ओदन

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit ओदन (odaná).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /oː.d̪ən/, [oː.d̪ɐ̃n]

Noun

ओदन • (odan) m

1. (rare, formal) boiled rice

Declension

Declension of ओदन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ओदन odan	ओदन odan
oblique	ओदन odan	ओदनों odanõ
vocative	ओदन odan	ओदनो odano

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “ओदन”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “ओदन”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ओदन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• odana (Latin script)
• 𑀑𑀤𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• ওদন (Bengali script)
• ඔදන (Sinhalese script)
• ဩဒန or ဢေႃၻၼ (Burmese script)
• โอทน or โอทะนะ (Thai script)
• ᩋᩰᨴᨶ (Tai Tham script)
• ໂອທນ or ໂອທະນະ (Lao script)
• ឲទន (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄮𑄘𑄚 (Chakma script)

Noun

ओदन n or m

1. Devanagari script form of odana (“cooked rice”)

Declension

Declension table of "ओदन" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	ओदनं (odanaṃ)	ओदनानि (odanāni)
Accusative (second)	ओदनं (odanaṃ)	ओदनानि (odanāni)
Instrumental (third)	ओदनेन (odanena)	ओदनेहि (odanehi) or ओदनेभि (odanebhi)
Dative (fourth)	ओदनस्स (odanassa) or ओदनाय (odanāya) or ओदनत्थं (odanatthaṃ)	ओदनानं (odanānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	ओदनस्मा (odanasmā) or ओदनम्हा (odanamhā) or ओदना (odanā)	ओदनेहि (odanehi) or ओदनेभि (odanebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	ओदनस्स (odanassa)	ओदनानं (odanānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	ओदनस्मिं (odanasmiṃ) or ओदनम्हि (odanamhi) or ओदने (odane)	ओदनेसु (odanesu)
Vocative (calling)	ओदन (odana)	ओदनानि (odanāni)

Declension table of "ओदन" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	ओदनो (odano)	ओदना (odanā)
Accusative (second)	ओदनं (odanaṃ)	ओदने (odane)
Instrumental (third)	ओदनेन (odanena)	ओदनेहि (odanehi) or ओदनेभि (odanebhi)
Dative (fourth)	ओदनस्स (odanassa) or ओदनाय (odanāya) or ओदनत्थं (odanatthaṃ)	ओदनानं (odanānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	ओदनस्मा (odanasmā) or ओदनम्हा (odanamhā) or ओदना (odanā)	ओदनेहि (odanehi) or ओदनेभि (odanebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	ओदनस्स (odanassa)	ओदनानं (odanānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	ओदनस्मिं (odanasmiṃ) or ओदनम्हि (odanamhi) or ओदने (odane)	ओदनेसु (odanesu)
Vocative (calling)	ओदन (odana)	ओदना (odanā)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ওদন (Assamese script)
• ᬑᬤᬦ (Balinese script)
• ওদন (Bengali script)
• 𑰌𑰟𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀑𑀤𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• ဩဒန (Burmese script)
• ઓદન (Gujarati script)
• ਓਦਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌓𑌦𑌨 (Grantha script)
• ꦎꦢꦤ (Javanese script)
• 𑂋𑂠𑂢 (Kaithi script)
• ಓದನ (Kannada script)
• ឱទន (Khmer script)
• ໂອທນ (Lao script)
• ഓദന (Malayalam script)
• ᠣᡩᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘌𑘟𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᠣᠸᠠᢑᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦬𑦿𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐌𑐡𑐣 (Newa script)
• ଓଦନ (Odia script)
• ꢐꢣꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆏𑆢𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖌𑖟𑖡 (Siddham script)
• ඔදන (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩕𑩭𑩯 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚈𑚛𑚝 (Takri script)
• ஓத³ந (Tamil script)
• ఓదన (Telugu script)
• โอทน (Thai script)
• ཨོ་ད་ན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒍𑒠𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨆𑨛𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From उद् (ud, “to moisten, wet, bathe; to spring or flow out”, root) +‎ -अन (-ana).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐw.dɐ.nɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈoː.d̪ɐ.n̪ɐ/

Noun

ओदन • (odaná) stem, m or n

1. grain mashed and cooked with milk; porridge; boiled rice; any pap or pulpy substance

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of ओदन (odaná)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ओदनः odanáḥ	ओदनौ / ओदना¹ odanaú / odanā́¹	ओदनाः / ओदनासः¹ odanā́ḥ / odanā́saḥ¹
Vocative	ओदन ódana	ओदनौ / ओदना¹ ódanau / ódanā¹	ओदनाः / ओदनासः¹ ódanāḥ / ódanāsaḥ¹
Accusative	ओदनम् odanám	ओदनौ / ओदना¹ odanaú / odanā́¹	ओदनान् odanā́n
Instrumental	ओदनेन odanéna	ओदनाभ्याम् odanā́bhyām	ओदनैः / ओदनेभिः¹ odanaíḥ / odanébhiḥ¹
Dative	ओदनाय odanā́ya	ओदनाभ्याम् odanā́bhyām	ओदनेभ्यः odanébhyaḥ
Ablative	ओदनात् odanā́t	ओदनाभ्याम् odanā́bhyām	ओदनेभ्यः odanébhyaḥ
Genitive	ओदनस्य odanásya	ओदनयोः odanáyoḥ	ओदनानाम् odanā́nām
Locative	ओदने odané	ओदनयोः odanáyoḥ	ओदनेषु odanéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Neuter a-stem declension of ओदन (odaná)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ओदनम् odanám	ओदने odané	ओदनानि / ओदना¹ odanā́ni / odanā́¹
Vocative	ओदन ódana	ओदने ódane	ओदनानि / ओदना¹ ódanāni / ódanā¹
Accusative	ओदनम् odanám	ओदने odané	ओदनानि / ओदना¹ odanā́ni / odanā́¹
Instrumental	ओदनेन odanéna	ओदनाभ्याम् odanā́bhyām	ओदनैः / ओदनेभिः¹ odanaíḥ / odanébhiḥ¹
Dative	ओदनाय odanā́ya	ओदनाभ्याम् odanā́bhyām	ओदनेभ्यः odanébhyaḥ
Ablative	ओदनात् odanā́t	ओदनाभ्याम् odanā́bhyām	ओदनेभ्यः odanébhyaḥ
Genitive	ओदनस्य odanásya	ओदनयोः odanáyoḥ	ओदनानाम् odanā́nām
Locative	ओदने odané	ओदनयोः odanáyoḥ	ओदनेषु odanéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Pali: odana
• Prakrit: 𑀑𑀤𑀡 (odaṇa), 𑀑𑀬𑀡 (oyaṇa)
• → Tamil: ஓதனம் (ōtaṉam)
• → Middle Bengali: উদন (udon) (semi-learned)
• → Bengali: ওদন (ōdon) (learned)
• → Hindustani: (learned)

  Hindi: ओदन (odan)

• → Malayalam: ഓദനം (ōdanaṁ) (learned)
• → Marathi: ओदन (odan) (learned)
• → Odia: ଓଦନ (odana) (learned)
• → Sinhalese: ඕදන (ōdana) (learned)
• → Telugu: ఓదనము (ōdanamu) (learned)

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) “ओदन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 235.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ōdaná”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press