थन

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀣𑀡 (thaṇa), from Sanskrit स्तन (stána, “bosom”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *(p)stánas, from Proto-Indo-European *pstón-o-s (“breast”). Doublet of स्तन (stan).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /t̪ʰən/, [t̪ʰɐ̃n]

Noun

थन • (than) m (Urdu spelling تھن)

1. an udder (of an animal), teat

Declension

Declension of थन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	थन than	थन than
oblique	थन than	थनों thanõ
vocative	थन than	थनो thano

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• thana (Latin script)
• 𑀣𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• থন (Bengali script)
• ථන (Sinhalese script)
• ထန or ထၼ (Burmese script)
• ถน or ถะนะ (Thai script)
• ᨳᨶ (Tai Tham script)
• ຖນ or ຖະນະ (Lao script)
• ថន (Khmer script)
• 𑄗𑄚 (Chakma script)

Noun

थन m

1. Devanagari script form of thana