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Definition 2024
तनु
तनु
Sanskrit
Adjective
तनु • (tanú)
- thin, slender, attenuated, emaciated, small, little, minute, delicate, fine
- (said of a speech or hymn) accomplished (in metre)
Declension
| Masculine u-stem declension of तनु | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | तनुः (tanuḥ) | ||
| Gen. sg. | तनोः (tanoḥ) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | तनुः (tanuḥ) | तनू (tanū) | तनवः (tanavaḥ) |
| Vocative | तनो (tano) | तनू (tanū) | तनवः (tanavaḥ) |
| Accusative | तनुम् (tanum) | तनू (tanū) | तनून् (tanūn) |
| Instrumental | तनुना (tanunā) | तनुभ्याम् (tanubhyām) | तनुभिः (tanubhiḥ) |
| Dative | तनवे (tanave) | तनुभ्याम् (tanubhyām) | तनुभ्यः (tanubhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | तनोः (tanoḥ) | तनुभ्याम् (tanubhyām) | तनुभ्यः (tanubhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | तनोः (tanoḥ) | तन्वोः (tanvoḥ) | तनूनाम् (tanūnām) |
| Locative | तनौ (tanau) | तन्वोः (tanvoḥ) | तनुषु (tanuṣu) |
| Feminine ī-stem declension of तनु | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | तनुवी (tanuvī) | ||
| Gen. sg. | तनुव्याः (tanuvyāḥ) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | तनुवी (tanuvī) | तनुव्यौ (tanuvyau) | तनुव्यः (tanuvyaḥ) |
| Vocative | तनुवि (tanuvi) | तनुव्यौ (tanuvyau) | तनुव्यः (tanuvyaḥ) |
| Accusative | तनुवीम् (tanuvīm) | तनुव्यौ (tanuvyau) | तनुवीः (tanuvīḥ) |
| Instrumental | तनुव्या (tanuvyā) | तनुवीभ्याम् (tanuvībhyām) | तनुवीभिः (tanuvībhiḥ) |
| Dative | तनुव्यै (tanuvyai) | तनुवीभ्याम् (tanuvībhyām) | तनुवीभ्यः (tanuvībhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | तनुव्याः (tanuvyāḥ) | तनुवीभ्याम् (tanuvībhyām) | तनुवीभ्यः (tanuvībhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | तनुव्याः (tanuvyāḥ) | तनुव्योः (tanuvyoḥ) | तनुवीनाम् (tanuvīnām) |
| Locative | तनुव्याम् (tanuvyām) | तनुव्योः (tanuvyoḥ) | तनुवीषु (tanuvīṣu) |
| Neuter u-stem declension of तनु | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | तनु (tanu) | ||
| Gen. sg. | तनुनः (tanunaḥ) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | तनु (tanu) | तनुनी (tanunī) | तनूनि (tanūni) |
| Vocative | तनु (tanu) | तनुनी (tanunī) | तनूनि (tanūni) |
| Accusative | तनु (tanu) | तनुनी (tanunī) | तनूनि (tanūni) |
| Instrumental | तनुना (tanunā) | तनुभ्याम् (tanubhyām) | तनुभिः (tanubhiḥ) |
| Dative | तनुने (tanune) | तनुभ्याम् (tanubhyām) | तनुभ्यः (tanubhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | तनुनः (tanunaḥ) | तनुभ्याम् (tanubhyām) | तनुभ्यः (tanubhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | तनुनः (tanunaḥ) | तनुनोः (tanunoḥ) | तनूनाम् (tanūnām) |
| Locative | तनुनि (tanuni) | तनुनोः (tanunoḥ) | तनुषु (tanuṣu) |
Etymology 2
Variety of तनू (tanū́), from Proto-Indo-European *tenuh₂- (“body”).
Noun
तनुस् • (tanús) m, f
- body, person, self
- दुष्टनु (duṣ-ṭanu) — having an ugly body
- प्रियतनु (priyá-tanu) — loving the body, loving life
- (at the end of a compound) the body, person, self
- स्वका तनु (svakā tanu) — one's own person
- इयं तनुर् मम (iyaṃ tanur mama) — this my self. i.e. I myself here
- tanuṃ-√tyaj or tanuṃ-√hā — to give up one's life
Noun
तनु • (tanú) m
- form or manifestation
- skin
- = तनुगृह (tanu-gṛha)
- Desmodium gangeticum
- Balanites roxburghii
- (poetry) a metre of 4 24 syllables
Declension
| Masculine u-stem declension of तनु | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | तनुः (tanuḥ) | ||
| Gen. sg. | तनोः (tanoḥ) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | तनुः (tanuḥ) | तनू (tanū) | तनवः (tanavaḥ) |
| Vocative | तनो (tano) | तनू (tanū) | तनवः (tanavaḥ) |
| Accusative | तनुम् (tanum) | तनू (tanū) | तनून् (tanūn) |
| Instrumental | तनुना (tanunā) | तनुभ्याम् (tanubhyām) | तनुभिः (tanubhiḥ) |
| Dative | तनवे (tanave) | तनुभ्याम् (tanubhyām) | तनुभ्यः (tanubhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | तनोः (tanoḥ) | तनुभ्याम् (tanubhyām) | तनुभ्यः (tanubhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | तनोः (tanoḥ) | तन्वोः (tanvoḥ) | तनूनाम् (tanūnām) |
| Locative | तनौ (tanau) | तन्वोः (tanvoḥ) | तनुषु (tanuṣu) |
Proper noun
तनु • (Tanú) m