मृदु
Appearance
Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Sanskrit मृदु (mṛdu).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]मृदु • (mŕdu) (indeclinable)
See also
[edit]- मृदुता (mŕdutā)
References
[edit]- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मृदु”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Sanskrit
[edit]Alternative scripts
[edit]Alternative scripts
- মৃদু (Assamese script)
- ᬫᬺᬤᬸ (Balinese script)
- মৃদু (Bengali script)
- 𑰦𑰴𑰟𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀫𑀾𑀤𑀼 (Brahmi script)
- မၖဒု (Burmese script)
- મૃદુ (Gujarati script)
- ਮ੍ਰਦੁ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌮𑍃𑌦𑍁 (Grantha script)
- ꦩꦽꦢꦸ (Javanese script)
- 𑂧𑃂𑂠𑂳 (Kaithi script)
- ಮೃದು (Kannada script)
- ម្ឫទុ (Khmer script)
- ມ຺ຣິທຸ (Lao script)
- മൃദു (Malayalam script)
- ᠮᡵᡳᡩᡠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘦𑘵𑘟𑘳 (Modi script)
- ᠮᠷᠢᢑᠤ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧆𑧖𑦿𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐩𑐺𑐡𑐸 (Newa script)
- ମୃଦୁ (Odia script)
- ꢪꢺꢣꢸ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆩𑆸𑆢𑆶 (Sharada script)
- 𑖦𑖴𑖟𑖲 (Siddham script)
- මෘදු (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩴𑩙𑩭𑩒 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚢𑚛𑚰 (Takri script)
- ம்ரிது³ (Tamil script)
- మృదు (Telugu script)
- มฺฤทุ (Thai script)
- མྲྀ་དུ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒧𑒵𑒠𑒳 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨢𑨼𑨉𑨛𑨃 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-Aryan *mr̥dúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥dúš (“soft, mild, weak”), from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus (“id”).
Cognate with Old Prussian maldai (“boys”), Old Church Slavonic младъ (mladŭ, “young”), English mild, Latin mollis (“soft, weak”), Old Armenian մեղկ (mełk, “soft, weak”), Ancient Greek βλαδύς (bladús, “weak”), ἀμαλδύνω (amaldúnō, “to weaken, destroy”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]मृदु • (mṛdú) stem
- soft, delicate, tender, pliant, mild, gentle (VS. etc.)
- weak, feeble (AV.)
- slight, moderate (Suśr.)
- slow (gait) MBh., Kāv. etc.)
- (astronomy) situated in the upper apsis (Gaṇit.)
Declension
[edit]singular | dual | plural | |
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nominative | मृदुः (mṛdúḥ) | मृदू (mṛdū́) | मृदवः (mṛdávaḥ) |
accusative | मृदुम् (mṛdúm) | मृदू (mṛdū́) | मृदून् (mṛdū́n) |
instrumental | मृदुना (mṛdúnā) मृद्वा¹ (mṛdvā́¹) |
मृदुभ्याम् (mṛdúbhyām) | मृदुभिः (mṛdúbhiḥ) |
dative | मृदवे (mṛdáve) मृद्वे¹ (mṛdvé¹) |
मृदुभ्याम् (mṛdúbhyām) | मृदुभ्यः (mṛdúbhyaḥ) |
ablative | मृदोः (mṛdóḥ) मृद्वः¹ (mṛdváḥ¹) |
मृदुभ्याम् (mṛdúbhyām) | मृदुभ्यः (mṛdúbhyaḥ) |
genitive | मृदोः (mṛdóḥ) मृद्वः¹ (mṛdváḥ¹) |
मृद्वोः (mṛdvóḥ) | मृदूनाम् (mṛdūnā́m) |
locative | मृदौ (mṛdaú) | मृद्वोः (mṛdvóḥ) | मृदुषु (mṛdúṣu) |
vocative | मृदो (mṛ́do) | मृदू (mṛ́dū) | मृदवः (mṛ́davaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
singular | dual | plural | |
---|---|---|---|
nominative | मृदुः (mṛdúḥ) | मृदू (mṛdū́) | मृदवः (mṛdávaḥ) |
accusative | मृदुम् (mṛdúm) | मृदू (mṛdū́) | मृदूः (mṛdū́ḥ) |
instrumental | मृद्वा (mṛdvā́) | मृदुभ्याम् (mṛdúbhyām) | मृदुभिः (mṛdúbhiḥ) |
dative | मृदवे (mṛdáve) मृद्वै¹ (mṛdvaí¹) |
मृदुभ्याम् (mṛdúbhyām) | मृदुभ्यः (mṛdúbhyaḥ) |
ablative | मृदोः (mṛdóḥ) मृद्वाः¹ (mṛdvā́ḥ¹) मृद्वै² (mṛdvaí²) |
मृदुभ्याम् (mṛdúbhyām) | मृदुभ्यः (mṛdúbhyaḥ) |
genitive | मृदोः (mṛdóḥ) मृद्वाः¹ (mṛdvā́ḥ¹) मृद्वै² (mṛdvaí²) |
मृद्वोः (mṛdvóḥ) | मृदूनाम् (mṛdūnā́m) |
locative | मृदौ (mṛdaú) मृद्वाम्¹ (mṛdvā́m¹) |
मृद्वोः (mṛdvóḥ) | मृदुषु (mṛdúṣu) |
vocative | मृदो (mṛ́do) | मृदू (mṛ́dū) | मृदवः (mṛ́davaḥ) |
- ¹Later Sanskrit
- ²Brāhmaṇas
singular | dual | plural | |
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nominative | मृद्वी (mṛdvī́) | मृद्व्यौ (mṛdvyaù) मृद्वी¹ (mṛdvī́¹) |
मृद्व्यः (mṛdvyàḥ) मृद्वीः¹ (mṛdvī́ḥ¹) |
accusative | मृद्वीम् (mṛdvī́m) | मृद्व्यौ (mṛdvyaù) मृद्वी¹ (mṛdvī́¹) |
मृद्वीः (mṛdvī́ḥ) |
instrumental | मृद्व्या (mṛdvyā́) | मृद्वीभ्याम् (mṛdvī́bhyām) | मृद्वीभिः (mṛdvī́bhiḥ) |
dative | मृद्व्यै (mṛdvyaí) | मृद्वीभ्याम् (mṛdvī́bhyām) | मृद्वीभ्यः (mṛdvī́bhyaḥ) |
ablative | मृद्व्याः (mṛdvyā́ḥ) मृद्व्यै² (mṛdvyaí²) |
मृद्वीभ्याम् (mṛdvī́bhyām) | मृद्वीभ्यः (mṛdvī́bhyaḥ) |
genitive | मृद्व्याः (mṛdvyā́ḥ) मृद्व्यै² (mṛdvyaí²) |
मृद्व्योः (mṛdvyóḥ) | मृद्वीनाम् (mṛdvī́nām) |
locative | मृद्व्याम् (mṛdvyā́m) | मृद्व्योः (mṛdvyóḥ) | मृद्वीषु (mṛdvī́ṣu) |
vocative | मृद्वि (mṛ́dvi) | मृद्व्यौ (mṛ́dvyau) मृद्वी¹ (mṛ́dvī¹) |
मृद्व्यः (mṛ́dvyaḥ) मृद्वीः¹ (mṛ́dvīḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
singular | dual | plural | |
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nominative | मृदु (mṛdú) | मृदुनी (mṛdúnī) | मृदूनि (mṛdū́ni) मृदु¹ (mṛdú¹) मृदू¹ (mṛdū́¹) |
accusative | मृदु (mṛdú) | मृदुनी (mṛdúnī) | मृदूनि (mṛdū́ni) मृदु¹ (mṛdú¹) मृदू¹ (mṛdū́¹) |
instrumental | मृदुना (mṛdúnā) मृद्वा¹ (mṛdvā́¹) |
मृदुभ्याम् (mṛdúbhyām) | मृदुभिः (mṛdúbhiḥ) |
dative | मृदुने (mṛdúne) मृदवे (mṛdáve) मृद्वे¹ (mṛdvé¹) |
मृदुभ्याम् (mṛdúbhyām) | मृदुभ्यः (mṛdúbhyaḥ) |
ablative | मृदुनः (mṛdúnaḥ) मृदोः (mṛdóḥ) मृद्वः¹ (mṛdváḥ¹) |
मृदुभ्याम् (mṛdúbhyām) | मृदुभ्यः (mṛdúbhyaḥ) |
genitive | मृदुनः (mṛdúnaḥ) मृदोः (mṛdóḥ) मृद्वः¹ (mṛdváḥ¹) |
मृदुनोः (mṛdúnoḥ) मृद्वोः (mṛdvóḥ) |
मृदूनाम् (mṛdūnā́m) |
locative | मृदुनि (mṛdúni) मृदौ (mṛdaú) |
मृदुनोः (mṛdúnoḥ) मृद्वोः (mṛdvóḥ) |
मृदुषु (mṛdúṣu) |
vocative | मृदु (mṛ́du) मृदो (mṛ́do) |
मृदुनी (mṛ́dunī) | मृदूनि (mṛ́dūni) मृदु¹ (mṛ́du¹) मृदू¹ (mṛ́dū¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
[edit]- Pali: mudu
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀫𑀉 (maü)
- Gujarati: મઉ (mau)
- → Kannada: ಮೃದು (mṛdu)
- → Tamil: மிருது (mirutu)
Noun
[edit]मृदु • (mṛdú) stem, m
Declension
[edit]singular | dual | plural | |
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nominative | मृदुः (mṛdúḥ) | मृदू (mṛdū́) | मृदवः (mṛdávaḥ) |
accusative | मृदुम् (mṛdúm) | मृदू (mṛdū́) | मृदून् (mṛdū́n) |
instrumental | मृदुना (mṛdúnā) मृद्वा¹ (mṛdvā́¹) |
मृदुभ्याम् (mṛdúbhyām) | मृदुभिः (mṛdúbhiḥ) |
dative | मृदवे (mṛdáve) मृद्वे¹ (mṛdvé¹) |
मृदुभ्याम् (mṛdúbhyām) | मृदुभ्यः (mṛdúbhyaḥ) |
ablative | मृदोः (mṛdóḥ) मृद्वः¹ (mṛdváḥ¹) |
मृदुभ्याम् (mṛdúbhyām) | मृदुभ्यः (mṛdúbhyaḥ) |
genitive | मृदोः (mṛdóḥ) मृद्वः¹ (mṛdváḥ¹) |
मृद्वोः (mṛdvóḥ) | मृदूनाम् (mṛdūnā́m) |
locative | मृदौ (mṛdaú) | मृद्वोः (mṛdvóḥ) | मृदुषु (mṛdúṣu) |
vocative | मृदो (mṛ́do) | मृदू (mṛ́dū) | मृदवः (mṛ́davaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
Noun
[edit]मृदु • (mṛdu) stem, f
Declension
[edit]singular | dual | plural | |
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nominative | मृदुः (mṛdúḥ) | मृदू (mṛdū́) | मृदवः (mṛdávaḥ) |
accusative | मृदुम् (mṛdúm) | मृदू (mṛdū́) | मृदूः (mṛdū́ḥ) |
instrumental | मृद्वा (mṛdvā́) | मृदुभ्याम् (mṛdúbhyām) | मृदुभिः (mṛdúbhiḥ) |
dative | मृदवे (mṛdáve) मृद्वै¹ (mṛdvaí¹) |
मृदुभ्याम् (mṛdúbhyām) | मृदुभ्यः (mṛdúbhyaḥ) |
ablative | मृदोः (mṛdóḥ) मृद्वाः¹ (mṛdvā́ḥ¹) मृद्वै² (mṛdvaí²) |
मृदुभ्याम् (mṛdúbhyām) | मृदुभ्यः (mṛdúbhyaḥ) |
genitive | मृदोः (mṛdóḥ) मृद्वाः¹ (mṛdvā́ḥ¹) मृद्वै² (mṛdvaí²) |
मृद्वोः (mṛdvóḥ) | मृदूनाम् (mṛdūnā́m) |
locative | मृदौ (mṛdaú) मृद्वाम्¹ (mṛdvā́m¹) |
मृद्वोः (mṛdvóḥ) | मृदुषु (mṛdúṣu) |
vocative | मृदो (mṛ́do) | मृदू (mṛ́dū) | मृदवः (mṛ́davaḥ) |
- ¹Later Sanskrit
- ²Brāhmaṇas
Noun
[edit]मृदु • (mṛdú) stem, n
Declension
[edit]singular | dual | plural | |
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nominative | मृदु (mṛdú) | मृदुनी (mṛdúnī) | मृदूनि (mṛdū́ni) मृदु¹ (mṛdú¹) मृदू¹ (mṛdū́¹) |
accusative | मृदु (mṛdú) | मृदुनी (mṛdúnī) | मृदूनि (mṛdū́ni) मृदु¹ (mṛdú¹) मृदू¹ (mṛdū́¹) |
instrumental | मृदुना (mṛdúnā) मृद्वा¹ (mṛdvā́¹) |
मृदुभ्याम् (mṛdúbhyām) | मृदुभिः (mṛdúbhiḥ) |
dative | मृदुने (mṛdúne) मृदवे¹ (mṛdáve¹) मृद्वे¹ (mṛdvé¹) |
मृदुभ्याम् (mṛdúbhyām) | मृदुभ्यः (mṛdúbhyaḥ) |
ablative | मृदुनः (mṛdúnaḥ) मृदोः¹ (mṛdóḥ¹) मृद्वः¹ (mṛdváḥ¹) |
मृदुभ्याम् (mṛdúbhyām) | मृदुभ्यः (mṛdúbhyaḥ) |
genitive | मृदुनः (mṛdúnaḥ) मृदोः¹ (mṛdóḥ¹) मृद्वः¹ (mṛdváḥ¹) |
मृदुनोः (mṛdúnoḥ) मृद्वोः¹ (mṛdvóḥ¹) |
मृदूनाम् (mṛdūnā́m) |
locative | मृदुनि (mṛdúni) मृदौ¹ (mṛdaú¹) |
मृदुनोः (mṛdúnoḥ) मृद्वोः¹ (mṛdvóḥ¹) |
मृदुषु (mṛdúṣu) |
vocative | मृदु (mṛ́du) मृदो (mṛ́do) |
मृदुनी (mṛ́dunī) | मृदूनि (mṛ́dūni) मृदु¹ (mṛ́du¹) मृदू¹ (mṛ́dū¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Monier Williams (1899) “मृदु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0830/2.
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 372-3
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