सनक

Hindi

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /sə.nək/,

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit सनक (sanaká).

Proper noun

सनक • (sanak) m

one of the Four Kumaras and sons of Brahmā (the other 3 being - sanandan, sanātan, and sanatkumār)

Declension

Declension of सनक (sg-only masc cons-stem)

	singular
direct	सनक sanak
oblique	सनक sanak
vocative	सनक sanak

Etymology 2

From सनकना (sanaknā, “to go crazy”).

Noun

सनक • (sanak) f (Urdu spelling سنك)

whim, eccentricity
obsession, craze, frenzy

Declension

Declension of सनक (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सनक sanak	सनकें sanakẽ
oblique	सनक sanak	सनकों sanakõ
vocative	सनक sanak	सनको sanako

Derived terms

सनकी (sankī)

References

Bahri, Hardev (1989) “सनक”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa, Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सनक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Platts, John T. (1884) “सनक”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

সনক (Assamese script)
ᬲᬦᬓ (Balinese script)
সনক (Bengali script)
𑰭𑰡𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀲𑀦𑀓 (Brahmi script)
သနက (Burmese script)
સનક (Gujarati script)
ਸਨਕ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌸𑌨𑌕 (Grantha script)
ꦱꦤꦏ (Javanese script)
𑂮𑂢𑂍 (Kaithi script)
ಸನಕ (Kannada script)
សនក (Khmer script)
ສນກ (Lao script)
സനക (Malayalam script)
ᠰᠠᠨᠠᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘭𑘡𑘎 (Modi script)
ᠰᠠᠨᠠᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
𑧍𑧁𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
𑐳𑐣𑐎 (Newa script)
ସନକ (Odia script)
ꢱꢥꢒ (Saurashtra script)
𑆱𑆤𑆑 (Sharada script)
𑖭𑖡𑖎 (Siddham script)
සනක (Sinhalese script)
𑪁𑩯𑩜 (Soyombo script)
𑚨𑚝𑚊 (Takri script)
ஸநக (Tamil script)
సనక (Telugu script)
สนก (Thai script)
ས་ན་ཀ (Tibetan script)
𑒮𑒢𑒏 (Tirhuta script)
𑨰𑨝𑨋 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From सन (sana) +‎ -क (-ka).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /sɐ.nɐ.kɐ́/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈs̪ɐ.n̪ɐ.kɐ/

Adjective

सनक • (sanaká) stem

old, ancient, former

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of सनक (sanaká)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	सनकः sanakáḥ	सनकौ / सनका¹ sanakaú / sanakā́¹	सनकाः / सनकासः¹ sanakā́ḥ / sanakā́saḥ¹
Vocative	सनक sánaka	सनकौ / सनका¹ sánakau / sánakā¹	सनकाः / सनकासः¹ sánakāḥ / sánakāsaḥ¹
Accusative	सनकम् sanakám	सनकौ / सनका¹ sanakaú / sanakā́¹	सनकान् sanakā́n
Instrumental	सनकेन sanakéna	सनकाभ्याम् sanakā́bhyām	सनकैः / सनकेभिः¹ sanakaíḥ / sanakébhiḥ¹
Dative	सनकाय sanakā́ya	सनकाभ्याम् sanakā́bhyām	सनकेभ्यः sanakébhyaḥ
Ablative	सनकात् sanakā́t	सनकाभ्याम् sanakā́bhyām	सनकेभ्यः sanakébhyaḥ
Genitive	सनकस्य sanakásya	सनकयोः sanakáyoḥ	सनकानाम् sanakā́nām
Locative	सनके sanaké	सनकयोः sanakáyoḥ	सनकेषु sanakéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of सनका (sanakā́)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	सनका sanakā́	सनके sanaké	सनकाः sanakā́ḥ
Vocative	सनके sánake	सनके sánake	सनकाः sánakāḥ
Accusative	सनकाम् sanakā́m	सनके sanaké	सनकाः sanakā́ḥ
Instrumental	सनकया / सनका¹ sanakáyā / sanakā́¹	सनकाभ्याम् sanakā́bhyām	सनकाभिः sanakā́bhiḥ
Dative	सनकायै sanakā́yai	सनकाभ्याम् sanakā́bhyām	सनकाभ्यः sanakā́bhyaḥ
Ablative	सनकायाः / सनकायै² sanakā́yāḥ / sanakā́yai²	सनकाभ्याम् sanakā́bhyām	सनकाभ्यः sanakā́bhyaḥ
Genitive	सनकायाः / सनकायै² sanakā́yāḥ / sanakā́yai²	सनकयोः sanakáyoḥ	सनकानाम् sanakā́nām
Locative	सनकायाम् sanakā́yām	सनकयोः sanakáyoḥ	सनकासु sanakā́su
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of सनक (sanaká)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	सनकम् sanakám	सनके sanaké	सनकानि / सनका¹ sanakā́ni / sanakā́¹
Vocative	सनक sánaka	सनके sánake	सनकानि / सनका¹ sánakāni / sánakā¹
Accusative	सनकम् sanakám	सनके sanaké	सनकानि / सनका¹ sanakā́ni / sanakā́¹
Instrumental	सनकेन sanakéna	सनकाभ्याम् sanakā́bhyām	सनकैः / सनकेभिः¹ sanakaíḥ / sanakébhiḥ¹
Dative	सनकाय sanakā́ya	सनकाभ्याम् sanakā́bhyām	सनकेभ्यः sanakébhyaḥ
Ablative	सनकात् sanakā́t	सनकाभ्याम् sanakā́bhyām	सनकेभ्यः sanakébhyaḥ
Genitive	सनकस्य sanakásya	सनकयोः sanakáyoḥ	सनकानाम् sanakā́nām
Locative	सनके sanaké	सनकयोः sanakáyoḥ	सनकेषु sanakéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

Monier Williams (1899) “सनक”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1141.

सनक

Contents

Hindi

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Declension

Etymology 2

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

References

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Declension

References

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