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वंश

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Sanskrit वंश (vaṃśá). Doublet of बंस (bans) and बाँस (bā̃s).

    Pronunciation

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    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʋənʃ/, [ʋɐ̃ɲʃ]

    Noun

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    वंश (vañśm

    1. (literally, rare) bamboo cane
    2. lineage, family
      उच्च वंश काucc vañś kānoble, of high lineage
    3. dynasty, clan, house
      लोदी वंशlodī vañśLodi Dynasty (1451-1526)
    4. (taxonomy) genus
    5. (genetics) group

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    Sanskrit

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    Pronunciation

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    Etymology 1

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      From Proto-Indo-Iranian *wanćás (bamboo; ceiling beam); cognate with Wakhi was (ceiling beam), Shughni вис (vis, main roof-beam).[1][2]

      Noun

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      वंश (vaṃśá) stemm

      1. bamboo cane, cane
        Synonym: वेणु (veṇu)
      2. the upper timber or beam of a house, roofing beam, roofing lath or rafter
      3. reed pipe, flute (Kāv., Rājat.)
      4. joist, joint (VarBṛS.)
      5. hollow bone (BhP.)
      6. a measure of length (10 हस्त (hasta)) (Līl.)
      7. (music) musical note (Śiś.)
      Declension
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      Masculine a-stem declension of वंश (vaṃśá)
      Singular Dual Plural
      Nominative वंशः
      vaṃśáḥ
      वंशौ / वंशा¹
      vaṃśaú / vaṃśā́¹
      वंशाः / वंशासः¹
      vaṃśā́ḥ / vaṃśā́saḥ¹
      Vocative वंश
      váṃśa
      वंशौ / वंशा¹
      váṃśau / váṃśā¹
      वंशाः / वंशासः¹
      váṃśāḥ / váṃśāsaḥ¹
      Accusative वंशम्
      vaṃśám
      वंशौ / वंशा¹
      vaṃśaú / vaṃśā́¹
      वंशान्
      vaṃśā́n
      Instrumental वंशेन
      vaṃśéna
      वंशाभ्याम्
      vaṃśā́bhyām
      वंशैः / वंशेभिः¹
      vaṃśaíḥ / vaṃśébhiḥ¹
      Dative वंशाय
      vaṃśā́ya
      वंशाभ्याम्
      vaṃśā́bhyām
      वंशेभ्यः
      vaṃśébhyaḥ
      Ablative वंशात्
      vaṃśā́t
      वंशाभ्याम्
      vaṃśā́bhyām
      वंशेभ्यः
      vaṃśébhyaḥ
      Genitive वंशस्य
      vaṃśásya
      वंशयोः
      vaṃśáyoḥ
      वंशानाम्
      vaṃśā́nām
      Locative वंशे
      vaṃśé
      वंशयोः
      vaṃśáyoḥ
      वंशेषु
      vaṃśéṣu
      Notes
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      Descendants
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      Tamil: வங்கியம் (vaṅkiyam), வங்கிசம் (vaṅkicam)

      Etymology 2

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      A semantic extension of the "bamboo cane" sense in Etymology 1, from the succession of joints observed in a bamboo.

      Noun

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      वंश (vaṃśá) stemm

      1. race, lineage, clan, stock, pedigree, of genealogical descent or otherwise (ŚBr.)
      2. offspring, son (BhP.)
      3. collection, multitude (MBh., Kāv., etc.)
      Declension
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      Masculine a-stem declension of वंश (vaṃśá)
      Singular Dual Plural
      Nominative वंशः
      vaṃśáḥ
      वंशौ / वंशा¹
      vaṃśaú / vaṃśā́¹
      वंशाः / वंशासः¹
      vaṃśā́ḥ / vaṃśā́saḥ¹
      Vocative वंश
      váṃśa
      वंशौ / वंशा¹
      váṃśau / váṃśā¹
      वंशाः / वंशासः¹
      váṃśāḥ / váṃśāsaḥ¹
      Accusative वंशम्
      vaṃśám
      वंशौ / वंशा¹
      vaṃśaú / vaṃśā́¹
      वंशान्
      vaṃśā́n
      Instrumental वंशेन
      vaṃśéna
      वंशाभ्याम्
      vaṃśā́bhyām
      वंशैः / वंशेभिः¹
      vaṃśaíḥ / vaṃśébhiḥ¹
      Dative वंशाय
      vaṃśā́ya
      वंशाभ्याम्
      vaṃśā́bhyām
      वंशेभ्यः
      vaṃśébhyaḥ
      Ablative वंशात्
      vaṃśā́t
      वंशाभ्याम्
      vaṃśā́bhyām
      वंशेभ्यः
      vaṃśébhyaḥ
      Genitive वंशस्य
      vaṃśásya
      वंशयोः
      vaṃśáyoḥ
      वंशानाम्
      vaṃśā́nām
      Locative वंशे
      vaṃśé
      वंशयोः
      vaṃśáyoḥ
      वंशेषु
      vaṃśéṣu
      Notes
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      References

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      1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) “vam̆́śá-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 485
      2. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “vam·śá-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, pages 549-50

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