धेनु
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *dʰa(H)inúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰa(H)inúš, a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suckle, nurse”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬉𐬥𐬎 (daēnu).
Pronunciation
Adjective
धेनु • (dhenú)
Noun
धेनु • (dhenú) stem, f
- a milk cow or any cow
- any offering or present to Brahmans instead or in the shape of a cow
- (figuratively) the earth
Declension
Feminine u-stem declension of धेनु (dhenú) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | धेनुः dhenúḥ |
धेनू dhenū́ |
धेनवः dhenávaḥ |
Vocative | धेनो dhéno |
धेनू dhénū |
धेनवः dhénavaḥ |
Accusative | धेनुम् dhenúm |
धेनू dhenū́ |
धेनूः dhenū́ḥ |
Instrumental | धेन्वा dhenvā́ |
धेनुभ्याम् dhenúbhyām |
धेनुभिः dhenúbhiḥ |
Dative | धेनवे / धेन्वै¹ dhenáve / dhenvaí¹ |
धेनुभ्याम् dhenúbhyām |
धेनुभ्यः dhenúbhyaḥ |
Ablative | धेनोः / धेन्वाः¹ / धेन्वै² dhenóḥ / dhenvā́ḥ¹ / dhenvaí² |
धेनुभ्याम् dhenúbhyām |
धेनुभ्यः dhenúbhyaḥ |
Genitive | धेनोः / धेन्वाः¹ / धेन्वै² dhenóḥ / dhenvā́ḥ¹ / dhenvaí² |
धेन्वोः dhenvóḥ |
धेनूनाम् dhenūnā́m |
Locative | धेनौ / धेन्वाम्¹ dhenaú / dhenvā́m¹ |
धेन्वोः dhenvóḥ |
धेनुषु dhenúṣu |
Notes |
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Categories:
- Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan
- Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-Aryan
- Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation
- Sanskrit lemmas
- Sanskrit adjectives
- Sanskrit nouns
- Sanskrit nouns in Devanagari script
- Sanskrit feminine nouns
- Sanskrit u-stem nouns