𑀞𑀸𑀡

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit स्थान (sthā́na). Cognate with Pali ṭhāna.

Noun

𑀞𑀸𑀡 (ṭhāṇa) n (Devanagari ठाण)

1. place; position; condition

Descendants

• Garhwali: थान (thān)
• Gujarati: ઠાણ (ṭhāṇ), થાણું (thāṇũ, “police station”)
• Hindustani:

  Hindi: थान (thān), थाना (thānā, “police station”)

  Urdu: تھان (thān), تھانہ (thānā, “police station”)

• Kumaoni: थाणो (thāṇo, “police station”)
• Konkani: ठाण (ṭhāṇ, “camp”)
• Marathi: ठाण (ṭhāṇ)
• Nepali: थानु (thānu), थाना (thānā, “police station”)
• Punjabi: ਥਾਣ (thāṇ), ਥਾਣਾ (thāṇā, “police station”)
• Romani: than
• Sindhi: थाणो (ṭhāṇo), ठाणु (ṭhāṇu, “stall in a stable”)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sthā́na”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 794
• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “ठाण”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [Pāia-Sadda-Mahaṇṇavo; lit. Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 370.