वाणिज्य

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वाणिज्य (vāṇijya). Cognate with Bengali বাণিজ্য (banijjo).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʋɑː.ɳɪd͡ʒ.jᵊ/, [ʋäː.ɳɪd͡ʒ.jᵊ]

Noun

वाणिज्य • (vāṇijya) m

1. commerce, trade

Declension

Declension of वाणिज्य (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	वाणिज्य vāṇijya	वाणिज्य vāṇijya
oblique	वाणिज्य vāṇijya	वाणिज्यों vāṇijyõ
vocative	वाणिज्य vāṇijya	वाणिज्यो vāṇijyo

Derived terms

• वाणिज्यिक (vāṇijyik)

References

• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “वाणिज्य”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 694

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• वाणिज्या (vāṇijyā)

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৱাণিজ্য (Assamese script)
• ᬯᬵᬡᬶᬚ᭄ᬬ (Balinese script)
• বাণিজ্য (Bengali script)
• 𑰪𑰯𑰜𑰰𑰕𑰿𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀯𑀸𑀡𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• ဝါဏိဇျ (Burmese script)
• વાણિજ્ય (Gujarati script)
• ਵਾਣਿਜ੍ਯ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌵𑌾𑌣𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌯 (Grantha script)
• ꦮꦴꦟꦶꦗꦾ (Javanese script)
• 𑂫𑂰𑂝𑂱𑂔𑂹𑂨 (Kaithi script)
• ವಾಣಿಜ್ಯ (Kannada script)
• វាណិជ្យ (Khmer script)
• ວາຓິຊ຺ຍ (Lao script)
• വാണിജ്യ (Malayalam script)
• ᠸᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢏᡳᡯᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘪𑘰𑘜𑘱𑘕𑘿𑘧 (Modi script)
• ᠸᠠᢗᢏᠢᠽᠶ᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧊𑧑𑦼𑧒𑦵𑧠𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐰𑐵𑐞𑐶𑐖𑑂𑐫 (Newa script)
• ଵାଣିଜ୍ଯ (Odia script)
• ꢮꢵꢠꢶꢙ꣄ꢫ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆮𑆳𑆟𑆴𑆘𑇀𑆪 (Sharada script)
• 𑖪𑖯𑖜𑖰𑖕𑖿𑖧 (Siddham script)
• වාණිජ්‍ය (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩾𑩛𑩪𑩑𑩣 𑪙𑩻 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚦𑚭𑚘𑚮𑚑𑚶𑚣 (Takri script)
• வாணிஜ்ய (Tamil script)
• వాణిజ్య (Telugu script)
• วาณิชฺย (Thai script)
• ཝཱ་ཎི་ཛྱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒫𑒰𑒝𑒱𑒖𑓂𑒨 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨭𑨊𑨘𑨁𑨥𑩇𑨪 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Vṛddhi derivative of व॒णिज् (vaṇíj, “merchant, trader”) with a -य (-ya) extension.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

वाणिज्य • (vāṇijya) stem, n

1. commerce

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of वाणिज्य

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	वाणिज्यम् (vāṇijyam)	वाणिज्ये (vāṇijye)	वाणिज्यानि (vāṇijyāni) वाणिज्या¹ (vāṇijyā¹)
accusative	वाणिज्यम् (vāṇijyam)	वाणिज्ये (vāṇijye)	वाणिज्यानि (vāṇijyāni) वाणिज्या¹ (vāṇijyā¹)
instrumental	वाणिज्येन (vāṇijyena)	वाणिज्याभ्याम् (vāṇijyābhyām)	वाणिज्यैः (vāṇijyaiḥ) वाणिज्येभिः¹ (vāṇijyebhiḥ¹)
dative	वाणिज्याय (vāṇijyāya)	वाणिज्याभ्याम् (vāṇijyābhyām)	वाणिज्येभ्यः (vāṇijyebhyaḥ)
ablative	वाणिज्यात् (vāṇijyāt)	वाणिज्याभ्याम् (vāṇijyābhyām)	वाणिज्येभ्यः (vāṇijyebhyaḥ)
genitive	वाणिज्यस्य (vāṇijyasya)	वाणिज्ययोः (vāṇijyayoḥ) वाणिज्योः¹ (vāṇijyoḥ¹)	वाणिज्यानाम् (vāṇijyānām)
locative	वाणिज्ये (vāṇijye)	वाणिज्ययोः (vāṇijyayoḥ) वाणिज्योः¹ (vāṇijyoḥ¹)	वाणिज्येषु (vāṇijyeṣu)
vocative	वाणिज्य (vāṇijya)	वाणिज्ये (vāṇijye)	वाणिज्यानि (vāṇijyāni) वाणिज्या¹ (vāṇijyā¹)

• ¹Vedic

Derived terms

• दन्तवाणिज्य (dantavāṇijya)
• लाक्षावाणिज्य (lākṣāvāṇijya)
• वाणिज्यक (vāṇijyaka)

Descendants

• Pali: vāṇijjā
  • → Burmese: ဝါဏိဇ္ဇ (wanijja.)
• Prakrit: 𑀯𑀸𑀡𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚 n (vāṇijja), 𑀯𑀸𑀡𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸 f (vāṇijjā)
• → Hindi: वाणिज्य (vāṇijya)
• → Lao: ພານິດ (phā nit)
• → Thai: พาณิชย์ (paa-nít)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “वाणिज्य”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 939, column 2.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “vā́ṇijya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 670