विचार

Hindi

Alternative forms

• बिचार (bicār)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit विचार (vicāra). By surface analysis, वि- (vi-) +‎ चार (cār).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʋɪ.t͡ʃɑːɾ/, [ʋɪ.t͡ʃäːɾ]

Noun

विचार • (vicār) m (Urdu spelling وچار)

1. thought

   यह विचार मेरे मन में नहीं आया था।

   yah vicār mere man mẽ nahī̃ āyā thā.

   This thought never entered my mind.

2. idea

   हमें यह विचित्र विचार छोड़ना पड़ा।

   hamẽ yah vicitra vicār choṛnā paṛā.

   We had to give up this strange idea.

3. consideration

   उसे दूसरों का कोई विचार नहीं है।

   use dūsrõ kā koī vicār nahī̃ hai.

   He has no consideration for others.

   आपका प्रस्ताव वर्त्तमान में विचाराधीन है।

   āpkā prastāv varttamān mẽ vicārādhīn hai.

   Your proposal is currently under consideration.

Declension

Declension of विचार (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	विचार vicār	विचार vicār
oblique	विचार vicār	विचारों vicārõ
vocative	विचार vicār	विचारो vicāro

Derived terms

• विचार करना (vicār karnā)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “विचार”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit विचार (vicāra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋi.t͡ɕaɾ/

Noun

विचार • (vicār) m

1. thought
2. consideration, judgement
3. decision, determination
4. opinion
5. perplexity, trouble

Declension

Declension of विचार (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	विचार vicār
direct plural	विचार vicār
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	विचार vicār		विचार vicār
oblique सामान्यरूप	विचारा vicārā		विचारां- vicārān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	विचाराला vicārālā		विचारांना vicārānnā
ergative	विचाराने, विचारानं vicārāne, vicārāna		विचारांनी vicārānnī
instrumental	विचाराशी vicārāśī		विचारांशी vicārānśī
locative सप्तमी	विचारात vicārāt		विचारांत vicārāt
vocative संबोधन	विचारा vicārā		विचारांनो vicārānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of विचार (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	विचाराचा vicārāċā	विचाराचे vicārāċe	विचाराची vicārācī	विचाराच्या vicārācā	विचाराचे, विचाराचं vicārāċe, vicārāċa	विचाराची vicārācī	विचाराच्या vicārācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	विचारांचा vicārānċā	विचारांचे vicārānċe	विचारांची vicārāñcī	विचारांच्या vicārāncā	विचारांचे, विचारांचं vicārānċe, vicārānċa	विचारांची vicārāñcī	विचारांच्या vicārāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

• विचार करणे (vicār karṇe, “to think”)
• विचारणे (vicārṇe, “to ask”)
• वैचारिक (vaicārik)

 

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “विचार”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “विचार”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৱিচাৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬯᬶᬘᬵᬭ (Balinese script)
• বিচার (Bengali script)
• 𑰪𑰰𑰓𑰯𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀯𑀺𑀘𑀸𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• ဝိစာရ (Burmese script)
• વિચાર (Gujarati script)
• ਵਿਚਾਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌵𑌿𑌚𑌾𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦮꦶꦕꦴꦫ (Javanese script)
• 𑂫𑂱𑂒𑂰𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ವಿಚಾರ (Kannada script)
• វិចារ (Khmer script)
• ວິຈາຣ (Lao script)
• വിചാര (Malayalam script)
• ᠸᡳᢜᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘪𑘱𑘓𑘰𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᠸᠢᢋᠠᢗᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧊𑧒𑦳𑧑𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐰𑐶𑐔𑐵𑐬 (Newa script)
• ଵିଚାର (Odia script)
• ꢮꢶꢗꢵꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆮𑆴𑆖𑆳𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖪𑖰𑖓𑖯𑖨 (Siddham script)
• විචාර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩾𑩑𑩡𑩛𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚦𑚮𑚏𑚭𑚤 (Takri script)
• விசார (Tamil script)
• విచార (Telugu script)
• วิจาร (Thai script)
• ཝི་ཙཱ་ར (Tibetan script)
• 𑒫𑒱𑒔𑒰𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨭𑨁𑨣𑨊𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

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Noun

विचार • (vicāra) stem, m

1. thought, idea, consideration, deliberation
2. investigation, deliberation, discussion, conjecture
3. mode of acting or proceeding

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of विचार
Nom. sg.	विचारः (vicāraḥ)
Gen. sg.	विचारस्य (vicārasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	विचारः (vicāraḥ)	विचारौ (vicārau)	विचाराः (vicārāḥ)
Vocative	विचार (vicāra)	विचारौ (vicārau)	विचाराः (vicārāḥ)
Accusative	विचारम् (vicāram)	विचारौ (vicārau)	विचारान् (vicārān)
Instrumental	विचारेन (vicārena)	विचाराभ्याम् (vicārābhyām)	विचारैः (vicāraiḥ)
Dative	विचाराय (vicārāya)	विचाराभ्याम् (vicārābhyām)	विचारेभ्यः (vicārebhyaḥ)
Ablative	विचारात् (vicārāt)	विचाराभ्याम् (vicārābhyām)	विचारेभ्यः (vicārebhyaḥ)
Genitive	विचारस्य (vicārasya)	विचारयोः (vicārayoḥ)	विचारानाम् (vicārānām)
Locative	विचारे (vicāre)	विचारयोः (vicārayoḥ)	विचारेषु (vicāreṣu)

Descendants

• Pali: vicāra
  • Lao: ວິຈານ (wi chān)
  • Thai: วิจาร
• → Gujarati: વિચાર (vicār) (learned)
• → Hindi: विचार (vicār) (learned)
• → Marathi: विचार (vicār) (learned)
• → Punjabi: ਵਿਚਾਰ (vicār) (learned)
• → Tamil: விசாரணை (vicāraṇai)
• → Telugu: విచారము (vicāramu)

References

• “Sanskrit Dictionary for Spoken Sanskrit”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[1], 2012 July 19 (last accessed)