इन्धन

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ইন্ধন (Assamese script)
• ᬇᬦ᭄ᬥᬦ (Balinese script)
• ইন্ধন (Bengali script)
• 𑰂𑰡𑰿𑰠𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀇𑀦𑁆𑀥𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• ဣန္ဓန (Burmese script)
• ઇન્ધન (Gujarati script)
• ਇਨ੍ਧਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌇𑌨𑍍𑌧𑌨 (Grantha script)
• ꦆꦤ꧀ꦣꦤ (Javanese script)
• 𑂅𑂢𑂹𑂡𑂢 (Kaithi script)
• ಇನ್ಧನ (Kannada script)
• ឥន្ធន (Khmer script)
• ອິນ຺ຘນ (Lao script)
• ഇന്ധന (Malayalam script)
• ᡳᠨᢡᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘂𑘡𑘿𑘠𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᠢᠨᢑᠾᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦢𑧁𑧠𑧀𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐂𑐣𑑂𑐢𑐣 (Newa script)
• ଇନ୍ଧନ (Odia script)
• ꢄꢥ꣄ꢤꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆅𑆤𑇀𑆣𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖂𑖡𑖿𑖠𑖡 (Siddham script)
• ඉන්‍ධන (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩑𑩯 𑪙𑩮𑩯 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚂𑚝𑚶𑚜𑚝 (Takri script)
• இந்த⁴ந (Tamil script)
• ఇన్ధన (Telugu script)
• อินฺธน (Thai script)
• ཨི་ནྡྷ་ན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒃𑒢𑓂𑒡𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨁𑨝𑩇𑨜𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root इध् (idh, “to kindle”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /in.dʱɐ.nɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈin̪.d̪ʱɐ.n̪ɐ/

Noun

इन्धन • (indhana) stem, n

1. kindling, lighting
2. fuel

Derived terms

• अग्नीन्धन (agnīndhana)

Descendants

• Telugu: ఇంధనము (indhanamu)

References

• Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 2nd ed. 1899, p. 167