चर्मन्

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *čárma, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kérmn̥ (skin, hide, pelt).

Cognate with Avestan 𐬗𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬨𐬀𐬥 (carəman), Old Persian 𐎨𐎼𐎶𐎴 (c-r-m-n /carman/) (whence Persian چرم (čarm)), Latin corium (skin), Proto-Slavic *kora (bark).

Pronunciation

Noun

चर्मन् (cárman) n

  1. skin
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.110.8.1:
      निश्चर्म॑ण ऋभवो॒ गाम॑पिंशत॒ सं व॒त्सेना॑सृजता मा॒तरं॒ पुनः॑ ।
      niścarmaṇa ṛbhavo gāmapiṃśata saṃ vatsenāsṛjatā mātaraṃ punaḥ .
      Out of skin, O Ṛbhus, once ye formed a cow, and brought the mother close unto her calf again.
  2. pelt

Declension

Neuter an-stem declension of चर्मन् (cárman)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative चर्म
cárma
चर्मणी
cármaṇī
चर्माणि
cármāṇi
Vocative चर्मन् / चर्म
cárman / cárma
चर्मणी
cármaṇī
चर्माणि
cármāṇi
Accusative चर्म
cárma
चर्मणी
cármaṇī
चर्माणि
cármāṇi
Instrumental चर्मणा
cármaṇā
चर्मभ्याम्
cármabhyām
चर्मभिः
cármabhiḥ
Dative चर्मणे
cármaṇe
चर्मभ्याम्
cármabhyām
चर्मभ्यः
cármabhyaḥ
Ablative चर्मणः
cármaṇaḥ
चर्मभ्याम्
cármabhyām
चर्मभ्यः
cármabhyaḥ
Genitive चर्मणः
cármaṇaḥ
चर्मणोः
cármaṇoḥ
चर्मणाम्
cármaṇām
Locative चर्मणि
cármaṇi
चर्मणोः
cármaṇoḥ
चर्मसु
cármasu

Descendants

  • Dardic:
    • Kashmiri: ċam
      Arabic: ژَم
      Devanagari: च़म
    • Phalura:
      Latin: čáam
      Arabic: چام
    • Torwali: چم (čam)
  • Pali: camma
  • Prakrit: 𑀘𑀫𑁆𑀫 (camma) (see there for further descendants)

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