श्लेष्मन्
Sanskrit
FWOTD – 7 July 2022
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- শ্লেষ্মন্ (Assamese script)
- ᬰ᭄ᬮᬾᬱ᭄ᬫᬦ᭄ (Balinese script)
- শ্লেষ্মন্ (Bengali script)
- 𑰫𑰿𑰩𑰸𑰬𑰿𑰦𑰡𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀰𑁆𑀮𑁂𑀱𑁆𑀫𑀦𑁆 (Brahmi script)
- ၐ္လေၑ္မန် (Burmese script)
- શ્લેષ્મન્ (Gujarati script)
- ਸ਼੍ਲੇਸ਼੍ਮਨ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌶𑍍𑌲𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍍 (Grantha script)
- ꦯ꧀ꦭꦺꦰ꧀ꦩꦤ꧀ (Javanese script)
- 𑂬𑂹𑂪𑂵𑂭𑂹𑂧𑂢𑂹 (Kaithi script)
- ಶ್ಲೇಷ್ಮೝ (Kannada script)
- ឝ្លេឞ្មន៑ (Khmer script)
- ຨ຺ເລຩ຺ມນ຺ (Lao script)
- ശ്ലേഷ്മന് (Malayalam script)
- ᡧᠯᡝᢢᠮᠠᠨ (Manchu script)
- 𑘫𑘿𑘩𑘹𑘬𑘿𑘦𑘡𑘿 (Modi script)
- ᠱᠯᠧᢔᠮᠠᠨ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧋𑧠𑧉𑧚𑧌𑧠𑧆𑧁𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐱𑑂𑐮𑐾𑐲𑑂𑐩𑐣𑑂 (Newa script)
- ଶ୍ଲେଷ୍ମନ୍ (Odia script)
- ꢯ꣄ꢭꢾꢰ꣄ꢪꢥ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆯𑇀𑆬𑆼𑆰𑇀𑆩𑆤𑇀 (Sharada script)
- 𑖫𑖿𑖩𑖸𑖬𑖿𑖦𑖡𑖿 (Siddham script)
- ශ්ලෙෂ්මන් (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩿 𑪙𑩽𑩔𑪀 𑪙𑩴𑩯 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚧𑚶𑚥𑚲𑚶𑚢𑚝𑚶 (Takri script)
- ஶ்லேஷ்மந் (Tamil script)
- శ్లేష్మౝ (Telugu script)
- ศฺเลษฺมนฺ (Thai script)
- ཤླེ་ཥྨ་ན྄ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒬𑓂𑒪𑒹𑒭𑓂𑒧𑒢𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨮𑩇𑨬𑨄𑨯𑩇𑨢𑨝𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From the root श्लिष् (śliṣ, “to adhere, attach, cling, stick”) + -मन् (-man).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɕlɐjʂ.mɐ́n/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɕl̪eːʂ.mɐn̪/
Noun
श्लेष्मन् • (śleṣmán) stem, m
- phlegm, mucus, rheum
- Synonyms: लम्बन (lambana), निद्रासंजनन (nidrāsaṃjanana), स्येदु (syedu), रेचन (recana), असृज् (asṛj), शृङ्खाणिका (śṛṅkhāṇikā), शुक्ल (śukla), स्वेदन (svedana), कफ (kapha), बलहन् (balahan), क्लेदन (kledana), श्लेष्मक (śleṣmaka)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | श्लेष्मा (śleṣmā́) | श्लेष्माणौ (śleṣmā́ṇau) श्लेष्माणा¹ (śleṣmā́ṇā¹) |
श्लेष्माणः (śleṣmā́ṇaḥ) |
| accusative | श्लेष्माणम् (śleṣmā́ṇam) | श्लेष्माणौ (śleṣmā́ṇau) श्लेष्माणा¹ (śleṣmā́ṇā¹) |
श्लेष्मणः (śleṣmáṇaḥ) |
| instrumental | श्लेष्मणा (śleṣmáṇā) | श्लेष्मभ्याम् (śleṣmábhyām) | श्लेष्मभिः (śleṣmábhiḥ) |
| dative | श्लेष्मणे (śleṣmáṇe) | श्लेष्मभ्याम् (śleṣmábhyām) | श्लेष्मभ्यः (śleṣmábhyaḥ) |
| ablative | श्लेष्मणः (śleṣmáṇaḥ) | श्लेष्मभ्याम् (śleṣmábhyām) | श्लेष्मभ्यः (śleṣmábhyaḥ) |
| genitive | श्लेष्मणः (śleṣmáṇaḥ) | श्लेष्मणोः (śleṣmáṇoḥ) | श्लेष्मणाम् (śleṣmáṇām) |
| locative | श्लेष्मणि (śleṣmáṇi) श्लेष्मन्¹ (śleṣmán¹) |
श्लेष्मणोः (śleṣmáṇoḥ) | श्लेष्मसु (śleṣmásu) |
| vocative | श्लेष्मन् (śléṣman) | श्लेष्माणौ (śléṣmāṇau) श्लेष्माणा¹ (śléṣmāṇā¹) |
श्लेष्माणः (śléṣmāṇaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
Noun
श्लेष्मन् • (śleṣmán) stem, n
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | श्लेष्मा (śleṣmā́) | श्लेष्माणौ (śleṣmā́ṇau) श्लेष्माणा¹ (śleṣmā́ṇā¹) |
श्लेष्माणः (śleṣmā́ṇaḥ) |
| accusative | श्लेष्माणम् (śleṣmā́ṇam) | श्लेष्माणौ (śleṣmā́ṇau) श्लेष्माणा¹ (śleṣmā́ṇā¹) |
श्लेष्मणः (śleṣmáṇaḥ) |
| instrumental | श्लेष्मणा (śleṣmáṇā) | श्लेष्मभ्याम् (śleṣmábhyām) | श्लेष्मभिः (śleṣmábhiḥ) |
| dative | श्लेष्मणे (śleṣmáṇe) | श्लेष्मभ्याम् (śleṣmábhyām) | श्लेष्मभ्यः (śleṣmábhyaḥ) |
| ablative | श्लेष्मणः (śleṣmáṇaḥ) | श्लेष्मभ्याम् (śleṣmábhyām) | श्लेष्मभ्यः (śleṣmábhyaḥ) |
| genitive | श्लेष्मणः (śleṣmáṇaḥ) | श्लेष्मणोः (śleṣmáṇoḥ) | श्लेष्मणाम् (śleṣmáṇām) |
| locative | श्लेष्मणि (śleṣmáṇi) श्लेष्मन्¹ (śleṣmán¹) |
श्लेष्मणोः (śleṣmáṇoḥ) | श्लेष्मसु (śleṣmásu) |
| vocative | श्लेष्मन् (śléṣman) | श्लेष्माणौ (śléṣmāṇau) श्लेष्माणा¹ (śléṣmāṇā¹) |
श्लेष्माणः (śléṣmāṇaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “श्लेष्मन्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1104.
- Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “śleṣman”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “श्लेष्मन्”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 1580
- Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “श्लेष्मन्”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press, page 323
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ślēṣmán”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 738