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ऊन

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Hindi

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Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /uːn/, [ũːn]

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀉𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸 (uṇṇā), from Sanskrit ऊर्णा (ū́rṇā), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hwŕ̥HnaH, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ (wool). Doublet of ऊर्णा (ūrṇā), a tatsama.

Noun

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ऊन (ūnm (Urdu spelling اون)

  1. wool
Declension
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Declension of ऊन (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct ऊन
ūn
ऊन
ūn
oblique ऊन
ūn
ऊनों
ūnõ
vocative ऊन
ūn
ऊनो
ūno
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀊𑀡 (ūṇa), from Sanskrit ऊन (ūná, less, deficient), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HuHnás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁uh₂nós. Related to ऊना (ūnā).

Adjective

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ऊन (ūn)

  1. (obsolete) deficient, defective, less, minus
    Synonym: कम (kam)
  2. (obsolete, figurative) displeased, disaffected
Derived terms
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  • (ऊनवाचक, diminutive)

References

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Marathi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Marathi उन्ह (unha), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀉𑀡𑁆𑀳 (uṇha), from Sanskrit उष्ण (uṣṇá).

Adjective

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ऊन (ūn)

  1. warm, hot

Sanskrit

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Alternative scripts

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-Iranian *HuHnás (empty, deficient), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁uh₂-nó-s, from *h₁weh₂-. Cognate with Avestan 𐬏𐬥𐬀 (ūna), Latin vānus, Proto-Germanic *wanaz.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ऊन (ūná) stem (comparative उनीयस्, superlative उनिष्ठ)

  1. deficient, wanting, lacking, less than the right number
  2. minus, fewer, smaller, inferior
  3. defective

Declension

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Masculine a-stem declension of ऊन
singular dual plural
nominative ऊनः (ūnáḥ) ऊनौ (ūnaú)
ऊना¹ (ūnā́¹)
ऊनाः (ūnā́ḥ)
ऊनासः¹ (ūnā́saḥ¹)
accusative ऊनम् (ūnám) ऊनौ (ūnaú)
ऊना¹ (ūnā́¹)
ऊनान् (ūnā́n)
instrumental ऊनेन (ūnéna) ऊनाभ्याम् (ūnā́bhyām) ऊनैः (ūnaíḥ)
ऊनेभिः¹ (ūnébhiḥ¹)
dative ऊनाय (ūnā́ya) ऊनाभ्याम् (ūnā́bhyām) ऊनेभ्यः (ūnébhyaḥ)
ablative ऊनात् (ūnā́t) ऊनाभ्याम् (ūnā́bhyām) ऊनेभ्यः (ūnébhyaḥ)
genitive ऊनस्य (ūnásya) ऊनयोः (ūnáyoḥ) ऊनानाम् (ūnā́nām)
locative ऊने (ūné) ऊनयोः (ūnáyoḥ) ऊनेषु (ūnéṣu)
vocative ऊन (ū́na) ऊनौ (ū́nau)
ऊना¹ (ū́nā¹)
ऊनाः (ū́nāḥ)
ऊनासः¹ (ū́nāsaḥ¹)
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Feminine ā-stem declension of ऊना
singular dual plural
nominative ऊना (ūnā́) ऊने (ūné) ऊनाः (ūnā́ḥ)
accusative ऊनाम् (ūnā́m) ऊने (ūné) ऊनाः (ūnā́ḥ)
instrumental ऊनया (ūnáyā)
ऊना¹ (ūnā́¹)
ऊनाभ्याम् (ūnā́bhyām) ऊनाभिः (ūnā́bhiḥ)
dative ऊनायै (ūnā́yai) ऊनाभ्याम् (ūnā́bhyām) ऊनाभ्यः (ūnā́bhyaḥ)
ablative ऊनायाः (ūnā́yāḥ)
ऊनायै² (ūnā́yai²)
ऊनाभ्याम् (ūnā́bhyām) ऊनाभ्यः (ūnā́bhyaḥ)
genitive ऊनायाः (ūnā́yāḥ)
ऊनायै² (ūnā́yai²)
ऊनयोः (ūnáyoḥ) ऊनानाम् (ūnā́nām)
locative ऊनायाम् (ūnā́yām) ऊनयोः (ūnáyoḥ) ऊनासु (ūnā́su)
vocative ऊने (ū́ne) ऊने (ū́ne) ऊनाः (ū́nāḥ)
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  • ²Brāhmaṇas
Neuter a-stem declension of ऊन
singular dual plural
nominative ऊनम् (ūnám) ऊने (ūné) ऊनानि (ūnā́ni)
ऊना¹ (ūnā́¹)
accusative ऊनम् (ūnám) ऊने (ūné) ऊनानि (ūnā́ni)
ऊना¹ (ūnā́¹)
instrumental ऊनेन (ūnéna) ऊनाभ्याम् (ūnā́bhyām) ऊनैः (ūnaíḥ)
ऊनेभिः¹ (ūnébhiḥ¹)
dative ऊनाय (ūnā́ya) ऊनाभ्याम् (ūnā́bhyām) ऊनेभ्यः (ūnébhyaḥ)
ablative ऊनात् (ūnā́t) ऊनाभ्याम् (ūnā́bhyām) ऊनेभ्यः (ūnébhyaḥ)
genitive ऊनस्य (ūnásya) ऊनयोः (ūnáyoḥ) ऊनानाम् (ūnā́nām)
locative ऊने (ūné) ऊनयोः (ūnáyoḥ) ऊनेषु (ūnéṣu)
vocative ऊन (ū́na) ऊने (ū́ne) ऊनानि (ū́nāni)
ऊना¹ (ū́nā¹)
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Descendants

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  • Helu Prakrit:
  • Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀊𑀡 (ūṇa)
    • Bengali: ঊন (un, less)
    • Odia: ଊଣା (uṇā, less, lacking)
  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀊𑀡 (ūṇa)
  • Paisaci Prakrit:
  • Pali: ūna
  • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀊𑀡 (ūṇa)
    • Hindi: ऊना (ūnā, less; lacking, incomplete)

References

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  • Monier Williams (1899) “ऊन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 221/2.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 241