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thane

thana

nt acc pl of thana (noun); nt loc sg of thana (noun); masc acc pl of thana (noun); masc loc sg of thana (noun); …

1. thana (nt): (of a cow) udder; teat
2. thana (nt): (of a woman) breast; breasts
3. thanati (pr): roars, thunders; lit. roars
4. thaneti (pr): roars, thunders; lit. causes to roar
5. thana (masc): (of a woman) breast; breasts

Etymology. Root √than- (to roar, thunder) is attested in thanati, thaneti (causes to roar). The noun thana (breast) likely derives from the same root with a nominal suffix -a, reflecting an Indo-European word for thunder/roaring sound; the semantic shift from sound to body part is obscure, possibly onomatopoetic or metaphorical. No clear cognates in English, Latin, or Greek.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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