अन्न

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अन्न (anna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ənn/

Noun

अन्न • (anna) m

1. food, nourishment
2. grain

   Synonym: अनाज (anāj)

Etymology

From Sanskrit अन्न (anna).

Noun

अन्न (transliteration needed) (Tirhuta 𑒁𑒢𑓂𑒢)

1. grain

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अन्न (anna).

Noun

अन्न • (anna) n

1. food

References

• Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983), “अन्न”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “अन्न”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

Alternative forms

• अंन

Etymology

From Sanskrit अन्य (anya)

Adjective

अन्न (anna)

1. other, second

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hánnas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hádnas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁édnos, from *h₁éd- (“to eat”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ́n̪.n̪ɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɐn̪.n̪ɐ/

Adjective

अन्न • (ánna)

1. eaten

Noun

अन्न • (ánna) n

1. food or victuals, especially boiled rice.
2. bread corn.
3. food in a mystical sense (or the lowest form in which the supreme soul is manifested, the coarsest envelope of the Supreme Spirit)
4. water. (Naigh.)
5. विष्णु
6. earth L.

Derived terms

• अन्नदान (annadāna)
• अन्नपूर्णा (annapūrṇā)
• अन्नप्राश (annaprāśa)

Descendants

• Telugu: అన్నము (annamu)