लशुन

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• रसोन (rasona), रसोनक (rasonaka)

Alternative scripts

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); 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.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

लशुन • (laśuna) stem, n

1. 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 (laśuna)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	लशुनम् laśunam	लशुने laśune	लशुनानि / लशुना¹ laśunāni / laśunā¹
Vocative	लशुन laśuna	लशुने laśune	लशुनानि / लशुना¹ laśunāni / laśunā¹
Accusative	लशुनम् laśunam	लशुने laśune	लशुनानि / लशुना¹ laśunāni / laśunā¹
Instrumental	लशुनेन laśunena	लशुनाभ्याम् laśunābhyām	लशुनैः / लशुनेभिः¹ laśunaiḥ / 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
Notes	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
• 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)

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) “लशुन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 899/1.