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Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀣𑀡 (thaṇa), from Sanskrit स्तन (stána, “breast”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ਥਣ • (thaṇ) m (Shahmukhi spelling تھن)
- udder, teat
Derived terms
- ਥਣਧਾਰੀ m (thaṇdhārī, “mammal”)
Further reading
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਥਣ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 1124.