𑀕𑀸𑀡

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit गान (gāna).

Noun

𑀕𑀸𑀡 (gāṇa) n (Devanagari गाण)

1. singing, song

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀕𑀸𑀡 (neuter)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀕𑀸𑀡𑀁 (gāṇaṃ)	𑀕𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀇𑀁 (gāṇāiṃ) or 𑀕𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀇 (gāṇāi)
Accusative	𑀕𑀸𑀡𑀁 (gāṇaṃ)	𑀕𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀇𑀁 (gāṇāiṃ) or 𑀕𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀇 (gāṇāi)
Instrumental	𑀕𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀡 (gāṇeṇa) or 𑀕𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀡𑀁 (gāṇeṇaṃ)	𑀕𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀳𑀺 (gāṇehi) or 𑀕𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (gāṇehiṃ)
Dative	𑀕𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀅 (gāṇāa)	—
Ablative	𑀕𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀑 (gāṇāo) or 𑀕𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀉 (gāṇāu) or 𑀕𑀸𑀡𑀸 (gāṇā) or 𑀕𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺 (gāṇāhi) or 𑀕𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (gāṇāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀕𑀸𑀡𑀲𑁆𑀲 (gāṇassa)	𑀕𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀡 (gāṇāṇa) or 𑀕𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀡𑀁 (gāṇāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀕𑀸𑀡𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (gāṇammi) or 𑀕𑀸𑀡𑁂 (gāṇe)	𑀕𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀼 (gāṇesu) or 𑀕𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (gāṇesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀕𑀸𑀡 (gāṇa) or 𑀕𑀸𑀡𑀸 (gāṇā)	𑀕𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀇𑀁 (gāṇāiṃ) or 𑀕𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀇 (gāṇāi)

Derived terms

• *𑀕𑀸𑀡-𑀅 (*gāṇa-a)
  • Hindustani: gānā

    Hindi: गाना

    Urdu: گانا

  • Old Marathi: gāṇeṃ

    Modi script: 𑘐𑘰𑘜𑘹𑘽

    Devanagari script: गाणें

    • Marathi: गाणे (gāṇe)

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “गाण”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [Pāia-Sadda-Mahaṇṇavo; lit. Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 292.
• Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 127.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gāna”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 221