रसना

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Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɾəs.nɑː/,
  • Rhymes: -əsnɑː
  • Hyphenation: रस‧ना

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit रसना (rasanā).

Noun

रसना (rasnāf

  1. tongue
    Synonyms: जीभ (jībh), ज़बान (zabān)
Declension

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit रसति (rasati).

Verb

रसना (rasnā) (intransitive)

  1. to drip; flow slowly
  2. (dialectal) to relish, savour, enjoy
    • c. 1500, Surdas, Sursagar 42:
      किते दिन हरि सुमिरन बिनु खोए।
      पर निंदा रसना के रस करि केतिक जनम बिगोए॥
      kite din hari sumiran binu khoe.
      par nindā rasnā ke ras kari ketik janam bigoe.
      • Translation by Rupert Snell
        I’ve lost so many days paying Hari no heed,
        Relishing sweet slurs on my fellows in life after wasted life.
Conjugation

Further reading

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *Hres- (to shout, speak; voice, speech, language) + *-neh₂. Compare Gothic 𐍂𐌰𐌶𐌳𐌰 (razda), Old English reord. Related to आरस (ārasa), आरसति (ārasati), रसति (rásati, to cry out, call out to, shout, scream, roar).

Noun

रसना (rasanā) stemf

  1. tongue
    Synonym: जिह्वा (jihvā)

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of रसना
singular dual plural
nominative रसना (rasanā) रसने (rasane) रसनाः (rasanāḥ)
vocative रसने (rasane) रसने (rasane) रसनाः (rasanāḥ)
accusative रसनाम् (rasanām) रसने (rasane) रसनाः (rasanāḥ)
instrumental रसनया (rasanayā)
रसना¹ (rasanā¹)
रसनाभ्याम् (rasanābhyām) रसनाभिः (rasanābhiḥ)
dative रसनायै (rasanāyai) रसनाभ्याम् (rasanābhyām) रसनाभ्यः (rasanābhyaḥ)
ablative रसनायाः (rasanāyāḥ)
रसनायै² (rasanāyai²)
रसनाभ्याम् (rasanābhyām) रसनाभ्यः (rasanābhyaḥ)
genitive रसनायाः (rasanāyāḥ)
रसनायै² (rasanāyai²)
रसनयोः (rasanayoḥ) रसनानाम् (rasanānām)
locative रसनायाम् (rasanāyām) रसनयोः (rasanayoḥ) रसनासु (rasanāsu)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas