेणाचा śeṇāċā	शेणाचे śeṇāċe	शेणाची śeṇācī	शेणाच्या śeṇācā	शेणाचे, शेणाचं śeṇāċe, śeṇāċa	शेणाची śeṇācī	शेणाच्या śeṇācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	शेणांचा śeṇānċā	शेणांचे śeṇānċe	शेणांची śeṇāñcī	शेणांच्या śeṇāncā	शेणांचे, शेणांचं śeṇānċe, śeṇānċa	शेणांची śeṇāñcī	शेणांच्या śeṇāñcā
^* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “शेण”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “शेण”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “शेण”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*chakana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*śakana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press