𑀯𑀸𑀫𑀡

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Prakrit

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit वामन (vāmaná). Cognate with Pali vāmana.

Adjective

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𑀯𑀸𑀫𑀡 (vāmaṇa) (Devanagari वामण)

  1. small, dwarfish

Proper noun

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𑀯𑀸𑀫𑀡 (vāmaṇa) m (Devanagari वामण)

  1. (Hinduism) Vāmana (the fifth avatar of Viṣṇu)

Noun

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𑀯𑀸𑀫𑀡 (vāmaṇa) m (Devanagari वामण)

  1. a dwarf

Descendants

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  • Hindustani:
    Hindi: बौना (baunā)
    Urdu: بونا (baunā)
  • Nepali: बाउन्ने (bāunne)

Further reading

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  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vāmaná”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  • Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “वामण”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [Pāia-Sadda-Mahaṇṇavo; lit. Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
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