तनू

See also: तन, तनु, तन्, ताना, तीन, तान, and तानि

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *tanúHs, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tanúHs, from Proto-Indo-European tenúh₂s, from *tenuh₂- (“body”). Cognate with Old Persian 𐎫𐎵𐎢𐏁 (tanūš), Avestan 𐬙𐬀𐬥𐬏 (tanū). The reflexive use is an Indo-Iranian innovation.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /tɐ.núː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ɐ.n̪uː/

Noun

तनू • (tanū́) stem, f

1. body, person, self (often used like a reflexive noun)
   • RV 10.183.2

     अपश्यं तवा मनसा दीध्यानां सवायां तनू रत्व्येनाधमानाम |

     उप मामुच्चा युवतिर्बभूयाः पर जायस्वप्रजया पुत्रकामे ||

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     I saw thee pondering in thine heart, and praying that in due time thy body might be fruitful.

     Come as a youthful woman, rise to meet me: spread in thine offspring, thou who cravest children.

   Synonyms: देह (deha), शरीर (śarīra), काय (kāya)

2. form or manifestation

Declension

Feminine ū-stem declension of तनू (tanū́)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	तनूः tanū́ḥ	तन्वौ / तनू¹ tanvaù / tanū́¹	तन्वः / तनूः¹ tanvàḥ / tanū́ḥ¹
Vocative	तनु tánu	तन्वौ / तनू¹ tánvau / tánū¹	तन्वः / तनूः¹ tánvaḥ / tánūḥ¹
Accusative	तनूम् tanū́m	तन्वौ / तनू¹ tanvaù / tanū́¹	तनूः tanū́ḥ
Instrumental	तन्वा tanvā́	तनूभ्याम् tanū́bhyām	तनूभिः tanū́bhiḥ
Dative	तन्वै tanvaí	तनूभ्याम् tanū́bhyām	तनूभ्यः tanū́bhyaḥ
Ablative	तन्वाः / तन्वै² tanvā́ḥ / tanvaí²	तनूभ्याम् tanū́bhyām	तनूभ्यः tanū́bhyaḥ
Genitive	तन्वाः / तन्वै² tanvā́ḥ / tanvaí²	तन्वोः tanvóḥ	तनूनाम् tanū́nām
Locative	तन्वाम् tanvā́m	तन्वोः tanvóḥ	तनूषु tanū́ṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• Hindi: तन (tan)