श्वसन
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit श्वसन (śvasaná).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʃʋə.sən/, [ʃʋɐ.sɐ̃n]
Noun
श्वसन • (śvasan) m (Urdu spelling شوَسَن)
- (rare, formal) respiration, breathing
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | श्वसन śvasan |
श्वसन śvasan |
| oblique | श्वसन śvasan |
श्वसनों śvasanõ |
| vocative | श्वसन śvasan |
श्वसनो śvasano |
Proper noun
श्वसन • (śvasan) m
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| direct | श्वसन śvasan |
| oblique | श्वसन śvasan |
| vocative | श्वसन śvasan |
Further reading
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “श्वसन”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “श्वसन”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- শ্বসন (Assamese script)
- ᬰ᭄ᬯᬲᬦ (Balinese script)
- শ্বসন (Bengali script)
- 𑰫𑰿𑰪𑰭𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀰𑁆𑀯𑀲𑀦 (Brahmi script)
- ၐွသန (Burmese script)
- શ્વસન (Gujarati script)
- ਸ਼੍ਵਸਨ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌸𑌨 (Grantha script)
- ꦯ꧀ꦮꦱꦤ (Javanese script)
- 𑂬𑂹𑂫𑂮𑂢 (Kaithi script)
- ಶ್ವಸನ (Kannada script)
- ឝ្វសន (Khmer script)
- ຨ຺ວສນ (Lao script)
- ശ്വസന (Malayalam script)
- ᡧᠣᠸᠠᠰ᠌ᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘫𑘿𑘪𑘭𑘡 (Modi script)
- ᠱᢦᠰᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧋𑧠𑧊𑧍𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐱𑑂𑐰𑐳𑐣 (Newa script)
- ଶ୍ଵସନ (Odia script)
- ꢯ꣄ꢮꢱꢥ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆯𑇀𑆮𑆱𑆤 (Sharada script)
- 𑖫𑖿𑖪𑖭𑖡 (Siddham script)
- ශ්වසන (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩿 𑪙𑩾𑪁𑩯 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚧𑚶𑚦𑚨𑚝 (Takri script)
- ஶ்வஸந (Tamil script)
- శ్వసన (Telugu script)
- ศฺวสน (Thai script)
- ཤྭ་ས་ན (Tibetan script)
- 𑒬𑓂𑒫𑒮𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨮𑩇𑨭𑨰𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From श्वस् (śvas, “to breathe”, root) + -अन (-ana, “-ing”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɕʋɐ.sɐ.nɐ́/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɕʋɐ.s̪ɐ.n̪ɐ/
Adjective
श्वसन • (śvasaná) stem
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | श्वसनः (śvasanáḥ) | श्वसनौ (śvasanaú) श्वसना¹ (śvasanā́¹) |
श्वसनाः (śvasanā́ḥ) श्वसनासः¹ (śvasanā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | श्वसनम् (śvasanám) | श्वसनौ (śvasanaú) श्वसना¹ (śvasanā́¹) |
श्वसनान् (śvasanā́n) |
| instrumental | श्वसनेन (śvasanéna) | श्वसनाभ्याम् (śvasanā́bhyām) | श्वसनैः (śvasanaíḥ) श्वसनेभिः¹ (śvasanébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | श्वसनाय (śvasanā́ya) | श्वसनाभ्याम् (śvasanā́bhyām) | श्वसनेभ्यः (śvasanébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | श्वसनात् (śvasanā́t) | श्वसनाभ्याम् (śvasanā́bhyām) | श्वसनेभ्यः (śvasanébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | श्वसनस्य (śvasanásya) | श्वसनयोः (śvasanáyoḥ) | श्वसनानाम् (śvasanā́nām) |
| locative | श्वसने (śvasané) | श्वसनयोः (śvasanáyoḥ) | श्वसनेषु (śvasanéṣu) |
| vocative | श्वसन (śvásana) | श्वसनौ (śvásanau) श्वसना¹ (śvásanā¹) |
श्वसनाः (śvásanāḥ) श्वसनासः¹ (śvásanāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | श्वसनी (śvasanī́) | श्वसन्यौ (śvasanyaù) श्वसनी¹ (śvasanī́¹) |
श्वसन्यः (śvasanyàḥ) श्वसनीः¹ (śvasanī́ḥ¹) |
| accusative | श्वसनीम् (śvasanī́m) | श्वसन्यौ (śvasanyaù) श्वसनी¹ (śvasanī́¹) |
श्वसनीः (śvasanī́ḥ) |
| instrumental | श्वसन्या (śvasanyā́) | श्वसनीभ्याम् (śvasanī́bhyām) | श्वसनीभिः (śvasanī́bhiḥ) |
| dative | श्वसन्यै (śvasanyaí) | श्वसनीभ्याम् (śvasanī́bhyām) | श्वसनीभ्यः (śvasanī́bhyaḥ) |
| ablative | श्वसन्याः (śvasanyā́ḥ) श्वसन्यै² (śvasanyaí²) |
श्वसनीभ्याम् (śvasanī́bhyām) | श्वसनीभ्यः (śvasanī́bhyaḥ) |
| genitive | श्वसन्याः (śvasanyā́ḥ) श्वसन्यै² (śvasanyaí²) |
श्वसन्योः (śvasanyóḥ) | श्वसनीनाम् (śvasanī́nām) |
| locative | श्वसन्याम् (śvasanyā́m) | श्वसन्योः (śvasanyóḥ) | श्वसनीषु (śvasanī́ṣu) |
| vocative | श्वसनि (śvásani) | श्वसन्यौ (śvásanyau) श्वसनी¹ (śvásanī¹) |
श्वसन्यः (śvásanyaḥ) श्वसनीः¹ (śvásanīḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | श्वसनम् (śvasanám) | श्वसने (śvasané) | श्वसनानि (śvasanā́ni) श्वसना¹ (śvasanā́¹) |
| accusative | श्वसनम् (śvasanám) | श्वसने (śvasané) | श्वसनानि (śvasanā́ni) श्वसना¹ (śvasanā́¹) |
| instrumental | श्वसनेन (śvasanéna) | श्वसनाभ्याम् (śvasanā́bhyām) | श्वसनैः (śvasanaíḥ) श्वसनेभिः¹ (śvasanébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | श्वसनाय (śvasanā́ya) | श्वसनाभ्याम् (śvasanā́bhyām) | श्वसनेभ्यः (śvasanébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | श्वसनात् (śvasanā́t) | श्वसनाभ्याम् (śvasanā́bhyām) | श्वसनेभ्यः (śvasanébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | श्वसनस्य (śvasanásya) | श्वसनयोः (śvasanáyoḥ) | श्वसनानाम् (śvasanā́nām) |
| locative | श्वसने (śvasané) | श्वसनयोः (śvasanáyoḥ) | श्वसनेषु (śvasanéṣu) |
| vocative | श्वसन (śvásana) | श्वसने (śvásane) | श्वसनानि (śvásanāni) श्वसना¹ (śvásanā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Noun
श्वसन • (śvasaná) stem, n
- breathing, respiration, breath
- heavy breathing
- clearing the throat
- hissing (of a serpent)
- sighing, a sigh
- feeling or an object of feeling
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | श्वसनम् (śvasanám) | श्वसने (śvasané) | श्वसनानि (śvasanā́ni) श्वसना¹ (śvasanā́¹) |
| accusative | श्वसनम् (śvasanám) | श्वसने (śvasané) | श्वसनानि (śvasanā́ni) श्वसना¹ (śvasanā́¹) |
| instrumental | श्वसनेन (śvasanéna) | श्वसनाभ्याम् (śvasanā́bhyām) | श्वसनैः (śvasanaíḥ) श्वसनेभिः¹ (śvasanébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | श्वसनाय (śvasanā́ya) | श्वसनाभ्याम् (śvasanā́bhyām) | श्वसनेभ्यः (śvasanébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | श्वसनात् (śvasanā́t) | श्वसनाभ्याम् (śvasanā́bhyām) | श्वसनेभ्यः (śvasanébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | श्वसनस्य (śvasanásya) | श्वसनयोः (śvasanáyoḥ) | श्वसनानाम् (śvasanā́nām) |
| locative | श्वसने (śvasané) | श्वसनयोः (śvasanáyoḥ) | श्वसनेषु (śvasanéṣu) |
| vocative | श्वसन (śvásana) | श्वसने (śvásane) | श्वसनानि (śvásanāni) श्वसना¹ (śvásanā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Proper noun
श्वसन • (śvasaná) stem, m
- (Hinduism) name of Vāyu (the wind god)
- name of a serpent-demon
- Meyna spinosa (syn. Vangueria spinosa)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | श्वसनः (śvasanáḥ) | श्वसनौ (śvasanaú) श्वसना¹ (śvasanā́¹) |
श्वसनाः (śvasanā́ḥ) श्वसनासः¹ (śvasanā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | श्वसनम् (śvasanám) | श्वसनौ (śvasanaú) श्वसना¹ (śvasanā́¹) |
श्वसनान् (śvasanā́n) |
| instrumental | श्वसनेन (śvasanéna) | श्वसनाभ्याम् (śvasanā́bhyām) | श्वसनैः (śvasanaíḥ) श्वसनेभिः¹ (śvasanébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | श्वसनाय (śvasanā́ya) | श्वसनाभ्याम् (śvasanā́bhyām) | श्वसनेभ्यः (śvasanébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | श्वसनात् (śvasanā́t) | श्वसनाभ्याम् (śvasanā́bhyām) | श्वसनेभ्यः (śvasanébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | श्वसनस्य (śvasanásya) | श्वसनयोः (śvasanáyoḥ) | श्वसनानाम् (śvasanā́nām) |
| locative | श्वसने (śvasané) | श्वसनयोः (śvasanáyoḥ) | श्वसनेषु (śvasanéṣu) |
| vocative | श्वसन (śvásana) | श्वसनौ (śvásanau) श्वसना¹ (śvásanā¹) |
श्वसनाः (śvásanāḥ) श्वसनासः¹ (śvásanāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
- → Hindi: श्वसन (śvasan) (learned)
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899) “श्वसन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1105, column 3.