प्रसन्न

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रसन्न (prasanna).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pɾə.sənn/, [pɾɐ.sɐ̃n(ː)]

Adjective

प्रसन्न • (prasann) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling پرسنن)

1. pleased, happy, glad

   नौकर ने स्वामी को प्रसन्न कर दिया।

   naukar ne svāmī ko prasann kar diyā.

   The servant pleased the master.

Synonyms

• ख़ुश (xuś)

References

• Platts, John T. (1884) “प्रसन्न”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit प्रसन्न (prasanna). First attested as Old Marathi 𑘢𑘿𑘨𑘫𑘡 (praśana, “happy, pleased”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾə.sən.nə/
• Rhymes: -ə
• Hyphenation: प्र‧सन्‧न

Adjective

प्रसन्न • (prasanna)

1. pleased, happy, delighted

   Synonyms: आनंदी (ānandī), खुश (khuś), प्रफुल्ल (praphulla)

2. to be in a pleasant mood

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “प्रसन्न”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “प्रशन”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• প্ৰসন্ন (Assamese script)
• ᬧ᭄ᬭᬲᬦ᭄ᬦ (Balinese script)
• প্রসন্ন (Bengali script)
• 𑰢𑰿𑰨𑰭𑰡𑰿𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀲𑀦𑁆𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• ပြသန္န (Burmese script)
• પ્રસન્ન (Gujarati script)
• ਪ੍ਰਸਨ੍ਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌨𑍍𑌨 (Grantha script)
• ꦥꦿꦱꦤ꧀ꦤ (Javanese script)
• 𑂣𑂹𑂩𑂮𑂢𑂹𑂢 (Kaithi script)
• ಪ್ರಸನ್ನ (Kannada script)
• ប្រសន្ន (Khmer script)
• ປ຺ຣສນ຺ນ (Lao script)
• പ്രസന്ന (Malayalam script)
• ᢒᡵᠠᠰ᠌ᠠᠨᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘢𑘿𑘨𑘭𑘡𑘿𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᢒᠷᠠᠰᠠᠨᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧂𑧠𑧈𑧍𑧁𑧠𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐥𑑂𑐬𑐳𑐣𑑂𑐣 (Newa script)
• ପ୍ରସନ୍ନ (Odia script)
• ꢦ꣄ꢬꢱꢥ꣄ꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆥𑇀𑆫𑆱𑆤𑇀𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖢𑖿𑖨𑖭𑖡𑖿𑖡 (Siddham script)
• ප්‍රසන‍්න (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩰 𑪙𑩼𑪁𑩯 𑪙𑩯 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚞𑚶𑚤𑚨𑚝𑚶𑚝 (Takri script)
• ப்ரஸந்ந (Tamil script)
• ప్రసన్న (Telugu script)
• ปฺรสนฺน (Thai script)
• པྲ་ས་ནྣ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒣𑓂𑒩𑒮𑒢𑓂𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨞𑩇𑨫𑨰𑨝𑩇𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Compound of प्रसद् (prasad, “to become satisfied”) +‎ न (na).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /pɾɐ.sɐn.nɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /pɾɐ.s̪ɐn̪.n̪ɐ/

Adjective

प्रसन्न • (prasanna)

1. happy, cheerful
2. kindly disposed towards
3. lucid, perspicuous
4. showing favour

Noun

प्रसन्न • (prasanna) stem, m

1. good humour, complacence
2. spirituous liquor made of rice

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of प्रसन्न
Nom. sg.	प्रसन्नः (prasannaḥ)
Gen. sg.	प्रसन्नस्य (prasannasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	प्रसन्नः (prasannaḥ)	प्रसन्नौ (prasannau)	प्रसन्नाः (prasannāḥ)
Accusative	प्रसन्नम् (prasannam)	प्रसन्नौ (prasannau)	प्रसन्नान् (prasannān)
Instrumental	प्रसन्नेन (prasannena)	प्रसन्नाभ्याम् (prasannābhyām)	प्रसन्नैः (prasannaiḥ)
Dative	प्रसन्नाय (prasannāya)	प्रसन्नाभ्याम् (prasannābhyām)	प्रसन्नेभ्यः (prasannebhyaḥ)
Ablative	प्रसन्नात् (prasannāt)	प्रसन्नाभ्याम् (prasannābhyām)	प्रसन्नेभ्यः (prasannebhyaḥ)
Genitive	प्रसन्नस्य (prasannasya)	प्रसन्नयोः (prasannayoḥ)	प्रसन्नानाम् (prasannānām)
Locative	प्रसन्ने (prasanne)	प्रसन्नयोः (prasannayoḥ)	प्रसन्नेषु (prasanneṣu)
Vocative	प्रसन्न (prasanna)	प्रसन्नौ (prasannau)	प्रसन्नाः (prasannāḥ)

Descendants

• → Gujarati: પ્રસન્ન (prasanna)
• → Hindi: प्रसन्न (prasann)
• → Kannada: ಪ್ರಸನ್ನ (prasanna)
• → Malayalam: പ്രസന്ന (prasanna)
• → Marathi: प्रसन्न (prasanna)
• → Telugu: ప్రసన్నము (prasannamu)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “प्रसन्न”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0696.