शेण

See also: शाणा

Konkani

Etymology

From Prakrit छगण (chagaṇa), inherited from the colloquial form of Sanskrit शकन् (śakán), the oblique base of शकृत् (śákṛt); see there for further etymology.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɛːɳ/

Noun

शेण • (śeṇ) (Latin script xenn, Kannada script ಶೇಣ್)

1. dung, especially cowdung

Marathi

Etymology

Compare Old Marathi 𑘫𑘹𑘜𑘲 (śeṇī), Maharastri Prakrit 𑀙𑀕𑀡 (chagaṇa), Sanskrit छगण (chagaṇa), Gujarati છાણ (chāṇ), Sindhi ڇيڻُ / छेणु, ڇيڻو / छेणो.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɕeɳ/

Noun

शेण • (śeṇ) n

1. cowdung, muck

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “शेण”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “शेण”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “शेण”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*chakana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*śakana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press