𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡

Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit वर्ण (várṇa). Cognate with Pali vaṇṇa.

Noun

𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡 (vaṇṇa) m (Devanagari वण्ण)

  1. colour
  2. class

Declension
Maharastri declension of 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡 (masculine)
singular plural
Nominative 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁄 (vaṇṇo) 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸 (vaṇṇā)
Accusative 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀁 (vaṇṇaṃ) 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁂 (vaṇṇe) or 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸 (vaṇṇā)
Instrumental 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁂𑀡 (vaṇṇeṇa) or 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁂𑀡𑀁 (vaṇṇeṇaṃ) 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁂𑀳𑀺 (vaṇṇehi) or 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (vaṇṇehiṃ)
Dative 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸𑀅 (vaṇṇāa) —
Ablative 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸𑀑 (vaṇṇāo) or 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸𑀉 (vaṇṇāu) or 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸 (vaṇṇā) or 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺 (vaṇṇāhi) or 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (vaṇṇāhiṃto) —
Genitive 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀲𑁆𑀲 (vaṇṇassa) 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸𑀡 (vaṇṇāṇa) or 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸𑀡𑀁 (vaṇṇāṇaṃ)
Locative 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (vaṇṇammi) or 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁂 (vaṇṇe) 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀼 (vaṇṇesu) or 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (vaṇṇesuṃ)
Vocative 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡 (vaṇṇa) or 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸 (vaṇṇā) 𑀯𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸 (vaṇṇā)

Descendants
  • Gujarati: વાન (vān)
  • Hindi: बान (bān)
  • Old Marathi: 𑘪𑘰𑘜 (vāṇa), 𑘪𑘰𑘜𑘹𑘽 (vāṇeṃ), 𑘪𑘰𑘡 (vāna)
  • → Tamil: வண்ணம் (vaṇṇam) (or from Pali)
  • → Telugu: వన్నె (vanne)
  • → Kannada: ಬಣ್ಣ (baṇṇa)

References
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “várṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  • E.B. Cowell (1868) The Prákṛit Prakáśa‎, London: Trübner & Co., page 201
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