𑀲𑀡

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit शण (śaṇa).

Noun

𑀲𑀡 (saṇam (Devanagari सण)

  1. hemp

Descendants

  • Central:
    • Hindustani: san, sanī
      • Hindi: सन, सनी
      • Urdu: سَن, سَنِی
  • Eastern:
  • Northern:
    • Kumaoni: सण् (saṇ)
    • Nepali: सन् (san)
  • Northwestern:
    • Punjabi: saṇ
      Gurmukhi script: ਸਣ
      Shahmukhi script: سن
    • Sindhi: siṇī
      Arabic script: سِڻِي
      Devanagari script: सिणी
  • Southern:
    • Marathi: सण (saṇ)
    • Sinhalese: සන (sana), හණ (haṇa)
  • Western:
    • Gujarati: સણ (saṇ)

References

  • Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “सण”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “saṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press