लशुन

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

रसोन (rasona), रसोनक (rasonaka)

Alternative scripts

লশুন (Assamese script)
ᬮᬰᬸᬦ (Balinese script)
লশুন (Bengali script)
𑰩𑰫𑰲𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀮𑀰𑀼𑀦 (Brahmi script)
လၐုန (Burmese script)
લશુન (Gujarati script)
ਲਸ਼ੁਨ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌲𑌶𑍁𑌨 (Grantha script)
ꦭꦯꦸꦤ (Javanese script)
𑂪𑂬𑂳𑂢 (Kaithi script)
ಲಶುನ (Kannada script)
លឝុន (Khmer script)
ລຨຸນ (Lao script)
ലശുന (Malayalam script)
ᠯᠠᡧᡠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘩𑘫𑘳𑘡 (Modi script)
ᠯᠠᠱᠤᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑧉𑧋𑧔𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
𑐮𑐱𑐸𑐣 (Newa script)
ଲଶୁନ (Odia script)
ꢭꢯꢸꢥ (Saurashtra script)
𑆬𑆯𑆶𑆤 (Sharada script)
𑖩𑖫𑖲𑖡 (Siddham script)
ලශුන (Sinhalese script)
𑩽𑩿𑩒𑩯 (Soyombo script)
𑚥𑚧𑚰𑚝 (Takri script)
லஶுந (Tamil script)
లశున (Telugu script)
ลศุน (Thai script)
ལ་ཤུ་ན (Tibetan script)
𑒪𑒬𑒳𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
𑨬𑨮𑨃𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

A Kulturwort of unclear origin; the pre-form is reconstructed by Burrow as *स्लशुन (slaśuna). Mayrhofer originally considered Indo-European origin possible, in light of the word's relatively early (albeit post-Vedic) attestation and suffix -उन (-una);^[1] however, he later considers the word's post-Vedic nature more significant, and possibly an indicator against Indo-European origin. A Dravidian origin is possible, though not favored by Mayrhofer. Note similarities with Proto-Sino-Tibetan *swa-n (“garlic”), which may be a loan from the same source as the Sanskrit; see Old Chinese 蒜 (OC *sloːns, “garlic”) for more.^[2]

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /lɐ.ɕu.nɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /l̪ɐ.ɕu.n̪ɐ/

Noun

लशुन • (laśuna) stem, n

garlic
(defined solely as garlic) Synonyms: सितलशुन (sitalaśuna), सोनह (sonaha), तरिता (taritā), डिण्डिरमोदक (ḍiṇḍiramodaka), वीरसैन्य (vīrasainya), ग्रन्थिमूल (granthimūla)

(among other definitions) Synonyms: यवनेष्ट (yavaneṣṭa), उग्रगन्ध (ugragandha), अरिष्ट (ariṣṭa), भूतघ्न (bhūtaghna), कटुकन्द (kaṭukanda), शाककलम्बक (śākakalambaka)

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of लशुन
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	लशुनम् (laśunam)	लशुने (laśune)	लशुनानि (laśunāni) लशुना¹ (laśunā¹)
accusative	लशुनम् (laśunam)	लशुने (laśune)	लशुनानि (laśunāni) लशुना¹ (laśunā¹)
instrumental	लशुनेन (laśunena)	लशुनाभ्याम् (laśunābhyām)	लशुनैः (laśunaiḥ) लशुनेभिः¹ (laśunebhiḥ¹)
dative	लशुनाय (laśunāya)	लशुनाभ्याम् (laśunābhyām)	लशुनेभ्यः (laśunebhyaḥ)
ablative	लशुनात् (laśunāt)	लशुनाभ्याम् (laśunābhyām)	लशुनेभ्यः (laśunebhyaḥ)
genitive	लशुनस्य (laśunasya)	लशुनयोः (laśunayoḥ)	लशुनानाम् (laśunānām)
locative	लशुने (laśune)	लशुनयोः (laśunayoḥ)	लशुनेषु (laśuneṣu)
vocative	लशुन (laśuna)	लशुने (laśune)	लशुनानि (laśunāni) लशुना¹ (laśunā¹)

¹Vedic

Descendants

→ Balinese: ᬓᭂᬲᬸᬦ (kesuna) (through another language)
→ Classical Malay: داسون (dasun)
- Minangkabau: dasun (possibly)
- → Cebuano: lasuna
- → Dupaningan Agta: lasuna
- → Ilocano: lasona
- → Maranao: lasona'
- → Waray-Waray: lasuna
- → Central Dusun: losun
Magadhi Prakrit:
- Bengali: রসুন (rośun)
  - → Assamese: ৰচুন (rosun)
- Early Assamese:
  - Assamese: নহৰু (nohoru), লহুন (lohun)
- Odia: ରସୁଣ (rasuṇa)
- Sylheti: ꠞꠃꠘ (roun)
Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀮𑀲𑀼𑀡 (lasuṇa), 𑀮𑀲𑀡 (lasaṇa)
- Old Marathi: लसण (lasaṇa)
  - Marathi: लसूण (lasūṇ)
- Konkani: लसूण (lasūṇ)
→ Old Javanese: [script needed] (jasun) (possibly)
Pali: lasuṇa
- Old Mon:
  - Mon: လသိုန် (kəsɒn)
  - → Burmese: ကြက်သွန် (krakswan)
Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀮𑀲𑀼𑀡 (lasuṇa)
- Old Gujarati:
  - Gujarati: લસણ (lasaṇ)
  - Malvi: लसण (lasaṇ)
  - Mewari: लसण (lasaṇ)
- Nepali: लसुन (lasuna)
- Old Hindi:
  - Hindi: लहसुन (lahsun)
    - → Maithili: लहसुन (lahᵊsun)
- Punjabi: ਲਸਣ (lasaṇ)

References

^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1976) “láśunam”, in Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎^[1] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 94
^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) “laśuna-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[2] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 439