स्तन

See also: सुत्नु and संतान

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit स्तन (stana)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /st̪ən/, [st̪ɐ̃n]

Noun

स्तन • (stan) m (Urdu spelling ستن)

2. (anatomy) breast, teat

Declension

Declension of स्तन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	स्तन stan	स्तन stan
oblique	स्तन stan	स्तनों stanõ
vocative	स्तन stan	स्तनो stano

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “स्तन”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 5337
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “स्तन”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 837
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “स्तन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 1045
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “स्तन”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 680.

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit स्तन (stana)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /st̪ən/

Noun

स्तन • (stana) m

1. breast, tit

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• স্তন (Assamese script)
• ᬲ᭄ᬢᬦ (Balinese script)
• স্তন (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰿𑰝𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑁆𑀢𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• သ္တန (Burmese script)
• સ્તન (Gujarati script)
• ਸ੍ਤਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌨 (Grantha script)
• ꦱ꧀ꦠꦤ (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑂹𑂞𑂢 (Kaithi script)
• ಸ್ತನ (Kannada script)
• ស្តន (Khmer script)
• ສ຺ຕນ (Lao script)
• സ്തന (Malayalam script)
• ᠰᢠᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘿𑘝𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᠰᢐᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑧠𑦽𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑑂𑐟𑐣 (Newa script)
• ସ୍ତନ (Odia script)
• ꢱ꣄ꢡꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑇀𑆠𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖿𑖝𑖡 (Siddham script)
• ස‍්තන (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁 𑪙𑩫𑩯 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚶𑚙𑚝 (Takri script)
• ஸ்தந (Tamil script)
• స్తన (Telugu script)
• สฺตน (Thai script)
• སྟ་ན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑓂𑒞𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑩇𑨙𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *(p)stánas, from Proto-Indo-European *pstón-o-s (“breast”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬟𐬱𐬙𐬁𐬥𐬀 (fštāna, “breast of a woman”) and Persian پستان (pestân, “breast”), Proto-Germanic *spenô (“nipple”), Ancient Greek στήνιον (stḗnion, “breast, chest”), Irish sine (“nipple”), Lithuanian spenys (“(animal) teats”) and Tocharian B päścane (“pair of breasts”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /stɐ́.nɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /s̪t̪ɐ.n̪ɐ/

Noun

स्तन॑ • (stána) stem, m

1. the female breast (either human or animal), teat, udder
   • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.164.49:

     यस्ते स्तनः शशयो यो मयोभूर्येन विश्वा पुष्यसि वार्याणि ।
     यो रत्नधा वसुविद्यः सुदत्रः सरस्वति तमिह धातवे कः ॥

     yaste stanaḥ śaśayo yo mayobhūryena viśvā puṣyasi vāryāṇi.
     yo ratnadhā vasuvidyaḥ sudatraḥ sarasvati tamiha dhātave kaḥ.

     That breast of thine exhaustless, spring of pleasure, wherewith thou feedest all things that are choicest,
     Wealth-giver, treasure finder, free bestower,—bring that, Sarasvatī, that we may drain it.

2. the nipple (of the female or the male breast)
3. a kind of pin or peg on a vessel shaped like a teat

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of स्तन॑

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	स्तनः॑ (stánaḥ)	स्तनौ॑ (stánau) स्तना॑¹ (stánā¹)	स्तनाः॑ (stánāḥ) स्तना॑सः¹ (stánāsaḥ¹)
accusative	स्तन॑म् (stánam)	स्तनौ॑ (stánau) स्तना॑¹ (stánā¹)	स्तना॑न् (stánān)
instrumental	स्तने॑न (stánena)	स्तना॑भ्याम् (stánābhyām)	स्तनैः॑ (stánaiḥ) स्तने॑भिः¹ (stánebhiḥ¹)
dative	स्तना॑य (stánāya)	स्तना॑भ्याम् (stánābhyām)	स्तने॑भ्यः (stánebhyaḥ)
ablative	स्तना॑त् (stánāt)	स्तना॑भ्याम् (stánābhyām)	स्तने॑भ्यः (stánebhyaḥ)
genitive	स्तन॑स्य (stánasya)	स्तन॑योः (stánayoḥ)	स्तना॑नाम् (stánānām)
locative	स्तने॑ (stáne)	स्तन॑योः (stánayoḥ)	स्तने॑षु (stáneṣu)
vocative	स्तन॑ (stána)	स्तनौ॑ (stánau) स्तना॑¹ (stánā¹)	स्तनाः॑ (stánāḥ) स्तना॑सः¹ (stánāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Derived terms

• सस्तन (sastana, “mammal”)

Descendants

• Dardic:
  • Kashmiri: تھَن (than)
• Pali: thana, thanaka
• Prakrit: 𑀣𑀡 (thaṇa)
  • Central:
    • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀣𑀡 (thaṇa)
      • Awadhi: थन (than)
      • Hindustani: than
        • Hindi: थन
        • Urdu: تھَن (than)
  • Eastern:
    • Magadhi Prakrit:
      • Middle Bengali: থন (thon)
      • Bihari:
        • Maithili: थन (than)
  • Northern:
    • Khasa Prakrit:
      • Central Pahari:
        • Garhwali: थण (thaṇ)
      • Eastern Pahari:
        • Nepali: थन (than)
  • Northwestern:
    • Paisaci Prakrit:
      • Takka Apabhramsa:
        • Punjabi: thaṇ, than

          Gurmukhi script: ਥਣ, ਥਨ

          Shahmukhi script: تھَݨ, تھَن

          • Lahnda: تھن (thaṇ)
      • Vracada Apabhramsa:
        • Sindhi: thaṇu

          Arabic script: ٿَڻُ (thaṇu)

          Devanagari script: थणु

          • Kachchi: થણ (thaṇ)
  • Southern:
    • Helu Prakrit:
      • Dhivehi: ތިނަ (tina)
      • Sinhalese: තනය (tanaya)

Borrowed terms

• → Hindustani: stan
  • Hindi: स्तन
  • Urdu: ستَن
• → Kannada: ಸ್ತನ (stana)
• → Marathi: स्तन (stan) (learned)
• → Telugu: స్తనము (stanamu)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “stana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 788