# लशुन
## Sanskrit
### Alternative forms

* रसोन (rasona), रसोनक (rasonaka)

### Alternative scripts

* লশুন (Assamese script)
* ᬮᬰᬸᬦ (Balinese script)
* লশুন (Bengali script)
* 𑰩𑰫𑰲𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
* 𑀮𑀰𑀼𑀦 (Brahmi script)
* လၐုန (Burmese script)
* લશુન (Gujarati script)
* ਲਸ਼ੁਨ (Gurmukhi script)
* 𑌲𑌶𑍁𑌨 (Grantha script)
* ꦭꦯꦸꦤ (Javanese script)
* 𑂪𑂬𑂳𑂢 (Kaithi script)
* ಲಶುನ (Kannada script)
* លឝុន (Khmer script)
* ລຨຸນ (Lao script)
* ലശുന (Malayalam script)
* ᠯᠠᡧᡠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
* 𑘩𑘫𑘳𑘡 (Modi script)
* ᠯᠠᠱᠤᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
* 𑧉𑧋𑧔𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
* 𑐮𑐱𑐸𑐣 (Newa script)
* ଲଶୁନ (Odia script)
* ꢭꢯꢸꢥ (Saurashtra script)
* 𑆬𑆯𑆶𑆤 (Sharada script)
* 𑖩𑖫𑖲𑖡 (Siddham script)
* ලශුන (Sinhalese script)
* 𑩽𑩿𑩒𑩯 (Soyombo script)
* 𑚥𑚧𑚰𑚝 (Takri script)
* லஶுந (Tamil script)
* లశున (Telugu script)
* ลศุน (Thai script)
* ལ་ཤུ་ན (Tibetan script)
* 𑒪𑒬𑒳𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
* 𑨬𑨮𑨃𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

### Etymology

A Kulturwort of unclear origin; the pre-form is reconstructed by Burrow as *स्लशुन (slaśuna). Mayrhofer originally considered Indo-European origin possible, in light of the word's relatively early (albeit post-Vedic) attestation and suffix -उन (-una); however, he later considers the word's post-Vedic nature more significant, and possibly an indicator against Indo-European origin. A Dravidian origin is possible, though not favored by Mayrhofer. Note similarities with Proto-Sino-Tibetan *swa-n (“garlic”), which may be a loan from the same source as the Sanskrit; see Old Chinese 蒜 (OC *sloːns, “garlic”) for more.

### Pronunciation

* (Vedic) IPA: /lɐ.ɕu.nɐ/
* (Classical Sanskrit) IPA: /ˈl̪ɐ.ɕu.n̪ɐ/

### Noun

लशुन • (laśuna) stem, n
* garlic
    (defined solely as garlic) Synonyms: सितलशुन (sitalaśuna), सोनह (sonaha), तरिता (taritā), डिण्डिरमोदक (ḍiṇḍiramodaka), वीरसैन्य (vīrasainya), ग्रन्थिमूल (granthimūla)
    (among other definitions) Synonyms: यवनेष्ट (yavaneṣṭa), उग्रगन्ध (ugragandha), अरिष्ट (ariṣṭa), भूतघ्न (bhūtaghna), कटुकन्द (kaṭukanda), शाककलम्बक (śākakalambaka)

#### Descendants

* → Balinese: ᬓᭂᬲᬸᬦ (kesuna) (through another language)
* → Classical Malay: داسون (dasun)
** Minangkabau: dasun (possibly)
** → Cebuano: lasuna
** → Dupaningan Agta: lasuna
** → Ilocano: lasona
** → Maranao: lasona'
** → Waray-Waray: lasuna
** → Central Dusun: losun
* Magadhi Prakrit:
** Bengali: রসুন (rośun)
*** → Assamese: ৰচুন (rosun)
** Early Assamese:
*** Assamese: নহৰু (nohoru), লহুন (lohun)
** Odia: ରସୁଣ (rasuṇa)
** Sylheti: ꠞꠃꠘ (roun)
* Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀮𑀲𑀼𑀡 (lasuṇa), 𑀮𑀲𑀡 (lasaṇa)
** Old Marathi: लसण (lasaṇa)
*** Marathi: लसूण (lasūṇ)
** Konkani: लसूण (lasūṇ)
* → Old Javanese: [script needed] (jasun) (possibly)
* Pali: lasuṇa
** Old Mon:
*** Mon: လသိုန် (kəsɒn)
*** → Burmese: ကြက်သွန် (krakswan)
* Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀮𑀲𑀼𑀡 (lasuṇa)
** Old Gujarati:
*** Gujarati: લસણ (lasaṇ)
*** Malvi: लसण (lasaṇ)
*** Mewari: लसण (lasaṇ)
** Nepali: लसुन (lasuna)
** Old Hindi:
*** Hindi: लहसुन (lahsun)
**** → Maithili: लहसुन (lahᵊsun)
** Punjabi: ਲਸਣ (lasaṇ)

### References

* ↑ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1976) “láśunam”, in Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎ (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 94
* ↑ Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) “laśuna-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 439

### Further reading

* Monier Williams (1899) “लशुन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 899/1.