वाण

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Sanskrit

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Alternative scripts

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Etymology

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Of unclear origin.

Müller connects the word to Proto-Iranian *vāna-ka-, reflected in Persian بانگ (bâng, voice, noise). However, the Persian term is likely derived from Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs (voice, speech), whence वाच् (vāc, speech), while वाण (vāṇa) is not easily derivable from that root.

Turner's attempt to link the word to Proto-Indo-European *werh₁- (to speak, say) is formally unconvincing. Mayrhofer also rejects connections to वण् (vaṇ, to sound) and leaves the origin of the latter open.

Alternatively, Kuiper takes the word as a Munda borrowing.

Whether or not the "arrow" meaning is a semantic extension of the "noise" meaning or a phonetic variant of बाण (bāṇa, arrow) is uncertain.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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वाण (vāṇá) stemm

  1. sounding, a sound (Kir.)
  2. an arrow
  3. music (especially of flutes, harps, etc.)
  4. (music) a harp with 100 strings (TS., Br., ŚrS.)

Declension

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Masculine a-stem declension of वाण (vāṇá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative वाणः
vāṇáḥ
वाणौ / वाणा¹
vāṇaú / vāṇā́¹
वाणाः / वाणासः¹
vāṇā́ḥ / vāṇā́saḥ¹
Vocative वाण
vā́ṇa
वाणौ / वाणा¹
vā́ṇau / vā́ṇā¹
वाणाः / वाणासः¹
vā́ṇāḥ / vā́ṇāsaḥ¹
Accusative वाणम्
vāṇám
वाणौ / वाणा¹
vāṇaú / vāṇā́¹
वाणान्
vāṇā́n
Instrumental वाणेन
vāṇéna
वाणाभ्याम्
vāṇā́bhyām
वाणैः / वाणेभिः¹
vāṇaíḥ / vāṇébhiḥ¹
Dative वाणाय
vāṇā́ya
वाणाभ्याम्
vāṇā́bhyām
वाणेभ्यः
vāṇébhyaḥ
Ablative वाणात्
vāṇā́t
वाणाभ्याम्
vāṇā́bhyām
वाणेभ्यः
vāṇébhyaḥ
Genitive वाणस्य
vāṇásya
वाणयोः
vāṇáyoḥ
वाणानाम्
vāṇā́nām
Locative वाणे
vāṇé
वाणयोः
vāṇáyoḥ
वाणेषु
vāṇéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Noun

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वाण (vāṇa) stemn

  1. the sound of a particular small hand drum (L.)

Declension

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Neuter a-stem declension of वाण (vāṇa)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative वाणम्
vāṇam
वाणे
vāṇe
वाणानि / वाणा¹
vāṇāni / vāṇā¹
Vocative वाण
vāṇa
वाणे
vāṇe
वाणानि / वाणा¹
vāṇāni / vāṇā¹
Accusative वाणम्
vāṇam
वाणे
vāṇe
वाणानि / वाणा¹
vāṇāni / vāṇā¹
Instrumental वाणेन
vāṇena
वाणाभ्याम्
vāṇābhyām
वाणैः / वाणेभिः¹
vāṇaiḥ / vāṇebhiḥ¹
Dative वाणाय
vāṇāya
वाणाभ्याम्
vāṇābhyām
वाणेभ्यः
vāṇebhyaḥ
Ablative वाणात्
vāṇāt
वाणाभ्याम्
vāṇābhyām
वाणेभ्यः
vāṇebhyaḥ
Genitive वाणस्य
vāṇasya
वाणयोः
vāṇayoḥ
वाणानाम्
vāṇānām
Locative वाणे
vāṇe
वाणयोः
vāṇayoḥ
वाणेषु
vāṇeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
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References

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  • Monier Williams (1899) “वाण”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0939/2.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 541
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1976) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎[2] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 130; 184