सालन

Hindi

Etymology

Uncertain. Some theories:

Inherited from Sanskrit *संलेपन (saṃlepana, “smearing together”), from सम्- (sam-) +‎ लिप् (lip, “to smear”) +‎ -न (-na).^[1]^[2]
Inherited from Sanskrit *संलापन (saṃlāpana), from the root ली (lī, “to attach”).^[1]^[3]
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀮𑁄𑀡 (saloṇa), 𑀲𑀮𑀽𑀡 (salūṇa), from Sanskrit सलवण (salavaṇa, “having salt”), from स- (sa-) +‎ लवण (lavaṇa). Compare सलोना (salonā, “tasty”).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /sɑː.lən/, [säː.lɐ̃n]

Noun

सालन • (sālan) m (Urdu spelling سالن)

curry; base sauce for a dish usually made with vegetables

Declension

Declension of *सालन* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	सालन sālan	सालन sālan
oblique	सालन sālan	सालनों sālanõ
vocative	सालन sālan	सालनो sālano

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सालन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*saṁlēpana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*saṁlāpana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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