वर्षा
See also: वर्ष
Hindi
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Sanskrit वर्षा (varṣā).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /ʋəɾ.ʂɑː/, [ʋɐɾ.ʃäː]
Noun
[edit]वर्षा • (varṣā) f
- rain
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:वर्षा
- (meteorology) rainfall
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | वर्षा varṣā |
वर्षाएँ varṣāẽ |
| oblique | वर्षा varṣā |
वर्षाओं varṣāõ |
| vocative | वर्षा varṣā |
वर्षाओ varṣāo |
Proper noun
[edit]वर्षा • (varṣā) f
- a female given name, Varsha, from Sanskrit
Declension
[edit]| singular | |
|---|---|
| direct | वर्षा varṣā |
| oblique | वर्षा varṣā |
| vocative | वर्षा varṣā |
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “वर्षा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4389
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “वर्षा”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 691
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “वर्षा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 910
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “वर्षा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 578.
Marathi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Sanskrit वर्षा (varṣā).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]वर्षा • (varṣā) f
- a female given name, Varsha
Nepali
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]वर्षा • (varṣā)
Derived terms
[edit]- वर्षा ऋतु (varṣā r̥tu, “rainy season”)
See also
[edit]- झरी (jharī)
Sanskrit
[edit]Alternative scripts
[edit]Alternative scripts
- ৱৰ্ষা (Assamese script)
- ᬯᬃᬱᬵ (Balinese script)
- বর্ষা (Bengali script)
- 𑰪𑰨𑰿𑰬𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀯𑀭𑁆𑀱𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- ဝရ္ၑာ (Burmese script)
- વર્ષા (Gujarati script)
- ਵਰ੍ਸ਼ਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌾 (Grantha script)
- ꦮꦂꦰꦴ (Javanese script)
- 𑂫𑂩𑂹𑂭𑂰 (Kaithi script)
- ವರ್ಷಾ (Kannada script)
- វឞ៌ា (Khmer script)
- ວຣ຺ຩາ (Lao script)
- വര്ഷാ (Malayalam script)
- ᠸᠠᡵᢢᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- 𑘪𑘨𑘿𑘬𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᠸᠠᠷᢔᠠ᠋ᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧊𑧈𑧠𑧌𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐰𑐬𑑂𑐲𑐵 (Newa script)
- ଵର୍ଷା (Odia script)
- ꢮꢬ꣄ꢰꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆮𑆫𑇀𑆰𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖪𑖨𑖿𑖬𑖯 (Siddham script)
- වර්ෂා (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩾𑩼 𑪙𑪀𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚦𑚤𑚶𑚭 (Takri script)
- வர்ஷா (Tamil script)
- వర్షా (Telugu script)
- วรฺษา (Thai script)
- ཝ་རྵཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒫𑒩𑓂𑒭𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨭𑨫𑩇𑨯𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
[edit]From व॒र्ष (varṣá, “rain”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁wers- (“to rain”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἕρση (hérsē, “dew”), Old Irish frass (“rain-shower”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]व॒र्षा • (varṣā́) stem, f
- rain
- (in the plural) the rains, rainy season, monsoon (lasting two months according to the Hindu division of the year into six seasons)
- Medicago esculenta
Declension
[edit]| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | व॒र्षा (varṣā́) | व॒र्षे (varṣé) | व॒र्षाः (varṣā́ḥ) |
| accusative | व॒र्षाम् (varṣā́m) | व॒र्षे (varṣé) | व॒र्षाः (varṣā́ḥ) |
| instrumental | व॒र्षया॑ (varṣáyā) व॒र्षा¹ (varṣā́¹) |
व॒र्षाभ्या॑म् (varṣā́bhyām) | व॒र्षाभिः॑ (varṣā́bhiḥ) |
| dative | व॒र्षायै॑ (varṣā́yai) | व॒र्षाभ्या॑म् (varṣā́bhyām) | व॒र्षाभ्यः॑ (varṣā́bhyaḥ) |
| ablative | व॒र्षायाः॑ (varṣā́yāḥ) व॒र्षायै॑² (varṣā́yai²) |
व॒र्षाभ्या॑म् (varṣā́bhyām) | व॒र्षाभ्यः॑ (varṣā́bhyaḥ) |
| genitive | व॒र्षायाः॑ (varṣā́yāḥ) व॒र्षायै॑² (varṣā́yai²) |
व॒र्षयोः॑ (varṣáyoḥ) | व॒र्षाणा॑म् (varṣā́ṇām) |
| locative | व॒र्षाया॑म् (varṣā́yām) | व॒र्षयोः॑ (varṣáyoḥ) | व॒र्षासु॑ (varṣā́su) |
| vocative | वर्षे॑ (várṣe) | वर्षे॑ (várṣe) | वर्षाः॑ (várṣāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
Derived terms
[edit]- वर्षारात्रि (varṣārātri)
- वर्षाहू (varṣāhū́, “frog”, literally “calling out in the rain”)
Descendants
[edit]- Assamese: বাৰিষা (barixa)
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀯𑀭𑀺𑀲𑀸 (varisā)
- Sinhalese: වැස්ස (wæssa)
- → Bengali: বর্ষা (borśa)
- → Hindi: वर्षा (varṣā) (learned)
- → Hindustani: barkhā
- → Marathi: वर्षा (varṣā)
- → Nepali: वर्षा (varṣā)
- → Northern Kurdish: variş (“rain”)
- → Punjabi: ਵਰਖਾ (varkhā, “rain”)
- → Telugu: వర్షము (varṣamu)
- → Thai: พรรษา (pan-sǎa, “rainy season, year”)
References
[edit]- ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996), “VARṢ (> line 11 > varṣā́- f. Regenzeit)”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 522
Further reading
[edit]- Monier Williams (1899), “वर्षा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0927, column 2.
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