श्वान
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Hindi
Etymology
| PIE word |
|---|
| *ḱwṓ |
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit श्वान (śvāna).
Pronunciation
Noun
श्वान • (śvān) m (feminine श्वानी)
Declension
Declension of श्वान (masc cons-stem)
Further reading
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “श्वान”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Platts, John T. (1884) “श्वान”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “श्वान”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- শ্বান (Assamese script)
- ᬰ᭄ᬯᬵᬦ (Balinese script)
- শ্বান (Bengali script)
- 𑰫𑰿𑰪𑰯𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀰𑁆𑀯𑀸𑀦 (Brahmi script)
- ၐွာန (Burmese script)
- શ્વાન (Gujarati script)
- ਸ਼੍ਵਾਨ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌨 (Grantha script)
- ꦯ꧀ꦮꦴꦤ (Javanese script)
- 𑂬𑂹𑂫𑂰𑂢 (Kaithi script)
- ಶ್ವಾನ (Kannada script)
- ឝ្វាន (Khmer script)
- ຨ຺ວານ (Lao script)
- ശ്വാന (Malayalam script)
- ᡧᠣᠸᠠ᠊ᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘫𑘿𑘪𑘰𑘡 (Modi script)
- ᠱᢦᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧋𑧠𑧊𑧑𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐱𑑂𑐰𑐵𑐣 (Newa script)
- ଶ୍ଵାନ (Odia script)
- ꢯ꣄ꢮꢵꢥ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆯𑇀𑆮𑆳𑆤 (Sharada script)
- 𑖫𑖿𑖪𑖯𑖡 (Siddham script)
- ශ්වාන (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩿 𑪙𑩾𑩛𑩯 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚧𑚶𑚦𑚭𑚝 (Takri script)
- ஶ்வாந (Tamil script)
- శ్వాన (Telugu script)
- ศฺวาน (Thai script)
- ཤྭཱ་ན (Tibetan script)
- 𑒬𑓂𑒫𑒰𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨮𑩇𑨭𑨊𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Vṛddhi derivative of श्वन् (śván); see there for more.
Pronunciation
Noun
श्वान • (śvāna) stem, m (feminine श्वानी)
- a dog
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:श्वान
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of श्वान (śvāna) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | श्वानः śvānaḥ |
श्वानौ / श्वाना¹ śvānau / śvānā¹ |
श्वानाः / श्वानासः¹ śvānāḥ / śvānāsaḥ¹ |
| Vocative | श्वान śvāna |
श्वानौ / श्वाना¹ śvānau / śvānā¹ |
श्वानाः / श्वानासः¹ śvānāḥ / śvānāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | श्वानम् śvānam |
श्वानौ / श्वाना¹ śvānau / śvānā¹ |
श्वानान् śvānān |
| Instrumental | श्वानेन śvānena |
श्वानाभ्याम् śvānābhyām |
श्वानैः / श्वानेभिः¹ śvānaiḥ / śvānebhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | श्वानाय śvānāya |
श्वानाभ्याम् śvānābhyām |
श्वानेभ्यः śvānebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | श्वानात् śvānāt |
श्वानाभ्याम् śvānābhyām |
श्वानेभ्यः śvānebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | श्वानस्य śvānasya |
श्वानयोः śvānayoḥ |
श्वानानाम् śvānānām |
| Locative | श्वाने śvāne |
श्वानयोः śvānayoḥ |
श्वानेषु śvāneṣu |
| Notes |
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Descendants
Adjective
श्वान • (śvāna) stem
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of श्वान (śvāna) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | श्वानः śvānaḥ |
श्वानौ / श्वाना¹ śvānau / śvānā¹ |
श्वानाः / श्वानासः¹ śvānāḥ / śvānāsaḥ¹ |
| Vocative | श्वान śvāna |
श्वानौ / श्वाना¹ śvānau / śvānā¹ |
श्वानाः / श्वानासः¹ śvānāḥ / śvānāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | श्वानम् śvānam |
श्वानौ / श्वाना¹ śvānau / śvānā¹ |
श्वानान् śvānān |
| Instrumental | श्वानेन śvānena |
श्वानाभ्याम् śvānābhyām |
श्वानैः / श्वानेभिः¹ śvānaiḥ / śvānebhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | श्वानाय śvānāya |
श्वानाभ्याम् śvānābhyām |
श्वानेभ्यः śvānebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | श्वानात् śvānāt |
श्वानाभ्याम् śvānābhyām |
श्वानेभ्यः śvānebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | श्वानस्य śvānasya |
श्वानयोः śvānayoḥ |
श्वानानाम् śvānānām |
| Locative | श्वाने śvāne |
श्वानयोः śvānayoḥ |
श्वानेषु śvāneṣu |
| Notes |
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| Feminine ī-stem declension of श्वानी (śvānī) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | श्वानी śvānī |
श्वान्यौ / श्वानी¹ śvānyau / śvānī¹ |
श्वान्यः / श्वानीः¹ śvānyaḥ / śvānīḥ¹ |
| Vocative | श्वानि śvāni |
श्वान्यौ / श्वानी¹ śvānyau / śvānī¹ |
श्वान्यः / श्वानीः¹ śvānyaḥ / śvānīḥ¹ |
| Accusative | श्वानीम् śvānīm |
श्वान्यौ / श्वानी¹ śvānyau / śvānī¹ |
श्वानीः śvānīḥ |
| Instrumental | श्वान्या śvānyā |
श्वानीभ्याम् śvānībhyām |
श्वानीभिः śvānībhiḥ |
| Dative | श्वान्यै śvānyai |
श्वानीभ्याम् śvānībhyām |
श्वानीभ्यः śvānībhyaḥ |
| Ablative | श्वान्याः / श्वान्यै² śvānyāḥ / śvānyai² |
श्वानीभ्याम् śvānībhyām |
श्वानीभ्यः śvānībhyaḥ |
| Genitive | श्वान्याः / श्वान्यै² śvānyāḥ / śvānyai² |
श्वान्योः śvānyoḥ |
श्वानीनाम् śvānīnām |
| Locative | श्वान्याम् śvānyām |
श्वान्योः śvānyoḥ |
श्वानीषु śvānīṣu |
| Notes |
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| Neuter a-stem declension of श्वान (śvāna) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | श्वानम् śvānam |
श्वाने śvāne |
श्वानानि / श्वाना¹ śvānāni / śvānā¹ |
| Vocative | श्वान śvāna |
श्वाने śvāne |
श्वानानि / श्वाना¹ śvānāni / śvānā¹ |
| Accusative | श्वानम् śvānam |
श्वाने śvāne |
श्वानानि / श्वाना¹ śvānāni / śvānā¹ |
| Instrumental | श्वानेन śvānena |
श्वानाभ्याम् śvānābhyām |
श्वानैः / श्वानेभिः¹ śvānaiḥ / śvānebhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | श्वानाय śvānāya |
श्वानाभ्याम् śvānābhyām |
श्वानेभ्यः śvānebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | श्वानात् śvānāt |
श्वानाभ्याम् śvānābhyām |
श्वानेभ्यः śvānebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | श्वानस्य śvānasya |
श्वानयोः śvānayoḥ |
श्वानानाम् śvānānām |
| Locative | श्वाने śvāne |
श्वानयोः śvānayoḥ |
श्वानेषु śvāneṣu |
| Notes |
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Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899) “श्वान”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1105, column 2.
- Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “śvāna”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “श्वान”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
- Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “श्वान”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press