शेण

From Prakrit छगण (chagaṇa), inherited from the colloquial form of Sanskrit शकन् (śakán), the oblique base of शकृत् (śákṛt); see there for further etymology.

• IPA^(key): /ʃɛːɳ/

शेण • (śeṇ) (Latin script xenn, Kannada script ಶೇಣ್)

1. dung, especially cowdung

Compare Old Marathi 𑘫𑘹𑘜𑘲 (śeṇī), Maharastri Prakrit 𑀙𑀕𑀡 (chagaṇa), Sanskrit छगण (chagaṇa), Gujarati છાણ (chāṇ), Sindhi ڇيڻُ‎ / छेणु, ڇيڻو‎ / छेणो.

• IPA^(key): /ɕeɳ/

शेण • (śeṇ) n

1. cowdung, muck

• Berntsen, Maxine, “शेण”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “शेण”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “शेण”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*chakana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*śakana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press