परमाणु

See also: प्रमाण and परिमाण

Hindi

Picture dictionary: परमाणु (atom)

परमाणु (atom)

विद्युदणु

नाभिक

प्राणु

नपुंसाणु

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit परमाणु (paramāṇu). Equivalent to परम (param, “ultimate”) +‎ अणु (aṇu, “particle, atom”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /pəɾ.mɑː.ɳuː/, [pɐɾ.mäː.ɳuː]

Noun

परमाणु • (parmāṇu) m

1. (Ājīvika, Vaiśeṣika) paramanu, atoms composing the classical elements
2. (Jainism) paramanu, the smallest, indivisible part of पुद्गल (pudgal)
3. (historical, time) a short measure of time, given various definitions
4. (chemistry, physics) atom

Declension

Declension of परमाणु (masc u-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	परमाणु parmāṇu	परमाणु parmāṇu
oblique	परमाणु parmāṇu	परमाणुओं parmāṇuõ
vocative	परमाणु parmāṇu	परमाणुओ parmāṇuo

Descendants

• Fiji Hindi: परमाणु (parmāṇu)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “परमाणु”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 2832
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “परमाणु”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 399
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “परमाणु”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 604
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “परमाणु”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 375.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• পৰমাণু (Assamese script)
• ᬧᬭᬫᬵᬡᬸ (Balinese script)
• পরমাণু (Bengali script)
• 𑰢𑰨𑰦𑰯𑰜𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀧𑀭𑀫𑀸𑀡𑀼 (Brahmi script)
• ပရမာဏု (Burmese script)
• પરમાણુ (Gujarati script)
• ਪਰਮਾਣੁ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌣𑍁 (Grantha script)
• ꦥꦫꦩꦴꦟꦸ (Javanese script)
• 𑂣𑂩𑂧𑂰𑂝𑂳 (Kaithi script)
• ಪರಮಾಣು (Kannada script)
• បរមាណុ (Khmer script)
• ປຣມາຓຸ (Lao script)
• പരമാണു (Malayalam script)
• ᢒᠠᡵᠠᠮᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢏᡠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘢𑘨𑘦𑘰𑘜𑘳 (Modi script)
• ᢒᠠᠷᠠᠮᠠᢗᢏᠤ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧂𑧈𑧆𑧑𑦼𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐥𑐬𑐩𑐵𑐞𑐸 (Newa script)
• ପରମାଣୁ (Odia script)
• ꢦꢬꢪꢵꢠꢸ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆥𑆫𑆩𑆳𑆟𑆶 (Sharada script)
• 𑖢𑖨𑖦𑖯𑖜𑖲 (Siddham script)
• පරමාණු (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩰𑩼𑩴𑩛𑩪𑩒 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚞𑚤𑚢𑚭𑚘𑚰 (Takri script)
• பரமாணு (Tamil script)
• పరమాణు (Telugu script)
• ปรมาณุ (Thai script)
• པ་ར་མཱ་ཎུ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒣𑒩𑒧𑒰𑒝𑒳 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨞𑨫𑨢𑨊𑨘𑨃 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Compound of परम (parama, “ultimate”) +‎ अणु (aṇu, “particle, atom”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /pɐ.ɾɐ.mɑː.ɳu/

Noun

परमाणु • (paramāṇu) stem, m

1. atom; an infinitesimal particle

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of परमाणु

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	परमाणुः (paramāṇuḥ)	परमाणू (paramāṇū)	परमाणवः (paramāṇavaḥ)
accusative	परमाणुम् (paramāṇum)	परमाणू (paramāṇū)	परमाणून् (paramāṇūn)
instrumental	परमाणुना (paramāṇunā)	परमाणुभ्याम् (paramāṇubhyām)	परमाणुभिः (paramāṇubhiḥ)
dative	परमाणवे (paramāṇave)	परमाणुभ्याम् (paramāṇubhyām)	परमाणुभ्यः (paramāṇubhyaḥ)
ablative	परमाणोः (paramāṇoḥ)	परमाणुभ्याम् (paramāṇubhyām)	परमाणुभ्यः (paramāṇubhyaḥ)
genitive	परमाणोः (paramāṇoḥ)	परमाण्वोः (paramāṇvoḥ)	परमाणूनाम् (paramāṇūnām)
locative	परमाणौ (paramāṇau)	परमाण्वोः (paramāṇvoḥ)	परमाणुषु (paramāṇuṣu)
vocative	परमाणो (paramāṇo)	परमाणू (paramāṇū)	परमाणवः (paramāṇavaḥ)

Descendants

• → Classical Mongolian: ᠪᠡ᠊ᠷ᠊ᠮ‍ᠠ‍‍ᠨ᠋‍ᠣ (be-r-m‍a‍‍n‍o‍)
  • Mongolian: барамна (baramna)
• → Hindi: परमाणु (parmāṇu)
• → Khmer: បរមាណូ (paʼraʼmaanou)
• → Punjabi: ਪਰਮਾਣੂ (parmāṇū)
• → Tamil: பரமாணு (paramāṇu), அணு (aṇu)
• → Thai: ปรมาณู (bpàrámaanuu)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “परमाणु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 588, column 2.