वाक्य

Hindi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-

Sanskrit वच् (vac)

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Sanskrit -य (-ya)

Sanskrit वाक्य (vākya)lbor.

Hindi वाक्य

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वाक्य (vākya). Doublet of बाक (bāk). Related to वाक् (vāk, “word”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʋɑːk.jᵊ/, [ʋäːk.jᵊ]

Noun

वाक्य • (vākya) m (Urdu spelling واکیہ)

1. sentence

   Synonym: जुमला (jumlā)

   यह वाक्य सही करो। ― yah vākya sahī karo. ― Correct this sentence.

   मैं इन वाक्यों को नहीं पढ़ सकता हूँ।

   ma͠i in vākyõ ko nahī̃ paṛh saktā hū̃.

   I cannot read these sentences.

2. (linguistics) clause (वाक्यखंड (vākyakhaṇḍ))

Declension

Declension of वाक्य (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	वाक्य vākya	वाक्य vākya
oblique	वाक्य vākya	वाक्यों vākyõ
vocative	वाक्य vākya	वाक्यो vākyo

Derived terms

• वाक्यविज्ञान (vākyavijñān)
• वाक्यरचना (vākyaracnā)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “वाक्य”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वाक्य (vākya).

Noun

वाक्य • (vākya) n

1. sentence

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “वाक्य”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “वाक्य”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950), “वाक्य”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)

Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [wäkke], [bäkke]
• Phonetic Devanagari: वाक्के, or बाक्के

Noun

वाक्य • (wākya)

1. sentence

   यो शब्दलाई वाक्यमा प्रयोग गर्नुहोस्।

   yo śabdalāī wākyamā prayog garnuhos.

   Use this word to make a sentence.

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• vākya (Latin script)
• 𑀯𑀸𑀓𑁆𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• ৰাক্য (Bengali script)
• වාක්‍ය (Sinhalese script)
• ဝါကျ or ဝႃၵျ (Burmese script)
• วากฺย or วากยะ (Thai script)
• ᩅᩤᨠ᩠ᨿ (Tai Tham script)
• ວາກ຺ຍ or ວາກຍະ or ວາກຢະ (Lao script)
• វាក្យ (Khmer script)
• 𑅇𑄂𑄇𑄳𑄠 (Chakma script)

Noun

वाक्य n

1. Devanagari script form of vākya

Declension

Declension table of "वाक्य" (neuter)

Case / Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	वाक्यं (vākyaṃ)	वाक्यानि (vākyāni)
Accusative (second)	वाक्यं (vākyaṃ)	वाक्यानि (vākyāni)
Instrumental (third)	वाक्येन (vākyena)	वाक्येहि (vākyehi) or वाक्येभि (vākyebhi)
Dative (fourth)	वाक्यस्स (vākyassa) or वाक्याय (vākyāya) or वाक्यत्थं (vākyatthaṃ)	वाक्यानं (vākyānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	वाक्यस्मा (vākyasmā) or वाक्यम्हा (vākyamhā) or वाक्या (vākyā)	वाक्येहि (vākyehi) or वाक्येभि (vākyebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	वाक्यस्स (vākyassa)	वाक्यानं (vākyānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	वाक्यस्मिं (vākyasmiṃ) or वाक्यम्हि (vākyamhi) or वाक्ये (vākye)	वाक्येसु (vākyesu)
Vocative (calling)	वाक्य (vākya)	वाक्यानि (vākyāni)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৱাক্য (Assamese script)
• ᬯᬵᬓ᭄ᬬ (Balinese script)
• বাক্য (Bengali script)
• 𑰪𑰯𑰎𑰿𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀯𑀸𑀓𑁆𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• ဝါကျ (Burmese script)
• વાક્ય (Gujarati script)
• ਵਾਕ੍ਯ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌵𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌯 (Grantha script)
• ꦮꦴꦏꦾ (Javanese script)
• 𑂫𑂰𑂍𑂹𑂨 (Kaithi script)
• ವಾಕ್ಯ (Kannada script)
• វាក្យ (Khmer script)
• ວາກ຺ຍ (Lao script)
• വാക്യ (Malayalam script)
• ᠸᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡬᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘪𑘰𑘎𑘿𑘧 (Modi script)
• ᠸᠠᢗᢉᠶ᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧊𑧑𑦮𑧠𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐰𑐵𑐎𑑂𑐫 (Newa script)
• ଵାକ୍ଯ (Odia script)
• ꢮꢵꢒ꣄ꢫ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆮𑆳𑆑𑇀𑆪 (Sharada script)
• 𑖪𑖯𑖎𑖿𑖧 (Siddham script)
• වාක්‍ය (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩾𑩛𑩜 𑪙𑩻 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚦𑚭𑚊𑚶𑚣 (Takri script)
• வாக்ய (Tamil script)
• వాక్య (Telugu script)
• วากฺย (Thai script)
• ཝཱ་ཀྱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒫𑒰𑒏𑓂𑒨 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨭𑨊𑨋𑩇𑨪 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-

Sanskrit वच् (vac)

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Sanskrit -य (-ya)

Sanskrit वाक्य

Vṛddhi derivative of वच् (vac) with a -य (-ya) extension.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋɑːk.jɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ʋɑːk.jɐ/

Noun

वाक्य • (vākya) stem, n

1. speech, saying, assertion, statement, command, words
2. (law) a declaration, legal evidence
3. an express declaration or statement
4. betrothment
5. (grammar) a sentence, period
6. a mode of expression
7. a periphrastic mode of expression
8. a rule, precept, aphorism
9. a disputation
10. (logic) an argument, syllogism or member of a syllogism
11. the singing of birds
12. (astronomy) the solar process in computations

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of वाक्य

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	वाक्यम् (vākyam)	वाक्ये (vākye)	वाक्यानि (vākyāni) वाक्या¹ (vākyā¹)
accusative	वाक्यम् (vākyam)	वाक्ये (vākye)	वाक्यानि (vākyāni) वाक्या¹ (vākyā¹)
instrumental	वाक्येन (vākyena)	वाक्याभ्याम् (vākyābhyām)	वाक्यैः (vākyaiḥ) वाक्येभिः¹ (vākyebhiḥ¹)
dative	वाक्याय (vākyāya)	वाक्याभ्याम् (vākyābhyām)	वाक्येभ्यः (vākyebhyaḥ)
ablative	वाक्यात् (vākyāt)	वाक्याभ्याम् (vākyābhyām)	वाक्येभ्यः (vākyebhyaḥ)
genitive	वाक्यस्य (vākyasya)	वाक्ययोः (vākyayoḥ) वाक्योः¹ (vākyoḥ¹)	वाक्यानाम् (vākyānām)
locative	वाक्ये (vākye)	वाक्ययोः (vākyayoḥ) वाक्योः¹ (vākyoḥ¹)	वाक्येषु (vākyeṣu)
vocative	वाक्य (vākya)	वाक्ये (vākye)	वाक्यानि (vākyāni) वाक्या¹ (vākyā¹)

• ¹Vedic

Derived terms

• पर्युषितवाक्य (paryuṣitavākya)
• महावाक्य (mahāvākya)

Descendants

Descendants

• Pali: vākya
  • → Burmese: ဝါကျ (wa-kya.)
  • → Khmer: ពាក្យ (piək), វាក្យ (viəkyaʼ)
  • → Lao: ພາກ (phāk)
  • → Thai: พากย์ (pâak)
• → Gujarati: વાક્ય (vākya)
• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: वाक्य (vākya)

  Urdu: واکیہ (vākya)

• → Kannada: ವಾಕ್ಯ (vākya)
• → Old Marathi:

  Devanagari script: वाइक्य (vāikya), वाक्य (vākya)

  Modi script: 𑘪𑘰𑘃𑘎𑘿𑘧 (vāīkya), 𑘪𑘰𑘎𑘿𑘧 (vākya)

  • → Marathi: वाक्य (vākya)
• → Nepali: वाक्य (wākya)
• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਵਾਕ (vāk)

  Shahmukhi script: واکیہ (vāk)

• ⇒ Telugu: వాక్యము (vākyamu)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “वाक्य”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 936, column 2.