मूर्धन्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *mr̥Hdʰā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥Hdʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥Hdʰṓ. Cognate with Avestan 𐬐𐬀-𐬨𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬜𐬀 (ka-mərəδa, head), Old English molda, Tocharian A malto (firstly), and perhaps Ancient Greek βλωθρός (blōthrós, high (of trees)).

Pronunciation

Noun

मूर्धन् • (mūrdhán) stem, m

  1. the forehead, skull, head
  2. (figurative) the top of something, apex, summit; beginning, first
  3. (geometry) the base
  4. (linguistics) the roof/top of the palate
  5. (Buddhism) a state of exaltation

Declension

Masculine an-stem declension of मूर्धन् (mūrdhán)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative मूर्धा
mūrdhā́
मूर्धानौ / मूर्धाना¹
mūrdhā́nau / mūrdhā́nā¹
मूर्धानः
mūrdhā́naḥ
Vocative मूर्धन्
mū́rdhan
मूर्धानौ / मूर्धाना¹
mū́rdhānau / mū́rdhānā¹
मूर्धानः
mū́rdhānaḥ
Accusative मूर्धानम्
mūrdhā́nam
मूर्धानौ / मूर्धाना¹
mūrdhā́nau / mūrdhā́nā¹
मूर्ध्नः
mūrdhnáḥ
Instrumental मूर्ध्ना
mūrdhnā́
मूर्धभ्याम्
mūrdhábhyām
मूर्धभिः
mūrdhábhiḥ
Dative मूर्ध्ने
mūrdhné
मूर्धभ्याम्
mūrdhábhyām
मूर्धभ्यः
mūrdhábhyaḥ
Ablative मूर्ध्नः
mūrdhnáḥ
मूर्धभ्याम्
mūrdhábhyām
मूर्धभ्यः
mūrdhábhyaḥ
Genitive मूर्ध्नः
mūrdhnáḥ
मूर्ध्नोः
mūrdhnóḥ
मूर्ध्नाम्
mūrdhnā́m
Locative मूर्ध्नि / मूर्धनि / मूर्धन्¹
mūrdhní / mūrdháni / mūrdhán¹
मूर्ध्नोः
mūrdhnóḥ
मूर्धसु
mūrdhásu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Dardic:
    • Chilisso: [script needed] (mudə)
    • Grangali: [script needed] (mūndə, neck)
    • Kalasha: mọn
    • Northeast Pashayi: [script needed] (muda, upwards)
    • Northwest Pashayi: [script needed] (mundā)
  • Helu Prakrit:
    • Sinhalese: මුදුන (muduna)
  • Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀫𑀼𑀟𑁆𑀠 (muḍḍha), 𑀫𑀼𑀤𑁆𑀥 (muddha)
    • Assamese: মূধ (mudh, ridge of the roof)
    • Old Bengali: মোঢ (moḍha)
      • Middle Bengali: মোঢ় (mōṛh)
    • Bihari: मूढ (mūṛh, root of sugarcane)
      • Maithili: मुड (mūṛ)
    • Odia: ମୁଣ୍ଡ (muṇḍô)
  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀫𑀼𑀟𑁆𑀠 (muḍḍha), 𑀫𑀼𑀤𑁆𑀥 (muddha)
    • Marathi: मुंढी (muṇḍhī)
  • Pali: muddhan
  • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀫𑀼𑀟𑁆𑀠 (muḍḍha), 𑀫𑀼𑀤𑁆𑀥 (muddha)
    • Garhwali: मुंड (muṇḍ)
    • Gujarati: મંડી (maṇḍī)
    • Hindustani:
      Hindi: मुढ (muḍh)
    • Kumaoni: मुंड (muṇḍ)
    • Nepali: मुंड (muṇḍa)
    • Punjabi: ਮੁੱਢ (muḍḍha), ਮੁੰਢ (muṇḍh)
    • Sindhi: मुण्ढु (muṇḍhu), मुण्ढी f (muṇḍhī)

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “मूर्धन्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 826/1.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mūrdhán”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 368
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1963) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 666
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