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Ahirani
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀙𑀕𑀡 (chagaṇa), from the colloquial form of Sanskrit शकन् (śakán), the oblique base of शकृत् (śákṛt).
Noun
शेन (śen) n
- cowdung
Further reading
- डॉ॰ रमेश सीताराम सूर्यवंशी (1997) “शेन्”, in आहिराणी शब्दकोश (आहिराणी - मराठी) [Ahirani Dictionary (Ahirani - Marathi)] (in Marathi), पुणे : अक्षय प्रकाशन , →ISBN, page २८४, column 1; republished कन्नड तालुका, औरंगाबाद जिल्हा : अभ्यासिका प्रकाशन , 2013.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*chakana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 271
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*śakana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 709
Varhadi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘭𑘹𑘜 (seṇa), 𑘭𑘹𑘡 (sena), from Prakrit 𑀙𑀕𑀡 (chagaṇa), from the colloquial form of Sanskrit शकन् (śakán), the oblique base of शकृत् (śákṛt).
Noun
शेन (śen) n
- cowdung
- सकाऊनच शेन काळून कोठं झाळून काहाळा लागते. ― sakāūnac śen kāḷūn koṭha jhāḷūn kāhāḷā lāgte. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Derived terms
Further reading
- विठ्ठल वाघ [Vitthal Wagh], रावसाहेब काळे (2021) “शेन”, in वऱ्हाडी शब्दकोश [Varhadi Dictionary] (in Marathi), volume 2, एल्फिन्स्टन तांत्रिक विद्यालय इमारत, ३, महापालिका मार्ग, धोबीतलाव, मुंबई ४०० ००१ : राज्य मराठी विकास संस्था , →ISBN, page २२७, column 1.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*chakana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 271
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*śakana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 709