थाना

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀞𑀸𑀡 (ṭhāṇa), from Sanskrit स्थान (sthāna, place, station), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *stáHnam, from Proto-Indo-European stéh₂-no-m, from *steh₂- (to stand).

Doublet of स्थान (sthān), a tatsama, and of -स्तान (-stān), a Persian loanword.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t̪ʰɑː.nɑː/, [t̪ʰäː.näː]

Noun[edit]

थाना (thānām (Urdu spelling تھانہ)

  1. police station

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • English: thana