"ध्वन्" meaning in Sanskrit

See ध्वन् in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Root

IPA: /dʱʋɐn/ [Vedic], /d̪ʱʋɐn̪/ [Classical-Sanskrit] Forms: dhvan [romanization]
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-European *dʰwen- (“to make a noise, sound”). Cognate with English din. Etymology templates: {{inh|sa|ine-pro|*dʰwen-|t=to make a noise, sound}} Proto-Indo-European *dʰwen- (“to make a noise, sound”), {{cog|en|din}} English din Head templates: {{head|sa|root|head=|tr=}} ध्वन् • (dhvan), {{sa-root}} ध्वन् • (dhvan)
  1. to sound, roar, make a noise Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ध्वन्-sa-root-0pDzCa4E Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit roots, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Sanskrit roots: 100 0 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 48 52
  2. to mean, imply Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ध्वन्-sa-root-M4qbCYFQ Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ध्वनि (dhvaní) (english: sound, noise, voice)
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "sound, noise, voice",
      "roman": "dhvaní",
      "word": "ध्वनि"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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        "2": "ine-pro",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
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        "2": "din"
      },
      "expansion": "English din",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "head": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
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      "name": "sa-root"
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "root",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "53 47",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "49 51",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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        },
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          "parents": [],
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      ],
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        [
          "roar",
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        ],
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          "noise",
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        ]
      ],
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      ]
    },
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        "to mean, imply"
      ],
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          "mean",
          "mean"
        ],
        [
          "imply",
          "imply"
        ]
      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/dʱʋɐn/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/d̪ʱʋɐn̪/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ध्वन्"
}
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    "Pages with entries",
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    "Sanskrit lemmas",
    "Sanskrit roots",
    "Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "sound, noise, voice",
      "roman": "dhvaní",
      "word": "ध्वनि"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
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        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*dʰwen-",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *dʰwen- (“to make a noise, sound”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "din"
      },
      "expansion": "English din",
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    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "tr": ""
      },
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    },
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  ],
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      ],
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          "sound",
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        ],
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          "roar",
          "roar"
        ],
        [
          "noise",
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        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to mean, imply"
      ],
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        [
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        ],
        [
          "imply",
          "imply"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/dʱʋɐn/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/d̪ʱʋɐn̪/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ध्वन्"
}

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