शिश्न
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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit शिश्न (śiśná).
Pronunciation
Noun
शिश्न • (śiśna) m (Urdu spelling ششن)
Declension
Declension of शिश्न (masc cons-stem)
See also
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- শিশ্ন (Assamese script)
- ᬰᬶᬰ᭄ᬦ (Balinese script)
- শিশ্ন (Bengali script)
- 𑰫𑰰𑰫𑰿𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀰𑀺𑀰𑁆𑀦 (Brahmi script)
- ၐိၐ္န (Burmese script)
- શિશ્ન (Gujarati script)
- ਸ਼ਿਸ਼੍ਨ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌶𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌨 (Grantha script)
- ꦯꦶꦯ꧀ꦤ (Javanese script)
- 𑂬𑂱𑂬𑂹𑂢 (Kaithi script)
- ಶಿಶ್ನ (Kannada script)
- ឝិឝ្ន (Khmer script)
- ຨິຨ຺ນ (Lao script)
- ശിശ്ന (Malayalam script)
- ᡧᡳᡧᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘫𑘱𑘫𑘿𑘡 (Modi script)
- ᠱᠢᠱᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧋𑧒𑧋𑧠𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐱𑐶𑐱𑑂𑐣 (Newa script)
- ଶିଶ୍ନ (Odia script)
- ꢯꢶꢯ꣄ꢥ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆯𑆴𑆯𑇀𑆤 (Sharada script)
- 𑖫𑖰𑖫𑖿𑖡 (Siddham script)
- ශිශ්න (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩿𑩑𑩿 𑪙𑩯 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚧𑚮𑚧𑚶𑚝 (Takri script)
- ஶிஶ்ந (Tamil script)
- శిశ్న (Telugu script)
- ศิศฺน (Thai script)
- ཤི་ཤྣ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒬𑒱𑒬𑓂𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨮𑨁𑨮𑩇𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Reduplication of the root श्नथ् (śnath, “to pierce”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćnatʰ- (“to strike, to pierce”). Related to Avestan 𐬯𐬥𐬀𐬚𐬆𐬧𐬙𐬌 (snaθəṇti, “to strike”).
Pronunciation
Noun
शिश्न • (śiśná) stem, m or n
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of शिश्न (śiśná) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | शिश्नः śiśnáḥ |
शिश्नौ / शिश्ना¹ śiśnaú / śiśnā́¹ |
शिश्नाः / शिश्नासः¹ śiśnā́ḥ / śiśnā́saḥ¹ |
| Vocative | शिश्न śíśna |
शिश्नौ / शिश्ना¹ śíśnau / śíśnā¹ |
शिश्नाः / शिश्नासः¹ śíśnāḥ / śíśnāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | शिश्नम् śiśnám |
शिश्नौ / शिश्ना¹ śiśnaú / śiśnā́¹ |
शिश्नान् śiśnā́n |
| Instrumental | शिश्नेन śiśnéna |
शिश्नाभ्याम् śiśnā́bhyām |
शिश्नैः / शिश्नेभिः¹ śiśnaíḥ / śiśnébhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | शिश्नाय śiśnā́ya |
शिश्नाभ्याम् śiśnā́bhyām |
शिश्नेभ्यः śiśnébhyaḥ |
| Ablative | शिश्नात् śiśnā́t |
शिश्नाभ्याम् śiśnā́bhyām |
शिश्नेभ्यः śiśnébhyaḥ |
| Genitive | शिश्नस्य śiśnásya |
शिश्नयोः śiśnáyoḥ |
शिश्नानाम् śiśnā́nām |
| Locative | शिश्ने śiśné |
शिश्नयोः śiśnáyoḥ |
शिश्नेषु śiśnéṣu |
| Notes |
| ||
| Neuter a-stem declension of शिश्न (śiśná) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | शिश्नम् śiśnám |
शिश्ने śiśné |
शिश्नानि / शिश्ना¹ śiśnā́ni / śiśnā́¹ |
| Vocative | शिश्न śíśna |
शिश्ने śíśne |
शिश्नानि / शिश्ना¹ śíśnāni / śíśnā¹ |
| Accusative | शिश्नम् śiśnám |
शिश्ने śiśné |
शिश्नानि / शिश्ना¹ śiśnā́ni / śiśnā́¹ |
| Instrumental | शिश्नेन śiśnéna |
शिश्नाभ्याम् śiśnā́bhyām |
शिश्नैः / शिश्नेभिः¹ śiśnaíḥ / śiśnébhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | शिश्नाय śiśnā́ya |
शिश्नाभ्याम् śiśnā́bhyām |
शिश्नेभ्यः śiśnébhyaḥ |
| Ablative | शिश्नात् śiśnā́t |
शिश्नाभ्याम् śiśnā́bhyām |
शिश्नेभ्यः śiśnébhyaḥ |
| Genitive | शिश्नस्य śiśnásya |
शिश्नयोः śiśnáyoḥ |
शिश्नानाम् śiśnā́nām |
| Locative | शिश्ने śiśné |
शिश्नयोः śiśnáyoḥ |
शिश्नेषु śiśnéṣu |
| Notes |
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Descendants
- → Bengali: শিশ্ন (śiśno)
- → Hindi: शिश्न (śiśna)
- → Gujarati: શિશ્ન (śiśna)
- → Kannada: ಶಿಶ್ನ (śiśna)
- → Telugu: శిశ్నము (śiśnamu)
- → Malayalam: ശിശ്നം (śiśnaṁ)
- → Urdu: ششن (śiśna)
Further reading
- Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “śiśna”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.