𑀥𑁂𑀡𑀼
Prakrit
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)-
Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰa(H)inúš
Sanskrit धेनु (dhenu)
Prakrit 𑀥𑁂𑀡𑀼 (dheṇu)
Inherited from Sanskrit धेनु (dhenú). Cognate with Pali धेनु (dhenu).
Noun
𑀥𑁂𑀡𑀼 (dheṇu) f (Devanagari धेणु, Kannada ಧೇಣು) (attested in Māhārāṣṭrī)
Declension
| Maharastri declension of 𑀥𑁂𑀡𑀼 (feminine) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | 𑀥𑁂𑀡𑀽 (dheṇū) | 𑀥𑁂𑀡𑀽𑀑 (dheṇūo) or 𑀥𑁂𑀡𑀽 (dheṇū) |
| Accusative | 𑀥𑁂𑀡𑀼𑀁 (dheṇuṃ) | 𑀥𑁂𑀡𑀽𑀑 (dheṇūo) or 𑀥𑁂𑀡𑀽 (dheṇū) |
| Instrumental | 𑀥𑁂𑀡𑀽𑀏 (dheṇūe) | 𑀥𑁂𑀡𑀽𑀳𑀺 (dheṇūhi) or 𑀥𑁂𑀡𑀽𑀳𑀺𑀁 (dheṇūhiṃ) |
| Dative | — | — |
| Ablative | 𑀥𑁂𑀡𑀽𑀑 (dheṇūo) | 𑀥𑁂𑀡𑀽𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (dheṇūhiṃto) |
| Genitive | 𑀥𑁂𑀡𑀽𑀏 (dheṇūe) | 𑀥𑁂𑀡𑀽𑀡 (dheṇūṇa) or 𑀥𑁂𑀡𑀽𑀡𑀁 (dheṇūṇaṃ) |
| Locative | 𑀥𑁂𑀡𑀽𑀏 (dheṇūe) | 𑀥𑁂𑀡𑀽𑀲𑀼 (dheṇūsu) or 𑀥𑁂𑀡𑀽𑀲𑀼𑀁 (dheṇūsuṃ) |
| Vocative | 𑀥𑁂𑀡𑀼 (dheṇu) or 𑀥𑁂𑀡𑀽 (dheṇū) | 𑀥𑁂𑀡𑀽𑀑 (dheṇūo) or 𑀥𑁂𑀡𑀽 (dheṇū) |
Descendants
- Assamese: ধেনু (dhenu)
- Bengali: ধেনু (dhenu)
- Hindustani:
- Hindi: ढेन (ḍhen), धेनू (dhenū)
- Urdu: ڈھین (ḍhen), دھینو (dhenū)
- Maithili: धेन (dhēn)
- Odia: ଧଣୁଆ (dhaṇuā), ଢଣୁଆ (ḍhaṇuā)
- Punjabi: ਧੇਣ (dheṇ), ਧੇਣਵਾਂ (dheṇvā̃), ਧੀਣਵਾਂ (dhīṇvā̃), ਧਿਉਣਾ (dhiuṇā)
References
- Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 272
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dhēnú”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press