𑀯𑀸𑀫𑀡

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit वामन (vāmaná). Cognate with Pali vāmana.

Adjective

𑀯𑀸𑀫𑀡 (vāmaṇa) (Devanagari वामण)

1. small, dwarfish

Proper noun

𑀯𑀸𑀫𑀡 (vāmaṇa) m (Devanagari वामण)

1. (Hinduism) Vāmana (the fifth avatar of Viṣṇu)

Noun

𑀯𑀸𑀫𑀡 (vāmaṇa) m (Devanagari वामण)

1. a dwarf

Descendants

• Hindustani:

  Hindi: बौना (baunā)

  Urdu: بونا (baunā)

• Nepali: बाउन्ने (bāunne)

Further reading

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