मौन

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मौन (mauná).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /mɔːn/, [mɔ̃ːn]

Noun

मौन • (maun) m (Urdu spelling مون)

silence, taciturnity
Synonym: ख़ामोशी (xāmośī)

उसने इस छुट्टी के लिए मौन-व्रत ले लिया।
usne is chuṭṭī ke lie maun-vrat le liyā.
For this holiday, he has taken a vow of silence.

Declension

Declension of मौन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	मौन maun	मौन maun
oblique	मौन maun	मौनों maunõ
vocative	मौन maun	मौनो mauno

Adjective

मौन • (maun) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling مون)

silent, speechless
Synonym: ख़ामोश (xāmoś)

मौन रहो! अध्यापक बात कर रहा है।
maun raho! adhyāpak bāt kar rahā hai.
Keep silent! The teacher is speaking.

References

Bahri, Hardev (1989) “मौन”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
Platts, John T. (1884) “मौन”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मौन (mauná).

Noun

मौन • (maun) n

silence, refraining from speech

Adjective

मौन • (maun)

silent

Derived terms

मौन राखणे (maun rākhṇe, “to refrain from speech”)

References

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

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

মৌন (Assamese script)
ᬫᭁᬦ (Balinese script)
মৌন (Bengali script)
𑰦𑰻𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀫𑁅𑀦 (Brahmi script)
မော်န (Burmese script)
મૌન (Gujarati script)
ਮੌਨ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌮𑍌𑌨 (Grantha script)
ꦩꦻꦴꦤ (Javanese script)
𑂧𑂸𑂢 (Kaithi script)
ಮೌನ (Kannada script)
មៅន (Khmer script)
ເມົານ (Lao script)
മൗന (Malayalam script)
ᠮᠣᠣᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘦𑘼𑘡 (Modi script)
ᠮᠣᠧᠸᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑧆𑧝𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
𑐩𑑁𑐣 (Newa script)
ମୌନ (Odia script)
ꢪꣃꢥ (Saurashtra script)
𑆩𑆿𑆤 (Sharada script)
𑖦𑖻𑖡 (Siddham script)
මෞන (Sinhalese script)
𑩴𑩘𑩯 (Soyombo script)
𑚢𑚵𑚝 (Takri script)
மௌந (Tamil script)
మౌన (Telugu script)
เมาน (Thai script)
མཽ་ན (Tibetan script)
𑒧𑒾𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
𑨢𑨈𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Vṛddhi derivative of मुनि (muni).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɑːw.nɐ́/

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑw.n̪ɐ/

Noun

मौन • (mauná) stem, n

silence, taciturnity
मौनं स्वीकृति लक्षणम्।
maunaṃ svīkṛti lakṣaṇam.
Silence is (half) consent.
the unblooming state
the office or position of a holy sage

Inflection

Neuter a-stem declension of मौन (mauná)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मौनम् maunám	मौने mauné	मौनानि / मौना¹ maunā́ni / maunā́¹
Vocative	मौन maúna	मौने maúne	मौनानि / मौना¹ maúnāni / maúnā¹
Accusative	मौनम् maunám	मौने mauné	मौनानि / मौना¹ maunā́ni / maunā́¹
Instrumental	मौनेन maunéna	मौनाभ्याम् maunā́bhyām	मौनैः / मौनेभिः¹ maunaíḥ / maunébhiḥ¹
Dative	मौनाय maunā́ya	मौनाभ्याम् maunā́bhyām	मौनेभ्यः maunébhyaḥ
Ablative	मौनात् maunā́t	मौनाभ्याम् maunā́bhyām	मौनेभ्यः maunébhyaḥ
Genitive	मौनस्य maunásya	मौनयोः maunáyoḥ	मौनानाम् maunā́nām
Locative	मौने mauné	मौनयोः maunáyoḥ	मौनेषु maunéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

मौनगोपाल (maunagopāla)
मौनत्याग (maunatyāga)
मौनधारिन् (maunadhārin)
मौनभट्ट (maunabhaṭṭa)
मौनमन्त्रावबोध (maunamantrāvabodha)
मौनमुद्रा (maunamudrā)
मौनवृत्ति (maunavṛtti)
मौनव्रत (maunavrata)
मौनव्रतधर (maunavratadhara)
मौनव्रतधारिन् (maunavratadhārin)
मौनव्रतिन् (maunavratin)
मौनसम्मति (maunasammati)
मौनसूत्र (maunasūtra)

Descendants

→ Bengali: মৌন (mōun)
→ Gujarati: મૌન (maun)
→ Hindi: मौन (maun)
→ Kashmiri: मोन् (mōn)
→ Malayalam: മൌനം (maunaṁ)
→ Marathi: मौन (maun)
→ Punjabi: ਮੌਨ (maun)
→ Tamil: மௌனம் (mauṉam)
→ Telugu: మౌనము (maunamu)
→ Urdu: مون (maun)

References

Monier Williams (1899) “मौन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, pages 836/3, 837/1.

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