Hindi

Noun

मौन • ‎(maun) m ‎(Urdu spelling مون)

1. silence, taciturnity

   वह इस छुट्टी के लिए मौन-व्रत ले लिया।

   For this holiday, he has taken a vow of silence.

Synonyms

• ख़ामोशी ‎(xāmośī)

Adjective

मौन • ‎(maun) ‎(Urdu spelling مون)

1. silent, speechless

   मौन रहो! अध्यापक बात कर रहा है।

   Keep silent! The teacher is speaking.

Synonyms

• ख़ामोश ‎(xāmoś)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “मौन”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons
• Platts, John T. A dictionary of Urdu, Classical Hindi, and English Oxford. 1884.

Marathi

Etymology

From Sanskrit मौन ‎(mauná)

Noun

मौन • ‎(maun)

1. silence, refraining from speech

Derived terms

• मौन राखणे (to refrain from speech)

References

• Maxine Berntsen (accessed 12-7-2012), “A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary”, in (Please provide the title of the work)

Sanskrit

Pronunciation

Noun

मौन • ‎(mauná) n

1. silence, taciturnity

   मौनं स्वीकृति लक्षणम्।‎

   maunaṃ svīkṛti lakṣaṇam.

   Silence is (half) consent.

2. The unblooming state
3. The office or position of a holy sage

Inflections

Derived terms

Descendants

References

• Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, pages 836/3, 837/1
• Vaman Shivaram Apte (accessed 12-7-2012), “The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary”, in (Please provide the title of the work)