Prakrit

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Etymology

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PIE word
*ḱwṓ

Inherited from Sanskrit श्वानी (śvānī).

Noun

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𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀻 (sāṇīf (Devanagari साणी, masculine 𑀲𑀸𑀡)

  1. a bitch (female dog)

Declension

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Maharastri declension of 𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀻 (feminine)
singular plural
Nominative 𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀻 (sāṇī) 𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀻𑀑 (sāṇīo) or 𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀻 (sāṇī)
Accusative 𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀺𑀁 (sāṇiṃ) 𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀻𑀑 (sāṇīo) or 𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀻 (sāṇī)
Instrumental 𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀻𑀏 (sāṇīe) 𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀻𑀳𑀺 (sāṇīhi) or 𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀻𑀳𑀺𑀁 (sāṇīhiṃ)
Dative
Ablative 𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀻𑀑 (sāṇīo) 𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀻𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (sāṇīhiṃto)
Genitive 𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀻𑀏 (sāṇīe) 𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀻𑀡 (sāṇīṇa) or 𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀻𑀡𑀁 (sāṇīṇaṃ)
Locative 𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀻𑀏 (sāṇīe) 𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀻𑀲𑀼 (sāṇīsu) or 𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀻𑀲𑀼𑀁 (sāṇīsuṃ)
Vocative 𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀺 (sāṇi) or 𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀻 (sāṇī) 𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀻𑀑 (sāṇīo) or 𑀲𑀸𑀡𑀻 (sāṇī)

Further reading

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  • Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “साणी”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [Pāia-Sadda-Mahaṇṇavo; lit. Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].