अनिल

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अनिल (anila, “air; wind; god of the wind”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ə.nɪl/, [ɐ.nɪl]

Noun

अनिल • (anil) m (Urdu spelling اَنِل) (higher register)

1. air, wind

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:वायु

Declension

Declension of अनिल (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अनिल anil	अनिल anil
oblique	अनिल anil	अनिलों anilõ
vocative	अनिल anil	अनिलो anilo

Proper noun

अनिल • (anil) m (Urdu spelling اَنِل)

1. (Hinduism) god of the winds, a form of Vayu
2. a male given name, Anila and Anil, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of अनिल (sg-only masc cons-stem)

	singular
direct	अनिल anil
oblique	अनिल anil
vocative	अनिल anil

Descendants

• → English: Anil (transliteration)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “अनिल”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 204
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “अनिल”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 25
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “अनिल”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 34

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अनिल (anila, “air; wind; god of the wind”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ə.nil/, [ə.niːl]
• Rhymes: -il
• Hyphenation: अ‧निल

Noun

अनिल • (anil) m (higher register)

1. air, wind

   Synonyms: वारा (vārā), हवा (havā), वायू (vāyū), पवन (pavan), समीर (samīr)

Declension

Declension of अनिल (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	अनिल anil
direct plural	अनिल anil
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	अनिल anil		अनिल anil
oblique सामान्यरूप	अनिला anilā		अनिलां- anilān-
accusative / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	अनिलाला anilālā		अनिलांना anilānnā
ergative	अनिलाने, अनिलानं anilāne, anilāna		अनिलांनी anilānnī
instrumental	अनिलाशी anilāśī		अनिलांशी anilānśī
locative सप्तमी	अनिलात anilāt		अनिलांत anilāt
vocative संबोधन	अनिला anilā		अनिलांनो anilānno
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 अनिल (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	अनिलाचा anilāċā	अनिलाचे anilāċe	अनिलाची anilācī	अनिलाच्या anilācā	अनिलाचे, अनिलाचं anilāċe, anilāċa	अनिलाची anilācī	अनिलाच्या anilācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	अनिलांचा anilānċā	अनिलांचे anilānċe	अनिलांची anilāñcī	अनिलांच्या anilāncā	अनिलांचे, अनिलांचं anilānċe, anilānċa	अनिलांची anilāñcī	अनिलांच्या anilāñcā
* 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.

Proper noun

अनिल • (anil) m

1. (Hinduism) god of the winds, a form of Vayu

   Synonym: वायु (vāyu)

2. a male given name, Anil, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of अनिल (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	अनिल anil
direct plural	अनिल anil
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	अनिल anil		अनिल anil
oblique सामान्यरूप	अनिला anilā		अनिलां- anilān-
accusative / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	अनिलाला anilālā		अनिलांना anilānnā
ergative	अनिलाने, अनिलानं anilāne, anilāna		अनिलांनी anilānnī
instrumental	अनिलाशी anilāśī		अनिलांशी anilānśī
locative सप्तमी	अनिलात anilāt		अनिलांत anilāt
vocative संबोधन	अनिला anilā		अनिलांनो anilānno
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 अनिल (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	अनिलाचा anilāċā	अनिलाचे anilāċe	अनिलाची anilācī	अनिलाच्या anilācā	अनिलाचे, अनिलाचं anilāċe, anilāċa	अनिलाची anilācī	अनिलाच्या anilācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	अनिलांचा anilānċā	अनिलांचे anilānċe	अनिलांची anilāñcī	अनिलांच्या anilāncā	अनिलांचे, अनिलांचं anilānċe, anilānċa	अनिलांची anilāñcī	अनिलांच्या anilāñcā
* 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.

Further reading

• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950), “अनिल”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “अनिल”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911), “अनिल”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• anila (Latin script)
• 𑀅𑀦𑀺𑀮 (Brahmi script)
• অনিল (Bengali script)
• අනිල (Sinhalese script)
• အနိလ or ဢၼိလ (Burmese script)
• อนิล or อะนิละ (Thai script)
• ᩋᨶᩥᩃ (Tai Tham script)
• ອນິລ or ອະນິລະ (Lao script)
• អនិល (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄚𑄨𑄣 (Chakma script)

Noun

अनिल m

1. Devanagari script form of anila

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• অনিল (Assamese script)
• ᬅᬦᬶᬮ (Balinese script)
• অনিল (Bengali script)
• 𑰀𑰡𑰰𑰩 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀅𑀦𑀺𑀮 (Brahmi script)
• အနိလ (Burmese script)
• અનિલ (Gujarati script)
• ਅਨਿਲ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌅𑌨𑌿𑌲 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦤꦶꦭ (Javanese script)
• 𑂃𑂢𑂱𑂪 (Kaithi script)
• ಅನಿಲ (Kannada script)
• អនិល (Khmer script)
• ອນິລ (Lao script)
• അനില (Malayalam script)
• ᠠᠨᡳᠯᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘀𑘡𑘱𑘩 (Modi script)
• ᠠᠨᠢᠯᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦠𑧁𑧒𑧉 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐀𑐣𑐶𑐮 (Newa script)
• ଅନିଲ (Odia script)
• ꢂꢥꢶꢭ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆃𑆤𑆴𑆬 (Sharada script)
• 𑖀𑖡𑖰𑖩 (Siddham script)
• අනිල (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩯𑩑𑩽 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚀𑚝𑚮𑚥 (Takri script)
• அநில (Tamil script)
• అనిల (Telugu script)
• อนิล (Thai script)
• ཨ་ནི་ལ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒁𑒢𑒱𑒪 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨝𑨁𑨬 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From a derivative of *h₂enh₁- (“breathe”) (see अन् (an, “to breathe”)). Compare Ancient Greek ἄνεμος (ánemos, “wind, breeze”), Old Armenian անձն (anjn, “person”) and հողմ (hołm, “wind”), Old Frisian omma (“breath”), Latin animus, anima.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ́.ni.lɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɐ.n̪i.l̪ɐ/

Noun

अनि॑ल • (ánila) stem, m

1. air
2. wind

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of अनि॑ल

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	अनि॑लः (ánilaḥ)	अनि॑लौ (ánilau) अनि॑ला¹ (ánilā¹)	अनि॑लाः (ánilāḥ) अनि॑लासः¹ (ánilāsaḥ¹)
accusative	अनि॑लम् (ánilam)	अनि॑लौ (ánilau) अनि॑ला¹ (ánilā¹)	अनि॑लान् (ánilān)
instrumental	अनि॑लेन (ánilena)	अनि॑लाभ्याम् (ánilābhyām)	अनि॑लैः (ánilaiḥ) अनि॑लेभिः¹ (ánilebhiḥ¹)
dative	अनि॑लाय (ánilāya)	अनि॑लाभ्याम् (ánilābhyām)	अनि॑लेभ्यः (ánilebhyaḥ)
ablative	अनि॑लात् (ánilāt)	अनि॑लाभ्याम् (ánilābhyām)	अनि॑लेभ्यः (ánilebhyaḥ)
genitive	अनि॑लस्य (ánilasya)	अनि॑लयोः (ánilayoḥ)	अनि॑लानाम् (ánilānām)
locative	अनि॑ले (ánile)	अनि॑लयोः (ánilayoḥ)	अनि॑लेषु (ánileṣu)
vocative	अनि॑ल (ánila)	अनि॑लौ (ánilau) अनि॑ला¹ (ánilā¹)	अनि॑लाः (ánilāḥ) अनि॑लासः¹ (ánilāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Assamese: অনিল (onil) (learned)
• → Bengali: অনিল (onil) (learned)
• Hindustani:
  • → Hindi: अनिल (anil) (learned)
  • → Urdu: اَنِل (anil) (learned)
• → Kannada: ಅನಿಲ (anila) (learned)
• → Malayalam: അനിലൻ (anilaṉ) (learned)
• → Marathi: अनिल (anil) (learned)
• → Odia: ଅନିଳ (aniḷa) (learned)
• → Pali: anila (learned)
• → Tamil: அனிலம் (aṉilam) (learned)
• → Telugu: అనిలము (anilamu) (learned)

Proper noun

अनि॑ल • (ánila) stem, m

1. (Hinduism) god of the winds, a form of Vayu

   Synonyms: वायु (vāyu), वात (vāta), पवन (pavana)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of अनि॑ल

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	अनि॑लः (ánilaḥ)	अनि॑लौ (ánilau) अनि॑ला¹ (ánilā¹)	अनि॑लाः (ánilāḥ) अनि॑लासः¹ (ánilāsaḥ¹)
accusative	अनि॑लम् (ánilam)	अनि॑लौ (ánilau) अनि॑ला¹ (ánilā¹)	अनि॑लान् (ánilān)
instrumental	अनि॑लेन (ánilena)	अनि॑लाभ्याम् (ánilābhyām)	अनि॑लैः (ánilaiḥ) अनि॑लेभिः¹ (ánilebhiḥ¹)
dative	अनि॑लाय (ánilāya)	अनि॑लाभ्याम् (ánilābhyām)	अनि॑लेभ्यः (ánilebhyaḥ)
ablative	अनि॑लात् (ánilāt)	अनि॑लाभ्याम् (ánilābhyām)	अनि॑लेभ्यः (ánilebhyaḥ)
genitive	अनि॑लस्य (ánilasya)	अनि॑लयोः (ánilayoḥ)	अनि॑लानाम् (ánilānām)
locative	अनि॑ले (ánile)	अनि॑लयोः (ánilayoḥ)	अनि॑लेषु (ánileṣu)
vocative	अनि॑ल (ánila)	अनि॑लौ (ánilau) अनि॑ला¹ (ánilā¹)	अनि॑लाः (ánilāḥ) अनि॑लासः¹ (ánilāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Bengali: অনিল (onil) (learned)
• Chinese:

→ Mandarin: 阿尼羅 / 阿尼罗 (Ēníluó) (transliteration)

• English: → Anila (transliteration), (indirect borrowing) Anil
• Hindustani:
  • → Hindi: अनिल (anil) (learned)
  • → Urdu: اَنِل (anil) (learned)
• → Kannada: ಅನಿಲ (anila) (learned)
• → Malayalam: അനിലൻ (anilaṉ) (learned)
• → Marathi: अनिल (anil) (learned)
• → Odia: ଅନିଳ (aniḷa) (learned)
• → Tamil: அனிலன் (aṉilaṉ) (learned)
• → Telugu: అనిలుడు (aniluḍu) (learned)