As a deity name
Name 737 of the Hanuman Sahasranāma — Rasvin Samhita / Brahmanda Purana, as taught by Lord Ram / Sages
Name 804 of the Krishna Sahasranāma — Mahabharata / Padma Purana, as taught by Sages and Devotees
Name 785 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
Name 255 of the Rama Sahasranāma — Padma Purana / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
As a Hindi name
वामन · masculine
Vāmana (the fifth avatar of Viṣṇu); name of Śiva; name of the elephant that supports the south or west quarter
वामन · masculine
a dwarf
Śabdasāgara also records: बौना । छोटे डील का · ह्रस्व । खर्व
Platts (p. 1177) also records: Dwarfish, short in stature; depressed
Cited formation "वामन" is वाम + -न: वाम means "Reverse", and the suffix -न forms abstract nouns (masc. or fem.). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(18) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
Cited formation "वामन" is वामना + -न: वामना means "Name of an Apsaras", and the suffix -न forms abstract nouns (masc. or fem.). CHD Basic Grammar App. I §8(18) — cited from the extracted rule table — base gloss: Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago
a Hindi word, a tatsama: the Sanskrit word borrowed unchanged into Hindi वामन — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वामन (vāmaná). Doublet of बौना (baunā) and बावन (bāvan).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
vāmana mf(ā)n. (of doubtful derivation) dwarfish, small or short in stature, a dwarf, VS. &c. &c.
small, minute, short (also of days), MBh.; Kāv. &c.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
(of doubtful derivation) dwarfish, small or short in stature, a dwarf, &c. &c.
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (12)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "vāmana" is the vocative of "vāmanā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M3 · meaning shifts "vāmana" is derived from "vāman" with the aṇ/na suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
vāman (g. pāmādi), prob. invented to explain vāmana.
vāmana mf(ā)n. (of doubtful derivation) dwarfish, small or short in stature, a dwarf, VS. &c. &c.
small, minute, short (also of days), MBh.; Kāv. &c.
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Dictionary citations
vāmana mf(ā)n. (of doubtful derivation) dwarfish, small or short in stature, a dwarf, VS. &c. &c.
small, minute, short (also of days), MBh.; Kāv. &c.
bent, inclined, HPariś.
relating to a dwarf or to Viṣṇu (cf. below), treating of him, Pur.
descended from the elephant Vāmana (see below), R.
vāmanā (ā), f. N. of an Apsaras (v.l. rāmaṇā), R.
vāman (g. pāmādi), prob. invented to explain vāmana.
Alternative readings
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