ध्वनि

See also: ध्वनी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ध्वनि (dhvaní).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱʋə.niː/, [d̪ʱʋɐ.niː]

Noun

ध्वनि • (dhvani) f (Urdu spelling دھونی)

1. sound, tone

   एक ऊँची ध्वनि सुनाई दी। ― ek ū̃cī dhvani sunāī dī. ― A loud sound was heard.

Derived terms

• ध्वन्यात्मक (dhvanyātmak)

See also

• स्वर (svar)
• शब्द (śabd)

References

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

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ধ্বনি (Assamese script)
• ᬥ᭄ᬯᬦᬶ (Balinese script)
• ধ্বনি (Bengali script)
• 𑰠𑰿𑰪𑰡𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀥𑁆𑀯𑀦𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• ဓွနိ (Burmese script)
• ધ્વનિ (Gujarati script)
• ਧ੍ਵਨਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌨𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦣ꧀ꦮꦤꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂡𑂹𑂫𑂢𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಧ್ವನಿ (Kannada script)
• ធ្វនិ (Khmer script)
• ຘ຺ວນິ (Lao script)
• ധ്വനി (Malayalam script)
• ᢡᠣᠸᠠᠨᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘠𑘿𑘪𑘡𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᢑᠾᢦᠨᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧀𑧠𑧊𑧁𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐢𑑂𑐰𑐣𑐶 (Newa script)
• ଧ୍ଵନି (Odia script)
• ꢤ꣄ꢮꢥꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆣𑇀𑆮𑆤𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖠𑖿𑖪𑖡𑖰 (Siddham script)
• ධ‍්වනි (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩮 𑪙𑩾𑩯𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚜𑚶𑚦𑚝𑚮 (Takri script)
• த்⁴வநி (Tamil script)
• ధ్వని (Telugu script)
• ธฺวนิ (Thai script)
• དྷྭ་ནི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒡𑓂𑒫𑒢𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨜𑩇𑨭𑨝𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *dʰwaníṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰwaníš, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwen- (“to make a noise”). Cognate with Old English dyne (whence English din). Related to ध्वनति (dhvánati, “to sound, roar”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dʱʋɐ.ní/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ʱʋɐ.n̪i/

Noun

ध्वनि • (dhvaní) stem, m

1. sound, echo, noise, voice, tone, tune, thunder.
2. the sound of a drum
3. empty sound without reality
4. word.
5. allusion, hint, implied meaning, poetical style

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of ध्वनि (dhvaní)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ध्वनिः dhvaníḥ	ध्वनी dhvanī́	ध्वनयः dhvanáyaḥ
Vocative	ध्वने dhváne	ध्वनी dhvánī	ध्वनयः dhvánayaḥ
Accusative	ध्वनिम् dhvaním	ध्वनी dhvanī́	ध्वनीन् dhvanī́n
Instrumental	ध्वनिना / ध्वन्या¹ dhvanínā / dhvanyā́¹	ध्वनिभ्याम् dhvaníbhyām	ध्वनिभिः dhvaníbhiḥ
Dative	ध्वनये dhvanáye	ध्वनिभ्याम् dhvaníbhyām	ध्वनिभ्यः dhvaníbhyaḥ
Ablative	ध्वनेः / ध्वन्यः¹ dhvanéḥ / dhvanyáḥ¹	ध्वनिभ्याम् dhvaníbhyām	ध्वनिभ्यः dhvaníbhyaḥ
Genitive	ध्वनेः / ध्वन्यः¹ dhvanéḥ / dhvanyáḥ¹	ध्वन्योः dhvanyóḥ	ध्वनीनाम् dhvanīnā́m
Locative	ध्वनौ / ध्वना¹ dhvanaú / dhvanā́¹	ध्वन्योः dhvanyóḥ	ध्वनिषु dhvaníṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Gujarati: ધ્વનિ (dhvani)
• → Telugu: ధ్వని (dhvani)
• → Kannada: ಧ್ವನಿ (dhvani)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “ध्वनि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0522.