युवन्

Pali

Alternative forms

yuvan (Latin script)
𑀬𑀼𑀯𑀦𑁆 (Brahmi script)
যুৰন্ (Bengali script)
යුවන් (Sinhalese script)
ယုဝန် or ယုဝၼ် (Burmese script)
ยุวนฺ or ยุวัน (Thai script)
ᨿᩩᩅᨶ᩺ (Tai Tham script)
ຍຸວນ຺ or ຍຸວັນ or ຢຸວັນ (Lao script)
យុវន៑ (Khmer script)
𑄠𑄪𑅇𑄚𑄴 (Chakma script)

Adjective

युवन्

Devanagari script form of yuvan (“young”)

Usage notes

The instrumental and ablative plural forms given below may rather belong to the derived synonymous adjective युवान (yuvāna, “yuvāna”).

Declension

Declension table of "युवन्" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	युवा (yuvā)	युवानो (yuvāno)
Accusative (second)	युवानं (yuvānaṃ) or युवं (yuvaṃ)	युवानो (yuvāno)
Instrumental (third)	युवाना (yuvānā)	युवानेहि (yuvānehi) or युवानेभि (yuvānebhi)
Dative (fourth)	युवस्स (yuvassa)	युवानं (yuvānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	युवाना (yuvānā)	युवानेहि (yuvānehi) or युवानेभि (yuvānebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	युवस्स (yuvassa)	युवानं (yuvānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	युवे (yuve) or युवस्मिं (yuvasmiṃ) or युवम्हि (yuvamhi)	युवासु (yuvāsu) or युवेसु (yuvesu)
Vocative (calling)	युव (yuva) or युवा (yuvā)	युवानो (yuvāno)

Declension table of "युवती" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	युवती (yuvatī)	युवतियो (yuvatiyo) or युवती (yuvatī)
Accusative (second)	युवतिं (yuvatiṃ) or युवतियं (yuvatiyaṃ)	युवतियो (yuvatiyo) or युवती (yuvatī)
Instrumental (third)	युवतिया (yuvatiyā)	युवतीहि (yuvatīhi) or युवतीभि (yuvatībhi)
Dative (fourth)	युवतिया (yuvatiyā)	युवतीनं (yuvatīnaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	युवतिया (yuvatiyā)	युवतीहि (yuvatīhi) or युवतीभि (yuvatībhi)
Genitive (sixth)	युवतिया (yuvatiyā)	युवतीनं (yuvatīnaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	युवतिया (yuvatiyā) or युवतियं (yuvatiyaṃ)	युवतीसु (yuvatīsu)
Vocative (calling)	युवति (yuvati)	युवतियो (yuvatiyo) or युवती (yuvatī)

Noun

युवन् m

Devanagari script form of yuvan (“young man”)

Declension

As masculine of the adjective.

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *HyúHan, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwHō (“young”).

Cognate with Avestan 𐬫𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬥 (yauuan), Persian (javân), Latin iuvenis, Lithuanian jaunas, Old English ġeong (whence English young)).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /jú.ʋɐn/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈju.ʋɐn̪/

Adjective

युवन् • (yúvan) stem

young, youthful, adult (applied to men and animals), strong, good, healthy
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 08.029.01:
  babhrúr éko víṣuṇaḥ sūnáro yúvā
  añjí aṅkte hiraṇyáyam
  Brown, this one is changeable, a spirited youth;
  he smears golden unguent on himself (A riddle, answer: Soma)

Declension

Masculine an-stem declension of युवन् (yúvan)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	युवा yúvā	युवानौ / युवाना¹ yúvānau / yúvānā¹	युवानः yúvānaḥ
Vocative	युवन् yúvan	युवानौ / युवाना¹ yúvānau / yúvānā¹	युवानः yúvānaḥ
Accusative	युवानम् yúvānam	युवानौ / युवाना¹ yúvānau / yúvānā¹	यूनः yū́naḥ
Instrumental	यूना yū́nā	युवभ्याम् yúvabhyām	युवभिः yúvabhiḥ
Dative	यूने yū́ne	युवभ्याम् yúvabhyām	युवभ्यः yúvabhyaḥ
Ablative	यूनः yū́naḥ	युवभ्याम् yúvabhyām	युवभ्यः yúvabhyaḥ
Genitive	यूनः yū́naḥ	यूनोः yū́noḥ	यूनाम् yū́nām
Locative	यूनि / युवनि / युवन्¹ yū́ni / yúvani / yúvan¹	यूनोः yū́noḥ	युवसु yúvasu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ī-stem declension of यूनी (yūnī)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	यूनी yūnī	यून्यौ / यूनी¹ yūnyau / yūnī¹	यून्यः / यूनीः¹ yūnyaḥ / yūnīḥ¹
Vocative	यूनि yūni	यून्यौ / यूनी¹ yūnyau / yūnī¹	यून्यः / यूनीः¹ yūnyaḥ / yūnīḥ¹
Accusative	यूनीम् yūnīm	यून्यौ / यूनी¹ yūnyau / yūnī¹	यूनीः yūnīḥ
Instrumental	यून्या yūnyā	यूनीभ्याम् yūnībhyām	यूनीभिः yūnībhiḥ
Dative	यून्यै yūnyai	यूनीभ्याम् yūnībhyām	यूनीभ्यः yūnībhyaḥ
Ablative	यून्याः / यून्यै² yūnyāḥ / yūnyai²	यूनीभ्याम् yūnībhyām	यूनीभ्यः yūnībhyaḥ
Genitive	यून्याः / यून्यै² yūnyāḥ / yūnyai²	यून्योः yūnyoḥ	यूनीनाम् yūnīnām
Locative	यून्याम् yūnyām	यून्योः yūnyoḥ	यूनीषु yūnīṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Feminine i-stem declension of युवति (yuvati)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	युवतिः yuvatiḥ	युवती yuvatī	युवतयः yuvatayaḥ
Vocative	युवते yuvate	युवती yuvatī	युवतयः yuvatayaḥ
Accusative	युवतिम् yuvatim	युवती yuvatī	युवतीः yuvatīḥ
Instrumental	युवत्या / युवती¹ yuvatyā / yuvatī¹	युवतिभ्याम् yuvatibhyām	युवतिभिः yuvatibhiḥ
Dative	युवतये / युवत्यै² / युवती¹ yuvataye / yuvatyai² / yuvatī¹	युवतिभ्याम् yuvatibhyām	युवतिभ्यः yuvatibhyaḥ
Ablative	युवतेः / युवत्याः² / युवत्यै³ yuvateḥ / yuvatyāḥ² / yuvatyai³	युवतिभ्याम् yuvatibhyām	युवतिभ्यः yuvatibhyaḥ
Genitive	युवतेः / युवत्याः² / युवत्यै³ yuvateḥ / yuvatyāḥ² / yuvatyai³	युवत्योः yuvatyoḥ	युवतीनाम् yuvatīnām
Locative	युवतौ / युवत्याम्² / युवता¹ yuvatau / yuvatyām² / yuvatā¹	युवत्योः yuvatyoḥ	युवतिषु yuvatiṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Later Sanskrit ³Brāhmaṇas

Feminine ī-stem declension of युवती (yuvatī)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	युवती yuvatī	युवत्यौ / युवती¹ yuvatyau / yuvatī¹	युवत्यः / युवतीः¹ yuvatyaḥ / yuvatīḥ¹
Vocative	युवति yuvati	युवत्यौ / युवती¹ yuvatyau / yuvatī¹	युवत्यः / युवतीः¹ yuvatyaḥ / yuvatīḥ¹
Accusative	युवतीम् yuvatīm	युवत्यौ / युवती¹ yuvatyau / yuvatī¹	युवतीः yuvatīḥ
Instrumental	युवत्या yuvatyā	युवतीभ्याम् yuvatībhyām	युवतीभिः yuvatībhiḥ
Dative	युवत्यै yuvatyai	युवतीभ्याम् yuvatībhyām	युवतीभ्यः yuvatībhyaḥ
Ablative	युवत्याः / युवत्यै² yuvatyāḥ / yuvatyai²	युवतीभ्याम् yuvatībhyām	युवतीभ्यः yuvatībhyaḥ
Genitive	युवत्याः / युवत्यै² yuvatyāḥ / yuvatyai²	युवत्योः yuvatyoḥ	युवतीनाम् yuvatīnām
Locative	युवत्याम् yuvatyām	युवत्योः yuvatyoḥ	युवतीषु yuvatīṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter an-stem declension of युवन् (yúvan)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	युव yúva	यूनी / युवनी yū́nī / yúvanī	युवानि / युव¹ / युवा¹ yúvāni / yúva¹ / yúvā¹
Vocative	युवन् / युव yúvan / yúva	यूनी / युवनी yū́nī / yúvanī	युवानि / युव¹ / युवा¹ yúvāni / yúva¹ / yúvā¹
Accusative	युव yúva	यूनी / युवनी yū́nī / yúvanī	युवानि / युव¹ / युवा¹ yúvāni / yúva¹ / yúvā¹
Instrumental	यूना yū́nā	युवभ्याम् yúvabhyām	युवभिः yúvabhiḥ
Dative	यूने yū́ne	युवभ्याम् yúvabhyām	युवभ्यः yúvabhyaḥ
Ablative	यूनः yū́naḥ	युवभ्याम् yúvabhyām	युवभ्यः yúvabhyaḥ
Genitive	यूनः yū́naḥ	यूनोः yū́noḥ	यूनाम् yū́nām
Locative	यूनि / युवनि / युवन्¹ yū́ni / yúvani / yúvan¹	यूनोः yū́noḥ	युवसु yúvasu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

युवन् • (yúvan) stem, m

a youth, young man, young animal (in Veda often applied to gods, especially to Indra, Agni, and the Maruts)
the younger descendant of any one (an elder being still alive)
name of the ninth year in Jupiter's cycle of 60 years

Declension

Masculine an-stem declension of युवन् (yúvan)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	युवा yúvā	युवानौ / युवाना¹ yúvānau / yúvānā¹	युवानः yúvānaḥ
Vocative	युवन् yúvan	युवानौ / युवाना¹ yúvānau / yúvānā¹	युवानः yúvānaḥ
Accusative	युवानम् yúvānam	युवानौ / युवाना¹ yúvānau / yúvānā¹	यूनः yū́naḥ
Instrumental	यूना yū́nā	युवभ्याम् yúvabhyām	युवभिः yúvabhiḥ
Dative	यूने yū́ne	युवभ्याम् yúvabhyām	युवभ्यः yúvabhyaḥ
Ablative	यूनः yū́naḥ	युवभ्याम् yúvabhyām	युवभ्यः yúvabhyaḥ
Genitive	यूनः yū́naḥ	यूनोः yū́noḥ	यूनाम् yū́nām
Locative	यूनि / युवनि / युवन्¹ yū́ni / yúvani / yúvan¹	यूनोः yū́noḥ	युवसु yúvasu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

→ Gujarati: યુવાન (yuvān)
→ Hindi: युवा (yuvā)
→ Tamil: யுவன் (yuvaṉ)
→ Telugu: యువ (yuva)

References

Monier Williams (1899) “युवन्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0855/2.

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