नंदन

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नन्दन (nandana).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /nən.d̪ən/, [nɐ̃n̪.d̪ɐ̃n]

Adjective

नंदन • (nandan) (indeclinable)

1. gladdening, delighting, pleasing

Noun

नंदन • (nandan) m

1. son

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:पुत्र

   यशोदा मैया अपने छोटे नंदन को पालने में झुला रही थीं।

   yaśodā maiyā apne choṭe nandan ko pālne mẽ jhulā rahī thī̃.

   Mother Yashoda was rocking her little son in the cradle.

Declension

Declension of नंदन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	नंदन nandan	नंदन nandan
oblique	नंदन nandan	नंदनों nandanõ
vocative	नंदन nandan	नंदनो nandano

Proper noun

नंदन • (nandan) m

1. (Hinduism) the garden of Lord Indra in Svarga
2. a male given name, Nandana and Nandan, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of नंदन (sg-only masc cons-stem)

	singular
direct	नंदन nandan
oblique	नंदन nandan
vocative	नंदन nandan

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “नंदन”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 2499
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “नंदन”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 346
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “नंदन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 538