अव्यय

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• অৱ্যয় (Assamese script)
• ᬅᬯ᭄ᬬᬬ (Balinese script)
• অব্যয় (Bengali script)
• 𑰀𑰪𑰿𑰧𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀅𑀯𑁆𑀬𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• အဝျယ (Burmese script)
• અવ્યય (Gujarati script)
• ਅਵ੍ਯਯ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌅𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌯 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦮꦾꦪ (Javanese script)
• 𑂃𑂫𑂹𑂨𑂨 (Kaithi script)
• ಅವ್ಯಯ (Kannada script)
• អវ្យយ (Khmer script)
• ອວ຺ຍຍ (Lao script)
• അവ്യയ (Malayalam script)
• ᠠᠸᠶᠠᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘀𑘪𑘿𑘧𑘧 (Modi script)
• ᠠᠧᠶ᠋ᠠᠶ᠋ᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦠𑧊𑧠𑧇𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐀𑐰𑑂𑐫𑐫 (Newa script)
• ଅଵ୍ଯଯ (Odia script)
• ꢂꢮ꣄ꢫꢫ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆃𑆮𑇀𑆪𑆪 (Sharada script)
• 𑖀𑖪𑖿𑖧𑖧 (Siddham script)
• අව්‍යය (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩾 𑪙𑩻𑩻 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚀𑚦𑚶𑚣𑚣 (Takri script)
• அவ்யய (Tamil script)
• అవ్యయ (Telugu script)
• อวฺยย (Thai script)
• ཨ་ཝྱ་ཡ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒁𑒫𑓂𑒨𑒨 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨭𑩇𑨪𑨪 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology 1

From अवि (avi, “sheep”) +‎ -य (-ya, “suffix denoting state or origin”).

Adjective

अव्यय • (avyaya)

1. (relational) sheep

Etymology 2

From अ- (a-, “not, un-”) +‎ व्यय (vyaya, “death; transient”).

Noun

अव्यय • (avyaya) stem, n

1. (grammar) an indeclinable word, particle

Descendants

• → Malayalam: അവ്യയം (avyayaṁ)
• → Telugu: అవ్యయము (avyayamu)