Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
तन. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
तन, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
तन in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
तन you have here. The definition of the word
तन will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
तन, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀢𑀡𑀽 (taṇū), from Sanskrit तनू (tanū́), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tanúHs, from Proto-Indo-European *tenúh₂s, from *tenuh₂- (“body”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬙𐬀𐬥𐬎 (tanu).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t̪ən/,
Noun
तन • (tan) m (Urdu spelling تن)
- body, self
- Synonyms: शरीर (śarīr), बदन (badan), देह (deh)
उसके तन पर गुदड़ी तक नहीं है।- uske tan par gudṛī tak nahī̃ hai.
- He has not a rag on his body.
Declension
Declension of तन (masc cons-stem)
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| direct
|
तन
tan
|
तन
tan
|
| oblique
|
तन
tan
|
तनों
tanõ
|
| vocative
|
तन
tan
|
तनो
tano
|
Derived terms
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “तन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “तन”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- তন (Assamese script)
- ᬢᬦ (Balinese script)
- তন (Bengali script)
- 𑰝𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀢𑀦 (Brahmi script)
- တန (Burmese script)
- તન (Gujarati script)
- ਤਨ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌤𑌨 (Grantha script)
- ꦠꦤ (Javanese script)
- 𑂞𑂢 (Kaithi script)
- ತನ (Kannada script)
- តន (Khmer script)
- ຕນ (Lao script)
- തന (Malayalam script)
- ᢠᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘝𑘡 (Modi script)
- ᢐᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦽𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐟𑐣 (Newa script)
- ତନ (Odia script)
- ꢡꢥ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆠𑆤 (Sharada script)
- 𑖝𑖡 (Siddham script)
- තන (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩫𑩯 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚙𑚝 (Takri script)
- தந (Tamil script)
- తన (Telugu script)
- ตน (Thai script)
- ཏ་ན (Tibetan script)
- 𑒞𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨙𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Noun
तन • (tána) stem, n
- offspring, posterity
Declension
References