मिथुन
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Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit मिथुन (mithuna).
Pronunciation
Noun
मिथुन • (mithun) n
- (astrology, sometimes masculine) the sign of the zodiac Gemini or the third arc of 30 degrees in a circle
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Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Noun
मिथुन n
- Devanagari script form of mithuna
Declension
Declension table of "मिथुन" (neuter)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
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| Nominative (first) | मिथुनं (mithunaṃ) | मिथुनानि (mithunāni) |
| Accusative (second) | मिथुनं (mithunaṃ) | मिथुनानि (mithunāni) |
| Instrumental (third) | मिथुनेन (mithunena) | मिथुनेहि (mithunehi) or मिथुनेभि (mithunebhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | मिथुनस्स (mithunassa) or मिथुनाय (mithunāya) or मिथुनत्थं (mithunatthaṃ) | मिथुनानं (mithunānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | मिथुनस्मा (mithunasmā) or मिथुनम्हा (mithunamhā) or मिथुना (mithunā) | मिथुनेहि (mithunehi) or मिथुनेभि (mithunebhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | मिथुनस्स (mithunassa) | मिथुनानं (mithunānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | मिथुनस्मिं (mithunasmiṃ) or मिथुनम्हि (mithunamhi) or मिथुने (mithune) | मिथुनेसु (mithunesu) |
| Vocative (calling) | मिथुन (mithuna) | मिथुनानि (mithunāni) |
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- মিথুন (Assamese script)
- ᬫᬶᬣᬸᬦ (Balinese script)
- মিথুন (Bengali script)
- 𑰦𑰰𑰞𑰲𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀫𑀺𑀣𑀼𑀦 (Brahmi script)
- မိထုန (Burmese script)
- મિથુન (Gujarati script)
- ਮਿਥੁਨ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌮𑌿𑌥𑍁𑌨 (Grantha script)
- ꦩꦶꦡꦸꦤ (Javanese script)
- 𑂧𑂱𑂟𑂳𑂢 (Kaithi script)
- ಮಿಥುನ (Kannada script)
- មិថុន (Khmer script)
- ມິຖຸນ (Lao script)
- മിഥുന (Malayalam script)
- ᠮᡳᡨᡠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘦𑘱𑘞𑘳𑘡 (Modi script)
- ᠮᠢᠲᠤᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧆𑧒𑦾𑧔𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐩𑐶𑐠𑐸𑐣 (Newa script)
- ମିଥୁନ (Odia script)
- ꢪꢶꢢꢸꢥ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆩𑆴𑆡𑆶𑆤 (Sharada script)
- 𑖦𑖰𑖞𑖲𑖡 (Siddham script)
- මිථුන (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩴𑩑𑩬𑩒𑩯 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚢𑚮𑚚𑚰𑚝 (Takri script)
- மிது²ந (Tamil script)
- మిథున (Telugu script)
- มิถุน (Thai script)
- མི་ཐུ་ན (Tibetan script)
- 𑒧𑒱𑒟𑒳𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨢𑨁𑨚𑨃𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- (“to exchange”) an extension of *mey- (“to exchange”). Cognate with Latin mutō whence English mutate, mutual; Latin mittō (“send”) whence English emit, mission, etc.; Proto-Slavic *mьstь (“revenge, vengeance”); English mis-, miss.
Also cf. Mitra, the Indo-Iranian god of contracts.
Pronunciation
Adjective
मिथुन • (mithuná) stem
- paired, forming a pair
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.173.2:
- अर्च॒द्वृषा॒ वृष॑भिः॒ स्वेदु॑हव्यैर्मृ॒गो नाश्नो॒ अति॒ यज्जु॑गु॒र्यात्।
प्र म॑न्द॒युर्म॒नां गू॑र्त॒ होता॒ भर॑ते॒ मर्यो॑ मिथु॒ना यज॑त्रः॥- árcadvṛ́ṣā vṛ́ṣabhiḥ svéduhavyairmṛgó nā́śno áti yájjuguryā́t.
prá mandayúrmanā́ṃ gūrta hótā bhárate máryo mithunā́ yájatraḥ. - Let the Bull sing with Bulls whose toil is worship, with a loud roar like some wild beast that hungers.
Praised God! the glad priest brings his heart's devotion; the holy youth presents twofold oblation.
- árcadvṛ́ṣā vṛ́ṣabhiḥ svéduhavyairmṛgó nā́śno áti yájjuguryā́t.
- अर्च॒द्वृषा॒ वृष॑भिः॒ स्वेदु॑हव्यैर्मृ॒गो नाश्नो॒ अति॒ यज्जु॑गु॒र्यात्।
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
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| nominative | मिथुनः (mithunáḥ) | मिथुनौ (mithunaú) मिथुना¹ (mithunā́¹) |
मिथुनाः (mithunā́ḥ) मिथुनासः¹ (mithunā́saḥ¹) |
| vocative | मिथुन (míthuna) | मिथुनौ (míthunau) मिथुना¹ (míthunā¹) |
मिथुनाः (míthunāḥ) मिथुनासः¹ (míthunāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | मिथुनम् (mithunám) | मिथुनौ (mithunaú) मिथुना¹ (mithunā́¹) |
मिथुनान् (mithunā́n) |
| instrumental | मिथुनेन (mithunéna) | मिथुनाभ्याम् (mithunā́bhyām) | मिथुनैः (mithunaíḥ) मिथुनेभिः¹ (mithunébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | मिथुनाय (mithunā́ya) | मिथुनाभ्याम् (mithunā́bhyām) | मिथुनेभ्यः (mithunébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | मिथुनात् (mithunā́t) | मिथुनाभ्याम् (mithunā́bhyām) | मिथुनेभ्यः (mithunébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | मिथुनस्य (mithunásya) | मिथुनयोः (mithunáyoḥ) | मिथुनानाम् (mithunā́nām) |
| locative | मिथुने (mithuné) | मिथुनयोः (mithunáyoḥ) | मिथुनेषु (mithunéṣu) |
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| singular | dual | plural | |
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| nominative | मिथुना (mithunā́) | मिथुने (mithuné) | मिथुनाः (mithunā́ḥ) |
| vocative | मिथुने (míthune) | मिथुने (míthune) | मिथुनाः (míthunāḥ) |
| accusative | मिथुनाम् (mithunā́m) | मिथुने (mithuné) | मिथुनाः (mithunā́ḥ) |
| instrumental | मिथुनया (mithunáyā) मिथुना¹ (mithunā́¹) |
मिथुनाभ्याम् (mithunā́bhyām) | मिथुनाभिः (mithunā́bhiḥ) |
| dative | मिथुनायै (mithunā́yai) | मिथुनाभ्याम् (mithunā́bhyām) | मिथुनाभ्यः (mithunā́bhyaḥ) |
| ablative | मिथुनायाः (mithunā́yāḥ) मिथुनायै² (mithunā́yai²) |
मिथुनाभ्याम् (mithunā́bhyām) | मिथुनाभ्यः (mithunā́bhyaḥ) |
| genitive | मिथुनायाः (mithunā́yāḥ) मिथुनायै² (mithunā́yai²) |
मिथुनयोः (mithunáyoḥ) | मिथुनानाम् (mithunā́nām) |
| locative | मिथुनायाम् (mithunā́yām) | मिथुनयोः (mithunáyoḥ) | मिथुनासु (mithunā́su) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
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| nominative | मिथुनम् (mithunám) | मिथुने (mithuné) | मिथुनानि (mithunā́ni) मिथुना¹ (mithunā́¹) |
| vocative | मिथुन (míthuna) | मिथुने (míthune) | मिथुनानि (míthunāni) मिथुना¹ (míthunā¹) |
| accusative | मिथुनम् (mithunám) | मिथुने (mithuné) | मिथुनानि (mithunā́ni) मिथुना¹ (mithunā́¹) |
| instrumental | मिथुनेन (mithunéna) | मिथुनाभ्याम् (mithunā́bhyām) | मिथुनैः (mithunaíḥ) मिथुनेभिः¹ (mithunébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | मिथुनाय (mithunā́ya) | मिथुनाभ्याम् (mithunā́bhyām) | मिथुनेभ्यः (mithunébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | मिथुनात् (mithunā́t) | मिथुनाभ्याम् (mithunā́bhyām) | मिथुनेभ्यः (mithunébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | मिथुनस्य (mithunásya) | मिथुनयोः (mithunáyoḥ) | मिथुनानाम् (mithunā́nām) |
| locative | मिथुने (mithuné) | मिथुनयोः (mithunáyoḥ) | मिथुनेषु (mithunéṣu) |
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Noun
मिथुन • (mithuná) stem, m
- a pair (male and female; but also "any couple or pair")
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.144.4:
- यमीं॒ द्वा सव॑यसा सप॒र्यतः॑ समा॒ने योना॑ मिथु॒ना समो॑कसा।
दिवा॒ न नक्तं॑ पलि॒तो युवा॑जनि पु॒रू चर॑न्न॒जरो॒ मानु॑षा यु॒गा॥- yámīṃ dvā́ sávayasā saparyátaḥ samāné yónā mithunā́ sámokasā.
dívā ná náktaṃ palitó yúvājani purū́ cárannajáro mā́nuṣā yugā́. - He whom the two co-partners with observance tend, the pair who dwell together in the same abode, by night as in the day the grey one was born young, passing untouched by elders through many an age of man.
- yámīṃ dvā́ sávayasā saparyátaḥ samāné yónā mithunā́ sámokasā.
- यमीं॒ द्वा सव॑यसा सप॒र्यतः॑ समा॒ने योना॑ मिथु॒ना समो॑कसा।
Usage notes
Usually dual. In later language, mostly n. At the end of a compound, feminine in -ā.
Declension
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| nominative | मिथुनः (mithunáḥ) | मिथुनौ (mithunaú) मिथुना¹ (mithunā́¹) |
मिथुनाः (mithunā́ḥ) मिथुनासः¹ (mithunā́saḥ¹) |
| vocative | मिथुन (míthuna) | मिथुनौ (míthunau) मिथुना¹ (míthunā¹) |
मिथुनाः (míthunāḥ) मिथुनासः¹ (míthunāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | मिथुनम् (mithunám) | मिथुनौ (mithunaú) मिथुना¹ (mithunā́¹) |
मिथुनान् (mithunā́n) |
| instrumental | मिथुनेन (mithunéna) | मिथुनाभ्याम् (mithunā́bhyām) | मिथुनैः (mithunaíḥ) मिथुनेभिः¹ (mithunébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | मिथुनाय (mithunā́ya) | मिथुनाभ्याम् (mithunā́bhyām) | मिथुनेभ्यः (mithunébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | मिथुनात् (mithunā́t) | मिथुनाभ्याम् (mithunā́bhyām) | मिथुनेभ्यः (mithunébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | मिथुनस्य (mithunásya) | मिथुनयोः (mithunáyoḥ) | मिथुनानाम् (mithunā́nām) |
| locative | मिथुने (mithuné) | मिथुनयोः (mithunáyoḥ) | मिथुनेषु (mithunéṣu) |
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Noun
मिथुन • (mithuná) stem, n
- pairing, copulation
- a pair or couple (but also "twins")
- (astrology, sometimes masculine) the sign of the zodiac Gemini or the third arc of 30 degrees in a circle
- the other part, complement or companion of anything (also applied to a kind of small statue at the entrance of a temple)
- honey and ghee
- (grammar) root compounded with a preposition
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
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| nominative | मिथुनम् (mithunám) | मिथुने (mithuné) | मिथुनानि (mithunā́ni) मिथुना¹ (mithunā́¹) |
| vocative | मिथुन (míthuna) | मिथुने (míthune) | मिथुनानि (míthunāni) मिथुना¹ (míthunā¹) |
| accusative | मिथुनम् (mithunám) | मिथुने (mithuné) | मिथुनानि (mithunā́ni) मिथुना¹ (mithunā́¹) |
| instrumental | मिथुनेन (mithunéna) | मिथुनाभ्याम् (mithunā́bhyām) | मिथुनैः (mithunaíḥ) मिथुनेभिः¹ (mithunébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | मिथुनाय (mithunā́ya) | मिथुनाभ्याम् (mithunā́bhyām) | मिथुनेभ्यः (mithunébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | मिथुनात् (mithunā́t) | मिथुनाभ्याम् (mithunā́bhyām) | मिथुनेभ्यः (mithunébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | मिथुनस्य (mithunásya) | मिथुनयोः (mithunáyoḥ) | मिथुनानाम् (mithunā́nām) |
| locative | मिथुने (mithuné) | मिथुनयोः (mithunáyoḥ) | मिथुनेषु (mithunéṣu) |
- ¹Vedic
Derived terms
- मैथुन (maithuna)
Descendants
- → Burmese: မေထုန် (mehtun)
- → English: mithuna (learned)
- → Khmer: មិថុនា (mithonaa)
- Pali: mithuna
- → Malayalam: മിഥുനം (mithunaṁ)
- Marathi: मिथुन (mithun)
- → Tamil: மிதுனம் (mituṉam)
- → Telugu: మిథునము (mithunamu)
- → Thai: เมถุน (mee-tǔn), มิถุนายน (mí-tù-naa-yon)
- → Malay: mintuna (مينتونا)
See also
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References
- Monier Williams (1899) “मिथुन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 816.
- Alexander Lubotsky, A Rgvedic Word Concordance, American Oriental Society, 1997, lemma mithuná