ऊर्ध्ववायु

Hindi

Alternative forms

• ऊर्ध्व-वायु (ūrdhva-vāyu)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit ऊर्ध्ववायु (ūrdhvavāyu). By surface analysis, ऊर्ध्व (ūrdhva) +‎ वायु (vāyu).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /uːɾ.d̪ʱʋə.ʋɑː.juː/, [uːɾ.d̪ʱʋɐ.ʋäː.juː]

Noun

ऊर्ध्ववायु • (ūrdhvavāyu) f

1. (rare) burp

   Synonym: (more common) डकार (ḍakār)

Declension

Declension of ऊर्ध्ववायु (fem u-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	ऊर्ध्ववायु ūrdhvavāyu	ऊर्ध्ववायुएँ ūrdhvavāyuẽ
oblique	ऊर्ध्ववायु ūrdhvavāyu	ऊर्ध्ववायुओं ūrdhvavāyuõ
vocative	ऊर्ध्ववायु ūrdhvavāyu	ऊर्ध्ववायुओ ūrdhvavāyuo

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ঊৰ্ধ্বৱায়ু (Assamese script)
• ᬊᬃᬥ᭄ᬯᬯᬵᬬᬸ (Balinese script)
• ঊর্ধ্ববায়ু (Bengali script)
• 𑰅𑰨𑰿𑰠𑰿𑰪𑰪𑰯𑰧𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀊𑀭𑁆𑀥𑁆𑀯𑀯𑀸𑀬𑀼 (Brahmi script)
• ဦရ်္ဓွဝါယု (Burmese script)
• ઊર્ધ્વવાયુ (Gujarati script)
• ਊਰ੍ਧ੍ਵਵਾਯੁ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌊𑌰𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍁 (Grantha script)
• ꦈꦴꦂꦣ꧀ꦮꦮꦴꦪꦸ (Javanese script)
• 𑂈𑂩𑂹𑂡𑂹𑂫𑂫𑂰𑂨𑂳 (Kaithi script)
• ಊರ್ಧ್ವವಾಯು (Kannada script)
• ឩធ៌្វវាយុ (Khmer script)
• ອູຣ຺ຘ຺ວວາຍຸ (Lao script)
• ഊര്ധ്വവായു (Malayalam script)
• ᡠᡠᡵᢡᠣᠸᠠᠸᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠶᡠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘅𑘨𑘿𑘠𑘿𑘪𑘪𑘰𑘧𑘳 (Modi script)
• ᠤᠤᠷᢑᠾᢦᠸᠠᢗᠶ᠋ᠤ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦥𑧈𑧠𑧀𑧠𑧊𑧊𑧑𑧇𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐅𑐬𑑂𑐢𑑂𑐰𑐰𑐵𑐫𑐸 (Newa script)
• ଊର୍ଧ୍ଵଵାଯୁ (Odia script)
• ꢇꢬ꣄ꢤ꣄ꢮꢮꢵꢫꢸ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆈𑆫𑇀𑆣𑇀𑆮𑆮𑆳𑆪𑆶 (Sharada script)
• 𑖅𑖨𑖿𑖠𑖿𑖪𑖪𑖯𑖧𑖲 (Siddham script)
• ඌර්‍ධ‍්වවායු (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩒𑩛𑩼 𑪙𑩮 𑪙𑩾𑩾𑩛𑩻𑩒 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚅𑚤𑚶𑚜𑚶𑚦𑚦𑚭𑚣𑚰 (Takri script)
• ஊர்த்⁴வவாயு (Tamil script)
• ఊర్ధ్వవాయు (Telugu script)
• อูรฺธฺววายุ (Thai script)
• ཨཱུ་རྡྷྭ་ཝཱ་ཡུ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒆𑒩𑓂𑒡𑓂𑒫𑒫𑒰𑒨𑒳 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨃𑨊𑨫𑩇𑨜𑩇𑨭𑨭𑨊𑨪𑨃 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From ऊर्ध्व (ūrdhvá, “raised, elevated, high, above”) +‎ वायु (vāyú, “wind”), literally “the air above”.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /uːɾdʱ.ʋɐ.ʋɑː.ju/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /uːɾd̪ʱ.ʋɐˈʋɑː.ju/

Noun

ऊर्ध्ववायु • (ūrdhvavāyu) stem, m

1. burp

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of ऊर्ध्ववायु (ūrdhvavāyu)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ऊर्ध्ववायुः ūrdhvavāyuḥ	ऊर्ध्ववायू ūrdhvavāyū	ऊर्ध्ववायवः ūrdhvavāyavaḥ
Vocative	ऊर्ध्ववायो ūrdhvavāyo	ऊर्ध्ववायू ūrdhvavāyū	ऊर्ध्ववायवः ūrdhvavāyavaḥ
Accusative	ऊर्ध्ववायुम् ūrdhvavāyum	ऊर्ध्ववायू ūrdhvavāyū	ऊर्ध्ववायून् ūrdhvavāyūn
Instrumental	ऊर्ध्ववायुना / ऊर्ध्ववाय्वा¹ ūrdhvavāyunā / ūrdhvavāyvā¹	ऊर्ध्ववायुभ्याम् ūrdhvavāyubhyām	ऊर्ध्ववायुभिः ūrdhvavāyubhiḥ
Dative	ऊर्ध्ववायवे / ऊर्ध्ववाय्वे¹ ūrdhvavāyave / ūrdhvavāyve¹	ऊर्ध्ववायुभ्याम् ūrdhvavāyubhyām	ऊर्ध्ववायुभ्यः ūrdhvavāyubhyaḥ
Ablative	ऊर्ध्ववायोः / ऊर्ध्ववाय्वः¹ ūrdhvavāyoḥ / ūrdhvavāyvaḥ¹	ऊर्ध्ववायुभ्याम् ūrdhvavāyubhyām	ऊर्ध्ववायुभ्यः ūrdhvavāyubhyaḥ
Genitive	ऊर्ध्ववायोः / ऊर्ध्ववाय्वः¹ ūrdhvavāyoḥ / ūrdhvavāyvaḥ¹	ऊर्ध्ववाय्वोः ūrdhvavāyvoḥ	ऊर्ध्ववायूनाम् ūrdhvavāyūnām
Locative	ऊर्ध्ववायौ ūrdhvavāyau	ऊर्ध्ववाय्वोः ūrdhvavāyvoḥ	ऊर्ध्ववायुषु ūrdhvavāyuṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Further reading

• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “ऊर्ध्ववायु”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan