𑀯𑀸𑀫𑀡

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit वामन (vāmaná). Cognate with Pali vāmana.

Adjective

𑀯𑀸𑀫𑀡 (vāmaṇa) (Devanagari वामण)

  1. small, dwarfish

Proper noun

𑀯𑀸𑀫𑀡 (vāmaṇa) m (Devanagari वामण)

  1. (Hinduism) Vāmana (the fifth avatar of Viṣṇu)

Noun

𑀯𑀸𑀫𑀡 (vāmaṇa) m (Devanagari वामण) (Khasa, Sauraseni)

  1. a dwarf

Declension
Sauraseni declension of 𑀯𑀸𑀫𑀡 (masculine)
singular plural
Nominative 𑀯𑀸𑀫𑀡𑁄 (vāmaṇo) 𑀯𑀸𑀫𑀡𑀸 (vāmaṇā)
Accusative 𑀯𑀸𑀫𑀡𑀁 (vāmaṇaṃ) 𑀯𑀸𑀫𑀡𑁂 (vāmaṇe)
Instrumental 𑀯𑀸𑀫𑀡𑁂𑀡 (vāmaṇeṇa) 𑀯𑀸𑀫𑀡𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (vāmaṇehiṃ)
Dative — —
Ablative 𑀯𑀸𑀫𑀡𑀸𑀤𑁄 (vāmaṇādo) —
Genitive 𑀯𑀸𑀫𑀡𑀲𑁆𑀲 (vāmaṇassa) 𑀯𑀸𑀫𑀡𑀸𑀡𑀁 (vāmaṇāṇaṃ)
Locative 𑀯𑀸𑀫𑀡𑁂 (vāmaṇe) 𑀯𑀸𑀫𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀼 (vāmaṇesu) or 𑀯𑀸𑀫𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (vāmaṇesuṃ)
Vocative 𑀯𑀸𑀫𑀡 (vāmaṇa) 𑀯𑀸𑀫𑀡𑀸 (vāmaṇā)

Descendants
  • Hindustani:
    Hindi: बौना (baunā)
    Urdu: بونا (baunā)
  • Nepali: बाउन्ने (bāunne)

Further reading
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vāmaná”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  • Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “वामण”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [Pāia-Sadda-Mahaṇṇavo; lit. Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
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