शुष्ण

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit शुष्ण (śuṣṇa).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʃʊʂ.ɳᵊ/, [ʃʊʃ.ɳᵊ]

Noun

शुष्ण • (śuṣṇa) m

1. sun
2. fire
3. force, power, strength
4. A demon

Declension

Declension of शुष्ण (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	शुष्ण śuṣṇa	शुष्ण śuṣṇa
oblique	शुष्ण śuṣṇa	शुष्णों śuṣṇõ
vocative	शुष्ण śuṣṇa	शुष्णो śuṣṇo

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “शुष्ण”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• শুষ্ণ (Assamese script)
• ᬰᬸᬱ᭄ᬡ (Balinese script)
• শুষ্ণ (Bengali script)
• 𑰫𑰲𑰬𑰿𑰜 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀰𑀼𑀱𑁆𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• ၐုၑ္ဏ (Burmese script)
• શુષ્ણ (Gujarati script)
• ਸ਼ੁਸ਼੍ਣ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌶𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌣 (Grantha script)
• ꦯꦸꦰ꧀ꦟ (Javanese script)
• 𑂬𑂳𑂭𑂹𑂝 (Kaithi script)
• ಶುಷ್ಣ (Kannada script)
• ឝុឞ្ណ (Khmer script)
• ຨຸຩ຺ຓ (Lao script)
• ശുഷ്ണ (Malayalam script)
• ᡧᡠᢢᢏᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘫𑘳𑘬𑘿𑘜 (Modi script)
• ᠱᠤᢔᢏᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧋𑧔𑧌𑧠𑦼 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐱𑐸𑐲𑑂𑐞 (Newa script)
• ଶୁଷ୍ଣ (Odia script)
• ꢯꢸꢰ꣄ꢠ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆯𑆶𑆰𑇀𑆟 (Sharada script)
• 𑖫𑖲𑖬𑖿𑖜 (Siddham script)
• ශුෂ‍්ණ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩿𑩒𑪀 𑪙𑩪 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚧𑚰𑚶𑚘 (Takri script)
• ஶுஷ்ண (Tamil script)
• శుష్ణ (Telugu script)
• ศุษฺณ (Thai script)
• ཤུ་ཥྞ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒬𑒳𑒭𑓂𑒝 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨮𑨃𑨯𑩇𑨘 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćúšnas.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕuʂ.ɳɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɕuʂ.ɳɐ/

Noun

शुष्ण • (śuṣṇa) stem, m (root शुष्)

1. name of a demon slain by Indra

Descendants

• → Hindi: शुष्ण (śuṣṇa) (learned)
• → Malayalam: ശുഷ്ണം (śuṣṇaṁ) (learned)
• → Odia: ଶୁଷ୍ଣ (śuṣṇa) (learned)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “śuṣṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press