तनु
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[edit] Sanskrit
[edit] Etymology 1
From Proto-Indo-European *ténh₂us (“‘thin’”). Cognates include Latin tenuis, Ancient Greek τανυ- (tanu) and Old English þynne (English thin).
[edit] Adjective
तनु (tanú)
- thin, slender, attenuated, emaciated, small, little, minute, delicate, fine
- (said of a speech or hymn) accomplished (in metre)
[edit] Declension
Masculine u-stem declension of तनु
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | तनुः (tanuḥ) | तनू (tanū) | तनवः (tanavaḥ) |
| Vocative | तनो (tano) | तनू (tanū) | तनवः (tanavaḥ) |
| Accusative | तनुम् (tanum) | तनू (tanū) | तनून् (tanūn) |
| Instrumental | तनुना (tanunā) | तनुभ्याम् (tanubhyām) | तनुभिः (tanubhiḥ) |
| Dative | तनवे (tanave) | तनुभ्याम् (tanubhyām) | तनुभ्यः (tanubhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | तनोः (tanoḥ) | तनुभ्याम् (tanubhyām) | तनुभ्यः (tanubhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | तनोः (tanoḥ) | तन्वोः (tanvoḥ) | तनूनाम् (tanūnām) |
| Locative | तनौ (tanau) | तन्वोः (tanvoḥ) | तनुषु (tanuṣu) |
Feminine ī-stem declension of तनु
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | तनुवी (tanuvī) | तनुव्यौ (tanuvyau) | तनुव्यः (tanuvyaḥ) |
| Vocative | तनुवि (tanuvi) | तनुव्यौ (tanuvyau) | तनुव्यः (tanuvyaḥ) |
| Accusative | तनुवीम् (tanuvīm) | तनुव्यौ (tanuvyau) | तनुवीः (tanuvīḥ) |
| Instrumental | तनुव्या (tanuvyā) | तनुवीभ्याम् (tanuvībhyām) | तनुवीभिः (tanuvībhiḥ) |
| Dative | तनुव्यै (tanuvyai) | तनुवीभ्याम् (tanuvībhyām) | तनुवीभ्यः (tanuvībhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | तनुव्याः (tanuvyāḥ) | तनुवीभ्याम् (tanuvībhyām) | तनुवीभ्यः (tanuvībhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | तनुव्याः (tanuvyāḥ) | तनुव्योः (tanuvyoḥ) | तनुवीनाम् (tanuvīnām) |
| Locative | तनुव्याम् (tanuvyām) | तनुव्योः (tanuvyoḥ) | तनुवीषु (tanuvīṣu) |
Neuter u-stem declension of तनु
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | तनु (tanu) | तनुनी (tanunī) | तनूनि (tanūni) |
| Vocative | तनु (tanu) | तनुनी (tanunī) | तनूनि (tanūni) |
| Accusative | तनु (tanu) | तनुनी (tanunī) | तनूनि (tanūni) |
| Instrumental | तनुना (tanunā) | तनुभ्याम् (tanubhyām) | तनुभिः (tanubhiḥ) |
| Dative | तनुने (tanune) | तनुभ्याम् (tanubhyām) | तनुभ्यः (tanubhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | तनुनः (tanunaḥ) | तनुभ्याम् (tanubhyām) | तनुभ्यः (tanubhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | तनुनः (tanunaḥ) | तनुनोः (tanunoḥ) | तनूनाम् (tanūnām) |
| Locative | तनुनि (tanuni) | तनुनोः (tanunoḥ) | तनुषु (tanuṣu) |
[edit] Etymology 2
Variety of तनू (tanū́) < Proto-Indo-European *tenuh₂- (“‘body’”).
[edit] Noun
तनुस् (tanús) f. and m.
- the body, person, self
- (at the end of a compound) the body, person, self
- स्वका तनु (svakā tanu) — one's own person
- इयं तनुर् मम (iyaṃ tanur mama) — this my self. i.e. I myself here
- tanuṃ-√tyaj or tanuṃ-√hā — to give up one's life
[edit] Noun
तनु (tanú) m.
- form or manifestation
- the skin
- = तनुगृह (tanu-gṛha)
- Desmodium gangeticum
- Balanites roxburghii
- a metre of 4 24 syllables
[edit] Declension
Masculine u-stem declension of तनु
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | तनुः (tanuḥ) | तनू (tanū) | तनवः (tanavaḥ) |
| Vocative | तनो (tano) | तनू (tanū) | तनवः (tanavaḥ) |
| Accusative | तनुम् (tanum) | तनू (tanū) | तनून् (tanūn) |
| Instrumental | तनुना (tanunā) | तनुभ्याम् (tanubhyām) | तनुभिः (tanubhiḥ) |
| Dative | तनवे (tanave) | तनुभ्याम् (tanubhyām) | तनुभ्यः (tanubhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | तनोः (tanoḥ) | तनुभ्याम् (tanubhyām) | तनुभ्यः (tanubhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | तनोः (tanoḥ) | तन्वोः (tanvoḥ) | तनूनाम् (tanūnām) |
| Locative | तनौ (tanau) | तन्वोः (tanvoḥ) | तनुषु (tanuṣu) |
[edit] Proper noun
तनु (Tanú) m.
