अनु

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See also: अनु-

Sanskrit

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hánu (“along, after”).

Alternative forms

Adverb

अनु • (ánu)

  1. after; afterwards, thereupon
  2. then, next
  3. further
  4. again

Preposition

अनु • (ánu)

  1. after
  2. along
  3. according to

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dravidian, ultimately Proto-Dravidian *āṉu, *āṇu (“man”).

Noun

अनु • (ánu) stem, m

  1. non-Aryan man
    Synonym: म्लेच्छ (mleccha)
Declension
Masculine u-stem declension of अनु
singular dual plural
nominative अनुः (ánuḥ) अनू (ánū) अनवः (ánavaḥ)
accusative अनुम् (ánum) अनू (ánū) अनून् (ánūn)
instrumental अनुना (ánunā)
अन्वा¹ (ánvā¹) 		अनुभ्याम् (ánubhyām) अनुभिः (ánubhiḥ)
dative अनवे (ánave)
अन्वे¹ (ánve¹) 		अनुभ्याम् (ánubhyām) अनुभ्यः (ánubhyaḥ)
ablative अनोः (ánoḥ)
अन्वः¹ (ánvaḥ¹) 		अनुभ्याम् (ánubhyām) अनुभ्यः (ánubhyaḥ)
genitive अनोः (ánoḥ)
अन्वः¹ (ánvaḥ¹) 		अन्वोः (ánvoḥ) अनूनाम् (ánūnām)
locative अनौ (ánau) अन्वोः (ánvoḥ) अनुषु (ánuṣu)
vocative अनो (áno) अनू (ánū) अनवः (ánavaḥ)
  • ¹Vedic
Derived terms

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “अनु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 31, column 1.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen ‎ (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 73-74
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