𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡
Prakrit
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Inherited from Sanskrit वर्ण (várṇa). Cognate with Pali vaṇṇa.
Noun
𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡 (vaṇṇa) m (Devanagari वण्ण)
Declension
| Maharastri declension of 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡 (masculine) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁄 (vaṇṇo) | 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸 (vaṇṇā) |
| Accusative | 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀁 (vaṇṇaṃ) | 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁂 (vaṇṇe) or 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸 (vaṇṇā) |
| Instrumental | 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁂𑀡 (vaṇṇeṇa) or 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁂𑀡𑀁 (vaṇṇeṇaṃ) | 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁂𑀳𑀺 (vaṇṇehi) or 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (vaṇṇehiṃ) |
| Dative | 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸𑀅 (vaṇṇāa) | — |
| Ablative | 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸𑀑 (vaṇṇāo) or 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸𑀉 (vaṇṇāu) or 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸 (vaṇṇā) or 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺 (vaṇṇāhi) or 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (vaṇṇāhiṃto) | — |
| Genitive | 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀲𑁆𑀲 (vaṇṇassa) | 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸𑀡 (vaṇṇāṇa) or 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸𑀡𑀁 (vaṇṇāṇaṃ) |
| Locative | 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (vaṇṇammi) or 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁂 (vaṇṇe) | 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀼 (vaṇṇesu) or 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (vaṇṇesuṃ) |
| Vocative | 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡 (vaṇṇa) or 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸 (vaṇṇā) | 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸 (vaṇṇā) |
Descendants
- Gujarati: વાન (vān)
- Hindi: बान (bān)
- Old Marathi: 𑘪𑘰𑘜 (vāṇa), 𑘪𑘰𑘜𑘹𑘽 (vāṇeṃ), 𑘪𑘰𑘡 (vāna)
- Marathi: वाण (vāṇ)
- → Tamil: வண்ணம் (vaṇṇam) (or from Pali)
- → Telugu: వన్నె (vanne)
- → Kannada: ಬಣ್ಣ (baṇṇa)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “várṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- E.B. Cowell (1868) The Prákṛit Prakáśa[1], London: Trübner & Co., page 201