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Konkani
Etymology
From Prakrit छगण (chagaṇa), inherited from the colloquial form of Sanskrit शकन् (śakán), the oblique base of शकृत् (śákṛt); see there for further etymology.
Pronunciation
Noun
शेण • (śeṇ) (Latin script xenn, Kannada script ಶೇಣ್)
- dung, especially cowdung
Marathi
Etymology
Compare Old Marathi 𑘫𑘹𑘜𑘲 (śeṇī), Maharastri Prakrit 𑀙𑀕𑀡 (chagaṇa), Sanskrit छगण (chagaṇa), Gujarati છાણ (chāṇ), Sindhi ڇيڻُ / छेणु, ڇيڻو / छेणो.
Pronunciation
Noun
शेण • (śeṇ) n
- cowdung, muck
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “शेण”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “शेण”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “शेण”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*chakana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*śakana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press