Stan, Shtan, Staṉ: 11 definitions
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Stan means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryStan (स्तन्).—1 P., 1 U. (stanati, stanayati, stanita)
1) To sound, make a sound, resound, reverberate.
2) To groan, breathe hard, sigh.
3) To thunder, roar loudly; तस्तनुर्जज्वलुर्मम्लुर्जग्लुर्लुलुठिरे क्षाताः (tastanurjajvalurmamlurjaglurluluṭhire kṣātāḥ) Bhaṭṭikāvya 14.3. -With नि (ni)
1) to sound.
2) to sigh.
3) to mourn. -With वि (vi) to roar.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryṢṭan (ष्टन्).—r. 1st. cl. (stanati) r. 10th cl. (stanayati-te) 1. To sound. 2. To groan, to sigh. 3. To thunder. With ni, 1. To sigh. 2. To bewail; also stan .
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Stan (स्तन्).—r. 1st cl. (stanati) r. 10th cl. (-stanayati-te) 1. To sound, to reverbarate. 2. To groan, to sigh, to breathe hard. 3. To thunder, to roar aloud. With ni, 1. To sigh. 2. To bewail.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryStan (स्तन्).—i. 1, [Parasmaipada.] To sound, to sigh. i. 10, To thunder,
— With the prep. ni ni, ṣṭan, 1. To sigh, Mahābhārata 3, 14060. 2. To bewail, [Rāmāyaṇa] 2, 77, 8.
— Cf. [Icelandic.] stynja; [New High German.] stöhnen; [Latin] tonare (cf. ved. tan + yatu = stanayitnu, thunder), tonitru; A. S. thunor.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryStan (स्तन्).—stanati mostly stanayati, [participle] stanita (q.v.) thunder, roar, sound.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Stan (स्तन्):—(cf. √2. tan) [class] 1. [Parasmaipada] ([Dhātupāṭha xiii, 18]) stanati (once in [Bhāgavata-purāṇa] -stanase; in [Ṛg-veda 3.] sg. stan and 2. [imperative] stanihi; [perfect tense] tastāna, tastanuḥ [grammar]; [Aorist] astānīt, [Atharva-veda]; [future] stanitā, niṣyati [grammar]),
—to resound, reverberate, roar, thunder, [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.;
—to utter inarticulate sounds, [Vāsavadattā] :—[Causal] stanayati ([Aorist] atiṣṭanat) idem (stanayati, ‘it thunders’), [Ṛg-veda] etc. etc.;—crackle (as fire), [Aitareya-brāhmaṇa] :—[Desiderative] tistaniṣati [grammar]:—[Intensive] taṃstanyate, taṃstanti, [ib.] (2. sg. [imperative] taṃstanīhi See abhi-ṣṭan).
2) cf. [Greek] στένω; [Slavonic or Slavonian] stenja; [Anglo-Saxon] stunian; [German] stöhnen.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryṢṭan (ष्टन्):—stanati 1. a. To sound.
Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)Stan (स्तन्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Thaṇa.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryStan in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) the female breast; udder; -[cacuka/mukha] teat, nipple; ~[dhara] a mammal; ~[pana] sucking of the (female) breast; ~[payi] a mammal, sucking (babe or otherwise); ~[yukta] mammiferous; —[vale prani] the mammals..—stan (स्तन) is alternatively transliterated as Stana.
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Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconStaṉ (ஸ்தன்) particle < stha. A suffix meaning 'remaining in' or 'owning'; இருப்ப வன் உரியவன் என்னும் பொருள்களிற் சொற்றொட ரிறுதியில் வருஞ் சொல். நாணய ஸ்தன். [iruppa van uriyavan ennum porulkalir sorroda riruthiyil varugn sol. nanaya sthan.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryStan is another spelling for स्तन [stana].—n. breast;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Starts with (+127): Stana, Stana-cusaunu, Stana-khuvaunu, Stana-kyansara, Stana-pilaunu, Stana-sunnine-roga, Stanabala, Stanabandha, Stanabhara, Stanabhava, Stanabhoga, Stanabhuj, Stanabhuja, Stanachuchuka, Stanacucuka, Stanadatri, Stanadhari, Stanadharivijnana, Stanadhatri, Stanadvanda.
Ends with (+67): Abhinihstan, Abhistan, Afghanistan, Ankustan, Arabbistan, Ashta, Balochistan, Camanastan, Camatishtan, Campannakirukastan, Campiratayastan, Cankustan, Cantushtan, Carkkarkariyastan, Catippirashtan, Christan, Cimantajeshtan, Cupavashtan, Eastern Afghanistan, Gostan.
Full-text (+155): Stanana, Abhishtana, Abhistan, Vinishtan, Nihstan, Stanayitnu, Vishtan, Nishtana, Nishtan, Abhinishtana, Nishtanaka, Stanita, Kulastan, Koranekelara, Itiparastan, Kapasa, Marangaya, Ixontli, Batilimi, Utpattisthana.
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