मौन

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मौन (mauná).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /mɔːn/, [mɔ̃ːn]

Noun

मौन • (maun) m (Urdu spelling مون)

1. 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)

1. 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

1. silence, refraining from speech

Adjective

मौन • (maun)

1. silent

Derived terms

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

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “मौन”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• 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

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 Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /mɑw.n̪ɐ/

Noun

मौन • (mauná) stem, n

1. silence, taciturnity

   मौनं स्वीकृति लक्षणम्।

   maunaṃ svīkṛti lakṣaṇam.

   Silence is (half) consent.

2. the unblooming state
3. the office or position of a holy sage

Inflection

Neuter a-stem declension of मौन

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	मौनम् (maunám)	मौने (mauné)	मौनानि (maunā́ni) मौना¹ (maunā́¹)
accusative	मौनम् (maunám)	मौने (mauné)	मौनानि (maunā́ni) मौना¹ (maunā́¹)
instrumental	मौनेन (maunéna)	मौनाभ्याम् (maunā́bhyām)	मौनैः (maunaíḥ) मौनेभिः¹ (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)
vocative	मौन (maúna)	मौने (maúne)	मौनानि (maúnāni) मौना¹ (maúnā¹)

• 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.