पूर्णिमा

See also: परिणाम

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पूर्णिमा (pūrṇimā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /puːɾ.ɳɪ.mɑː/, [puːɾ.ɳɪ.mäː]

Noun

पूर्णिमा • (pūrṇimā) f

1. the full moon; a night having a full moon

   Synonyms: पूर्णमासी (pūrṇamāsī), पूर्णचंद्र (pūrṇacandra), बद्र (badra), पूनम (pūnam)

Proper noun

पूर्णिमा • (pūrṇimā) f

1. a female given name, Purnima, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of पूर्णिमा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पूर्णिमा pūrṇimā	पूर्णिमाएँ pūrṇimāẽ
oblique	पूर्णिमा pūrṇimā	पूर्णिमाओं pūrṇimāõ
vocative	पूर्णिमा pūrṇimā	पूर्णिमाओ pūrṇimāo

References

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

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• पूर्णमा (pūrṇamā)

Etymology

From an earlier Vedic पूर्णमाः (pūrṇamāḥ), see there for more.

Noun

पूर्णिमा • (pūrṇimā) stem, f

1. day of full moon
2. night of full moon

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of पूर्णिमा

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	पूर्णिमा (pūrṇimā)	पूर्णिमे (pūrṇime)	पूर्णिमाः (pūrṇimāḥ)
accusative	पूर्णिमाम् (pūrṇimām)	पूर्णिमे (pūrṇime)	पूर्णिमाः (pūrṇimāḥ)
instrumental	पूर्णिमया (pūrṇimayā) पूर्णिमा¹ (pūrṇimā¹)	पूर्णिमाभ्याम् (pūrṇimābhyām)	पूर्णिमाभिः (pūrṇimābhiḥ)
dative	पूर्णिमायै (pūrṇimāyai)	पूर्णिमाभ्याम् (pūrṇimābhyām)	पूर्णिमाभ्यः (pūrṇimābhyaḥ)
ablative	पूर्णिमायाः (pūrṇimāyāḥ) पूर्णिमायै² (pūrṇimāyai²)	पूर्णिमाभ्याम् (pūrṇimābhyām)	पूर्णिमाभ्यः (pūrṇimābhyaḥ)
genitive	पूर्णिमायाः (pūrṇimāyāḥ) पूर्णिमायै² (pūrṇimāyai²)	पूर्णिमयोः (pūrṇimayoḥ)	पूर्णिमानाम् (pūrṇimānām)
locative	पूर्णिमायाम् (pūrṇimāyām)	पूर्णिमयोः (pūrṇimayoḥ)	पूर्णिमासु (pūrṇimāsu)
vocative	पूर्णिमे (pūrṇime)	पूर्णिमे (pūrṇime)	पूर्णिमाः (pūrṇimāḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀧𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀺𑀫𑀸 (puṇṇimā)
  • Old Marathi: पुनिव (puniva), पुणिव (puṇiva)
  • → Old Kannada: ಪುಣ್ಣಿಮೆ (puṇṇime)
    • Middle Kannada:
      • Kannada: ಹುಣ್ಣಿಮೆ (huṇṇime)
  • Telugu: పున్నమి (punnami)
• Sindhi: pūnãĩ

  Arabic script: پوننئنه

  Devanagari script: पूनंइं

  Khudabadi script: 𑋒𑋤𑋑𑋟𑊲𑋟

• → Malay: purnama
  • Indonesian: purnama
• → Old Javanese: pūrṇama
  • Javanese: ꦥꦸꦂꦤꦩ (purnama)
  • → Balinese: ᬧᬹᬃᬡᬫ (purnama)
• Telugu: పూర్ణిమ (pūrṇima)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “पूर्णिमा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 642, column 3.