वेतन

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See also: वैतान

Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit वेतन (vetána).

Noun

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वेतन (vetanm (Urdu spelling ويتن)

  1. wages, salary
    वे अधिक वेतन के लिए आंदोलन कर रहे थे।
    ve adhik vetan ke lie āndolan kar rahe the.
    They were agitating for higher wages.
    अगली सूचना तक उसका वेतन रोक दिया गया है।
    aglī sūcnā tak uskā vetan rok diyā gayā hai.
    His salary has been withheld until further notice.

Declension

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Synonyms

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References

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

Sanskrit

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Alternative scripts

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Etymology

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From वी (, to approach, procure); Monier-Williams and Mayrhofer's conjectures linking the word to वृत् (vṛt, to turn) and विद् (vid, to know, find) respectively are inaccurate.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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वेतन (vetana) stemn

  1. wages, hire, salary, subsistence, livelihood
  2. price
  3. silver

Declension

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Neuter a-stem declension of वेतन (vetana)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative वेतनम्
vetanam
वेतने
vetane
वेतनानि / वेतना¹
vetanāni / vetanā¹
Vocative वेतन
vetana
वेतने
vetane
वेतनानि / वेतना¹
vetanāni / vetanā¹
Accusative वेतनम्
vetanam
वेतने
vetane
वेतनानि / वेतना¹
vetanāni / vetanā¹
Instrumental वेतनेन
vetanena
वेतनाभ्याम्
vetanābhyām
वेतनैः / वेतनेभिः¹
vetanaiḥ / vetanebhiḥ¹
Dative वेतनाय
vetanāya
वेतनाभ्याम्
vetanābhyām
वेतनेभ्यः
vetanebhyaḥ
Ablative वेतनात्
vetanāt
वेतनाभ्याम्
vetanābhyām
वेतनेभ्यः
vetanebhyaḥ
Genitive वेतनस्य
vetanasya
वेतनयोः
vetanayoḥ
वेतनानाम्
vetanānām
Locative वेतने
vetane
वेतनयोः
vetanayoḥ
वेतनेषु
vetaneṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

References

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  • Monier Williams (1899) “वेतन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1014/3.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 578