सूरन
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀽𑀭𑀡 (sūraṇa), from Sanskrit शूरण (śūraṇa).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /suː.ɾən/, [suː.ɾɐ̃n]
Noun
सूरन • (sūran) m
- elephant foot yam (Amorphophallus paeoniifolius)
- Synonyms: ओल (ol), जिमीकंद (jimīkand)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | सूरन sūran |
सूरन sūran |
| oblique | सूरन sūran |
सूरनों sūranõ |
| vocative | सूरन sūran |
सूरनो sūrano |
References
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śūraṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 729
Further reading
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सूरन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press