वयस्

Hindi

Alternative forms

• वयस (vayas)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वयस् (vayas). Doublet of वय (vay).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʋə.jəs/, [ʋɐ.jɐs]

Noun

वयस् • (vayas) ?

1. age

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৱয়স্ (Assamese script)
• ᬯᬬᬲ᭄ (Balinese script)
• বয়স্ (Bengali script)
• 𑰪𑰧𑰭𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀯𑀬𑀲𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• ဝယသ် (Burmese script)
• વયસ્ (Gujarati script)
• ਵਯਸ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌵𑌯𑌸𑍍 (Grantha script)
• ꦮꦪꦱ꧀ (Javanese script)
• 𑂫𑂨𑂮𑂹 (Kaithi script)
• ವಯಸ್ (Kannada script)
• វយស៑ (Khmer script)
• ວຍສ຺ (Lao script)
• വയസ് (Malayalam script)
• ᠸᠠᠶᠠᠰ᠌ (Manchu script)
• 𑘪𑘧𑘭𑘿 (Modi script)
• ᠸᠠᠶ᠋ᠠᠰ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧊𑧇𑧍𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐰𑐫𑐳𑑂 (Newa script)
• ଵଯସ୍ (Odia script)
• ꢮꢫꢱ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆮𑆪𑆱𑇀 (Sharada script)
• 𑖪𑖧𑖭𑖿 (Siddham script)
• වයස් (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩾𑩻𑪁 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚦𑚣𑚨𑚶 (Takri script)
• வயஸ் (Tamil script)
• వయస్ (Telugu script)
• วยสฺ (Thai script)
• ཝ་ཡ་ས྄ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒫𑒨𑒮𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨭𑨪𑨰𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋɐ́.jɐs/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɐ.jɐs̪/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *wáyHas, from Proto-Indo-European *wéyh₁os. Cognate with Latin vīs. Equivalent to वी (vī, root) +‎ -अस् (-as).

Noun

वयस् • (váyas) stem, n

1. strength, vigor, force, energy, might
2. youth
3. age
4. enjoyment
5. food, meal
6. any period of life
7. type, degree, sort, kind

Declension

Neuter as-stem declension of वयस् (váyas)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	वयः váyaḥ	वयसी váyasī	वयांसि váyāṃsi
Vocative	वयः váyaḥ	वयसी váyasī	वयांसि váyāṃsi
Accusative	वयः váyaḥ	वयसी váyasī	वयांसि váyāṃsi
Instrumental	वयसा váyasā	वयोभ्याम् váyobhyām	वयोभिः váyobhiḥ
Dative	वयसे váyase	वयोभ्याम् váyobhyām	वयोभ्यः váyobhyaḥ
Ablative	वयसः váyasaḥ	वयोभ्याम् váyobhyām	वयोभ्यः váyobhyaḥ
Genitive	वयसः váyasaḥ	वयसोः váyasoḥ	वयसाम् váyasām
Locative	वयसि váyasi	वयसोः váyasoḥ	वयःसु váyaḥsu

Descendants

• Pali: vaya
  • → Malay: baya
    • Indonesian: baya
  • → Old Javanese: wayah
    • Javanese: ꦮꦪꦃ (wayah, “time”)
    • → Balinese: ᬯᬬᬄ (wayah, “old; grandfather”)
  • → Thai: วัย (wai)
• →Tatsama:

  • Bengali: বয়স (boẏoś)
  • Gujarati: વય (vaya)
  • Hindi: वयस् (vayas)
  • Kannada: ವಯಸ್ಸು (vayassu)
  • Magahi: 𑂥𑂨𑂮
  • Malayalam: വയസ്സ് (vayassŭ)
  • Marathi: वय (vay)
  • Tamil: வயசு (vayacu)
  • Telugu: వయసు (vayasu)

Etymology 2

From the nominative plural of वि (vi, “bird”).

Noun

वयस् • (vayas) stem, n

1. a bird
2. a winged animal

Declension

Neuter as-stem declension of वयस् (vayas)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	वयः vayaḥ	वयसी vayasī	वयांसि vayāṃsi
Vocative	वयः vayaḥ	वयसी vayasī	वयांसि vayāṃsi
Accusative	वयः vayaḥ	वयसी vayasī	वयांसि vayāṃsi
Instrumental	वयसा vayasā	वयोभ्याम् vayobhyām	वयोभिः vayobhiḥ
Dative	वयसे vayase	वयोभ्याम् vayobhyām	वयोभ्यः vayobhyaḥ
Ablative	वयसः vayasaḥ	वयोभ्याम् vayobhyām	वयोभ्यः vayobhyaḥ
Genitive	वयसः vayasaḥ	वयसोः vayasoḥ	वयसाम् vayasām
Locative	वयसि vayasi	वयसोः vayasoḥ	वयःसु vayaḥsu

Etymology 3

See वयति (vayati).

Noun

वयस् • (vayas) stem, n

1. a web

Declension

Neuter as-stem declension of वयस् (vayas)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	वयः vayaḥ	वयसी vayasī	वयांसि vayāṃsi
Vocative	वयः vayaḥ	वयसी vayasī	वयांसि vayāṃsi
Accusative	वयः vayaḥ	वयसी vayasī	वयांसि vayāṃsi
Instrumental	वयसा vayasā	वयोभ्याम् vayobhyām	वयोभिः vayobhiḥ
Dative	वयसे vayase	वयोभ्याम् vayobhyām	वयोभ्यः vayobhyaḥ
Ablative	वयसः vayasaḥ	वयोभ्याम् vayobhyām	वयोभ्यः vayobhyaḥ
Genitive	वयसः vayasaḥ	वयसोः vayasoḥ	वयसाम् vayasām
Locative	वयसि vayasi	वयसोः vayasoḥ	वयःसु vayaḥsu

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “वयस्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, pages 920/2-3.
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 507-8; 509