कानन

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

Borrowed from Dravidian, ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *kā. Compare Tamil கான் (kāṉ).

Pronunciation

Noun

कानन • (kānana) stem, n

  1. forest, grove

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of कानन
singular dual plural
nominative काननम् (kānanam) कानने (kānane) काननानि (kānanāni)
कानना¹ (kānanā¹)
accusative काननम् (kānanam) कानने (kānane) काननानि (kānanāni)
कानना¹ (kānanā¹)
instrumental काननेन (kānanena) काननाभ्याम् (kānanābhyām) काननैः (kānanaiḥ)
काननेभिः¹ (kānanebhiḥ¹)
dative काननाय (kānanāya) काननाभ्याम् (kānanābhyām) काननेभ्यः (kānanebhyaḥ)
ablative काननात् (kānanāt) काननाभ्याम् (kānanābhyām) काननेभ्यः (kānanebhyaḥ)
genitive काननस्य (kānanasya) काननयोः (kānanayoḥ) काननानाम् (kānanānām)
locative कानने (kānane) काननयोः (kānanayoḥ) काननेषु (kānaneṣu)
vocative कानन (kānana) कानने (kānane) काननानि (kānanāni)
कानना¹ (kānanā¹)
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) “kānana-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen ‎ (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 84

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