तन

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

Hindi

Etymology

From , from Sanskrit तनू (tanū́), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tanúHs, from Proto-Indo-European *tenúh₂s, from *tenuh₂- (“body”). Cognate with Persian تن (tan).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t̪ən/, [t̪ɐ̃n]

Noun

तन • (tan) m (Urdu spelling تن)

1. body, self

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   उसके तन पर गुदड़ी तक नहीं है।

   uske tan par gudṛī tak nahī̃ hai.

   He has not a rag on his body.

   Synonyms: शरीर (śarīr), बदन (badan), देह (deh)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “तन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “तन”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.