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Hindi
Etymology Borrowed from Sanskrit मौन ( mauná ) .
Pronunciation
Noun मौन • (maun ) m Urdu spelling مون
silence , taciturnity
Synonym: ख़ामोशी ( xāmośī ) उसने इस छुट्टी के लिए मौन -व्रत ले लिया। usne is chuṭṭī ke lie maun -vrat le liyā. For this holiday, he has taken a vow of silence .
Declension
Declension of मौन (masc cons-stem )
singular
plural
direct
मौन maun
मौन maun
oblique
मौन maun
मौनों maunõ
vocative
मौन maun
मौनो mauno
Adjective मौन • (maun ) (indeclinable Urdu spelling مون
silent , speechless
Synonym: ख़ामोश ( xāmoś ) मौन रहो! अध्यापक बात कर रहा है।maun raho! adhyāpak bāt kar rahā hai.Keep silent ! The teacher is speaking.
References Bahri, Hardev (1989 ) “मौन Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary Platts, John T. (1884 ) “मौन A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English , London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Marathi
Etymology Borrowed from Sanskrit मौन ( mauná ) .
Noun मौन • (maun ) n
silence , refraining from speech
Adjective मौन • (maun )
silent
Derived terms मौन राखणे ( maun rākhṇe , “ to refrain from speech ” )
References Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983 ) “मौन A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary , New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies Molesworth, James Thomas (1857 ) “मौन A dictionary, Marathi and English , Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts Alternative scripts
মৌন ( Assamese script ) ᬫᭁᬦ ( Balinese script ) মৌন ( Bengali script ) 𑰦𑰻𑰡 ( Bhaiksuki script ) 𑀫𑁅𑀦 ( Brahmi script ) မော်န ( Burmese script ) મૌન ( Gujarati script ) ਮੌਨ ( Gurmukhi script ) 𑌮𑍌𑌨 ( Grantha script ) ꦩꦻꦴꦤ ( Javanese script ) 𑂧𑂸𑂢 ( Kaithi script ) ಮೌನ ( Kannada script ) មៅន ( Khmer script ) ເມົານ ( Lao script ) മൗന ( Malayalam script ) ᠮᠣᠣᠨᠠ ( Manchu script ) 𑘦𑘼𑘡 ( Modi script ) ᠮᠣᠧᠸᠠᠨᠠ᠋ ( Mongolian script ) 𑧆𑧝𑧁 ( Nandinagari script ) 𑐩𑑁𑐣 ( Newa script ) ମୌନ ( Odia script ) ꢪꣃꢥ ( Saurashtra script ) 𑆩𑆿𑆤 ( Sharada script ) 𑖦𑖻𑖡 ( Siddham script ) මෞන ( Sinhalese script ) 𑩴𑩘𑩯 ( Soyombo script ) 𑚢𑚵𑚝 ( Takri script ) மௌந ( Tamil script ) మౌన ( Telugu script ) เมาน ( Thai script ) མཽ་ན ( Tibetan script ) 𑒧𑒾𑒢 ( Tirhuta script ) 𑨢𑨈𑨝 ( Zanabazar Square script )
Etymology Vṛddhi derivative of मुनि ( muni ) .
Pronunciation
Noun मौन • (mauná ) stem , n
silence , taciturnity
मौनं स्वीकृति लक्षणम्।maunaṃ svīkṛti lakṣaṇam.Silence is (half) consent.the unblooming state
the office or position of a holy sage
Inflection
Derived terms
Descendants → Bengali: মৌন ( mōun ) → Gujarati: મૌન ( maun ) → Hindi: मौन ( maun ) → Kashmiri: मोन् ( mōn ) → Malayalam: മൌനം ( maunaṁ ) → Marathi: मौन ( maun ) → Punjabi: ਮੌਨ ( maun ) → Tamil: மௌனம் ( mauṉam ) → Telugu: మౌనము ( maunamu ) → Urdu: مون ( maun )
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