लोचन

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Awadhi

Etymology

From Sanskrit लोचन (locana).

Noun

लोचन (locanm

  1. eye

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit लोचन (locana).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /loː.t͡ʃən/,

Noun

लोचन (locanm

  1. eye
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:आँख

References

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit लोचन (locana).

Noun

लोचन (locann (literary)(poetic)

  1. (anatomy) eye

Declension

Declension of लोचन (neut cons-stem)
direct
singular
लोचन
locan
direct
plural
लोचने, लोचनं
locane, locna
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
लोचन
locan
लोचने, लोचनं
locane, locna
oblique
सामान्यरूप
लोचना
locanā
लोचनां-
locanān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
लोचनाला
locanālā
लोचनांना
locanānnā
ergative लोचनाने, लोचनानं
locanāne, locanāna
लोचनांनी
locanānnī
instrumental लोचनाशी
locanāśī
लोचनांशी
locanānśī
locative
सप्तमी
लोचनात
locanāt
लोचनांत
locanāt
vocative
संबोधन
लोचना
locanā
लोचनांनो
locanānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of लोचन (neut cons-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म
feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म
neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म
oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular*
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता
लोचनाचा
locanāċā
लोचनाचे
locanāċe
लोचनाची
locanācī
लोचनाच्या
locanācā
लोचनाचे, लोचनाचं
locanāċe, locanāċa
लोचनाची
locanācī
लोचनाच्या
locanācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
लोचनांचा
locanānċā
लोचनांचे
locanānċe
लोचनांची
locanāñcī
लोचनांच्या
locanāncā
लोचनांचे, लोचनांचं
locanānċe, locanānċa
लोचनांची
locanāñcī
लोचनांच्या
locanāñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (to see). Cognate with Welsh llygad. The Sanskrit root is लोच् (loc).

Pronunciation

Adjective

लोचन (locana) stem

  1. illuminating, brightening

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of लोचन
Nom. sg. लोचनः (locanaḥ)
Gen. sg. लोचनस्य (locanasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative लोचनः (locanaḥ) लोचनौ (locanau) लोचनाः (locanāḥ)
Vocative लोचन (locana) लोचनौ (locanau) लोचनाः (locanāḥ)
Accusative लोचनम् (locanam) लोचनौ (locanau) लोचनान् (locanān)
Instrumental लोचनेन (locanena) लोचनाभ्याम् (locanābhyām) लोचनैः (locanaiḥ)
Dative लोचनाय (locanāya) लोचनाभ्याम् (locanābhyām) लोचनेभ्यः (locanebhyaḥ)
Ablative लोचनात् (locanāt) लोचनाभ्याम् (locanābhyām) लोचनेभ्यः (locanebhyaḥ)
Genitive लोचनस्य (locanasya) लोचनयोः (locanayoḥ) लोचनानाम् (locanānām)
Locative लोचने (locane) लोचनयोः (locanayoḥ) लोचनेषु (locaneṣu)
Feminine ā-stem declension of लोचन
Nom. sg. लोचना (locanā)
Gen. sg. लोचनायाः (locanāyāḥ)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative लोचना (locanā) लोचने (locane) लोचनाः (locanāḥ)
Vocative लोचने (locane) लोचने (locane) लोचनाः (locanāḥ)
Accusative लोचनाम् (locanām) लोचने (locane) लोचनाः (locanāḥ)
Instrumental लोचनया (locanayā) लोचनाभ्याम् (locanābhyām) लोचनाभिः (locanābhiḥ)
Dative लोचनायै (locanāyai) लोचनाभ्याम् (locanābhyām) लोचनाभ्यः (locanābhyaḥ)
Ablative लोचनायाः (locanāyāḥ) लोचनाभ्याम् (locanābhyām) लोचनाभ्यः (locanābhyaḥ)
Genitive लोचनायाः (locanāyāḥ) लोचनयोः (locanayoḥ) लोचनानाम् (locanānām)
Locative लोचनायाम् (locanāyām) लोचनयोः (locanayoḥ) लोचनासु (locanāsu)
Neuter a-stem declension of लोचन
Nom. sg. लोचनम् (locanam)
Gen. sg. लोचनस्य (locanasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative लोचनम् (locanam) लोचने (locane) लोचनानि (locanāni)
Vocative लोचन (locana) लोचने (locane) लोचनानि (locanāni)
Accusative लोचनम् (locanam) लोचने (locane) लोचनानि (locanāni)
Instrumental लोचनेन (locanena) लोचनाभ्याम् (locanābhyām) लोचनैः (locanaiḥ)
Dative लोचनाय (locanāya) लोचनाभ्याम् (locanābhyām) लोचनेभ्यः (locanebhyaḥ)
Ablative लोचनात् (locanāt) लोचनाभ्याम् (locanābhyām) लोचनेभ्यः (locanebhyaḥ)
Genitive लोचनस्य (locanasya) लोचनयोः (locanayoḥ) लोचनानाम् (locanānām)
Locative लोचने (locane) लोचनयोः (locanayoḥ) लोचनेषु (locaneṣu)

Noun

लोचन (locana) stemn

  1. (anatomy) "organ of sight", the eye
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:अक्षि

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of लोचन
Nom. sg. लोचनम् (locanam)
Gen. sg. लोचनस्य (locanasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative लोचनम् (locanam) लोचने (locane) लोचनानि (locanāni)
Vocative लोचन (locana) लोचने (locane) लोचनानि (locanāni)
Accusative लोचनम् (locanam) लोचने (locane) लोचनानि (locanāni)
Instrumental लोचनेन (locanena) लोचनाभ्याम् (locanābhyām) लोचनैः (locanaiḥ)
Dative लोचनाय (locanāya) लोचनाभ्याम् (locanābhyām) लोचनेभ्यः (locanebhyaḥ)
Ablative लोचनात् (locanāt) लोचनाभ्याम् (locanābhyām) लोचनेभ्यः (locanebhyaḥ)
Genitive लोचनस्य (locanasya) लोचनयोः (locanayoḥ) लोचनानाम् (locanānām)
Locative लोचने (locane) लोचनयोः (locanayoḥ) लोचनेषु (locaneṣu)

Descendants

  • Bengali: লোচন (lōcon)
  • Odia: ଲୋଚନ (lōcånå)

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “लोचन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 907/3.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1976) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎ (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 114
  • Apte, Macdonell (2022) “लोचन”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]