थान

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀣𑀸𑀡 (thāṇa), from Sanskrit स्थान (sthāna), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *stáHnam, from Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂-no-m, from *steh₂- (“to stand”). Doublet of स्थान (sthān). Related to ठानना (ṭhānnā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t̪ʰɑːn/, [t̪ʰä̃ːn]

Noun

थान • (thān) m (Urdu spelling تھان)

1. place, locality, site
2. abode
3. stable, stall, manger
4. breed (of animals), stock
5. piece, bolt (of cloth)
6. (reg) unit, item

Declension

Declension of थान (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	थान thān	थान thān
oblique	थान thān	थानों thānõ
vocative	थान thān	थानो thāno

Related terms

• थाना (thānā)
• थानी (thānī, “householder”)
• थानक (thānak)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “थान”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sthā́na”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Garhwali

Etymology

From Sanskrit स्थान (sthāna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tʰɑn]

Noun

थान (thān)

1. place

Konkani

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tʰɑːn]

Noun

थान • (thān) (Latin script than, Kannada script ಥಾನ್)

1. (anatomy) breast

   Synonyms: स्तन (stan), मोमे (mome)

References

• Pushpak Bhattacharyya (2017) IndoWordNet‎^[1]