समान

From Sanskrit समान (samāna).

• IPA^(key):

समान • (samān) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling سمان)

1. similar
2. equal
3. identical, alike

Borrowed from Sanskrit समान (samāna).

• IPA^(key): /sə.man/

समान • (samān)

1. similar

   Synonym: सारखे (sārkhe)

2. equivalent, equal

   Synonym: तुल्य (tulya)

3. identical, alike
4. analogical

   Synonym: सादृश्य (sādŕśya)

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “समान”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /sɐ.mɑː.nɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /s̪ɐˈmɑː.n̪ɐ/

समान • (samāna) stem, m

1. one of the five vital airs (that which circulates about the navel and is essential to digestion; personified as a son of Sādhya)

From स- (sa-, “same”) +‎ मान (māna, “measure”).

समान • (samāna)

1. same, identical, alike, common, equal
2. similar, uniform, moderate
3. holding the middle between two extremes
4. having the same place or organ of utterance
5. having the same measure

• → Hindi: समान (samān)
• → Kannada: ಸಮಾನ (samāna)
• → Marathi: समान (samān)
• → Tamil: சமமான (camamāṉa)
• → Telugu: సమానము (samānamu)

• Monier Williams (1899) “समान”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1154/2.
• Monier Williams (1899) “समान”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1160/1.
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 704-705