प्राणवायु

See also: प्राणवायू

Hindi

Etymology

From प्राण (prāṇ, “life”) +‎ वायु (vāyu, “air”). Compare Gujarati પ્રાણવાયુ (prāṇvāyu), Marathi प्राणवायू (prāṇvāyū), Telugu ప్రాణవాయువు (prāṇavāyuvu), Kannada ಪ್ರಾಣವಾಯು (prāṇavāyu), Malayalam പ്രാണവായു (prāṇavāyu).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /pɾɑːɳ.ʋɑː.juː/, [pɾä̃ːɳ.wäː.juː]

Noun

प्राणवायु • (prāṇvāyu) f

1. oxygen

   Synonyms: जारक (jārak), ऑक्सीजन (ŏksījan)

Declension

Declension of प्राणवायु (fem u-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	प्राणवायु prāṇvāyu	प्राणवायुएँ prāṇvāyuẽ
oblique	प्राणवायु prāṇvāyu	प्राणवायुओं prāṇvāyuõ
vocative	प्राणवायु prāṇvāyu	प्राणवायुओ prāṇvāyuo

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “प्राणवायु”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha