थाना

Hindi

Etymology

Derived from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀞𑀸𑀡 (ṭhāṇa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), 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

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

Noun

थाना • (thānā) m (Urdu spelling تھانہ)

1. police station

   Synonym: कोतवाली (kotvālī)

Declension

Declension of थाना (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	थाना thānā	थाने thāne
oblique	थाने thāne	थानों thānõ
vocative	थाने thāne	थानो thāno

Descendants

• → English: thana
• → Tamil: டாணா (ṭāṇā), ட்டாணா (ṭṭāṇā), தாணா (tāṇā)