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Etymology

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    Inherited from Sanskrit श्म॒शा॒न (śmaśāná). Cognate with Pali susāna.

    Noun

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    𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡 (masāṇan (Devanagari मसाण, Kannada ಮಸಾಣ) (Māhārāṣṭrī, Śaurasenī)

    1. crematorium
      Synonyms: 𑀓𑀟𑀲𑀻 (kaḍasī), 𑀧𑁂𑀅𑀪𑀽𑀫𑀺 (peabhūmi)

    Declension

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    Maharastri declension of 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡 (masculine)
    singular plural
    Nominative 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑁄 (masāṇo) 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀸 (masāṇā)
    Accusative 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀁 (masāṇaṃ) 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑁂 (masāṇe) or 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀸 (masāṇā)
    Instrumental 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀡 (masāṇeṇa) or 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀡𑀁 (masāṇeṇaṃ) 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀳𑀺 (masāṇehi) or 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (masāṇehiṃ)
    Dative 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀅 (masāṇāa)
    Ablative 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀑 (masāṇāo) or 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀉 (masāṇāu) or 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀸 (masāṇā) or 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺 (masāṇāhi) or 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (masāṇāhiṃto)
    Genitive 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀲𑁆𑀲 (masāṇassa) 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀡 (masāṇāṇa) or 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀡𑀁 (masāṇāṇaṃ)
    Locative 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (masāṇammi) or 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑁂 (masāṇe) 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀼 (masāṇesu) or 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (masāṇesuṃ)
    Vocative 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡 (masāṇa) or 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀸 (masāṇā) 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀸 (masāṇā)
    Sauraseni declension of 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡 (masculine)
    singular plural
    Nominative 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑁄 (masāṇo) 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀸 (masāṇā)
    Accusative 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀁 (masāṇaṃ) 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑁂 (masāṇe)
    Instrumental 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀡 (masāṇeṇa) 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (masāṇehiṃ)
    Dative
    Ablative 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀤𑁄 (masāṇādo)
    Genitive 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀲𑁆𑀲 (masāṇassa) 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀸𑀡𑀁 (masāṇāṇaṃ)
    Locative 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑁂 (masāṇe) 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀼 (masāṇesu) or 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (masāṇesuṃ)
    Vocative 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡 (masāṇa) 𑀫𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀸 (masāṇā)

    Descendants

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    References

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    • Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 219
    • Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “मसाण”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 676.
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “masāṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 734