संतान

See also: सुत्नु and स्तन

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit संतान (saṃtāna).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /sən.t̪ɑːn/, [sɐ̃n̪.t̪ä̃ːn]

Noun

संतान • (santān) f (Urdu spelling سنتان)

offspring, progeny

Declension

Declension of *संतान* (fem cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	संतान santān	संतानें santānẽ
oblique	संतान santān	संतानों santānõ
vocative	संतान santān	संतानो santāno

Noun

संतान • (santān) m or f by sense

a descendant, child

Declension

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Declension of *संतान* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	संतान santān	संतान santān
oblique	संतान santān	संतानों santānõ
vocative	संतान santān	संतानो santāno

Declension of *संतान* (fem cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	संतान santān	संतानें santānẽ
oblique	संतान santān	संतानों santānõ
vocative	संतान santān	संतानो santāno

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “संतान”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Etymology

From सम् (sam, “together, along with”) + तन् (tan, “to propagate, protract, perform”).

Noun

संतान • (saṃtāna) stem, m

continued succession, continuance, continuity
an uninterrupted series, continuous flow
ramification
a sinew or ligature (of an animal)
coherence, connection, transition (in recitation &c.)
a continuous train of thought

Noun

संतान • (saṃtāna) stem, m or n

continuous succession, lineage, race, family, offspring, son or daughter

Descendants

→ Hindi: संतान (santān)
→ Punjabi: ਸੰਤਾਨ (santān)
→ Telugu: సంతానము (santānamu)

References

Monier Williams (1899) “संतान”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 435,1142,1152.