वाणी

See also: वीणा, वाण, वाणि, and वेणु

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वाणी (vā́ṇī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʋɑː.ɳiː/, [ʋäː.ɳiː]

Noun

वाणी • (vāṇī) f

1. speech, voice

   Synonyms: आवाज़ (āvāz), वाक् (vāk)

2. sound (of which the source is known)
3. (Dhrupad) one of four specific forms or styles of dhrupad, distinct from a gharana

   Synonym: बानी (bānī) (more common)

Declension

Declension of वाणी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	वाणी vāṇī	वाणियाँ vāṇiyā̃
oblique	वाणी vāṇī	वाणियों vāṇiyõ
vocative	वाणी vāṇī	वाणियो vāṇiyo

Marathi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋa.ɳi/, [ʋa.ɳiː]
• Hyphenation: वा‧णी
• Rhymes: -i

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘪𑘰𑘜𑘲 (vāṇī, “speech”), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀡𑀻 (vāṇī, “speech”), from Sanskrit वाणी (vāṇī, “speech”).

Noun

वाणी • (vāṇī) f

1. voice

   Synonym: आवाज (āvāj)

   तिची वाणी अत्यंत मंजुळ आहे.

   ticī vāṇī atyanta mañjuḷ āhe.

   Her voice is very melodious.

2. speech; articulate utterance, or the faculty, or the divinity governing it

   Synonym: वाचा (vācā)

   त्यांची वाणी अनाकलनीय आहे.

   tyāñcī vāṇī anākalnīy āhe.

   His speech is incomprehensible.

Declension

Declension of वाणी (fem ī-stem)
direct singular	वाणी vāṇī
direct plural	वाण्या vāṇyā
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	वाणी vāṇī		वाण्या vāṇyā
oblique सामान्यरूप	वाणी vāṇī		वाण्यां- vāṇyān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	वाणीला vāṇīlā		वाण्यांना vāṇyānnā
ergative	वाणीने, वाणीनं vāṇīne, vāṇīna		वाण्यांनी vāṇyānnī
instrumental	वाणीशी vāṇīśī		वाण्यांशी vāṇyānśī
locative सप्तमी	वाणीत vāṇīt		वाण्यांत vāṇyāt
vocative संबोधन	वाणी vāṇī		वाण्यांनो vāṇyānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of वाणी (fem ī-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	वाणीचा vāṇīċā	वाणीचे vāṇīċe	वाणीची vāṇīcī	वाणीच्या vāṇīcā	वाणीचे, वाणीचं vāṇīċe, vāṇīċa	वाणीची vāṇīcī	वाणीच्या vāṇīcā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	वाण्यांचा vāṇyānċā	वाण्यांचे vāṇyānċe	वाण्यांची vāṇyāñcī	वाण्यांच्या vāṇyāncā	वाण्यांचे, वाण्यांचं vāṇyānċe, vāṇyānċa	वाण्यांची vāṇyāñcī	वाण्यांच्या vāṇyāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Proper noun

वाणी • (vāṇī) f

1. a female given name from Sanskrit

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘪𑘰𑘜𑘲 (vāṇī, “grocer”), from Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀡𑀺𑀅𑀬 (vāṇiaya, “trader, grocer”), from Sanskrit वाणिज (vāṇija, “trader”).

Noun

वाणी • (vāṇī) m

1. (historical) a caste that primarily practiced the trading and retailing of grains and allied products
2. (by extension) a local grocer or vendor

   आमचा वाणी आम्हाला सर्व जिन्नस नाममात्र दरात पुरवतो.

   āmcā vāṇī āmhālā sarva jinnas nāmmātra darāt puravto.

   Our grocer supplies us with all goods at nominal rates.

References

• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “वाणी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “वाणी”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৱাণী (Assamese script)
• ᬯᬵᬡᬷ (Balinese script)
• বাণী (Bengali script)
• 𑰪𑰯𑰜𑰱 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀯𑀸𑀡𑀻 (Brahmi script)
• ဝါဏီ (Burmese script)
• વાણી (Gujarati script)
• ਵਾਣੀ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌵𑌾𑌣𑍀 (Grantha script)
• ꦮꦴꦟꦷ (Javanese script)
• 𑂫𑂰𑂝𑂲 (Kaithi script)
• ವಾಣೀ (Kannada script)
• វាណី (Khmer script)
• ວາຓີ (Lao script)
• വാണീ (Malayalam script)
• ᠸᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢏᡳᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘪𑘰𑘜𑘲 (Modi script)
• ᠸᠠᢗᢏᠢᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧊𑧑𑦼𑧓 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐰𑐵𑐞𑐷 (Newa script)
• ଵାଣୀ (Odia script)
• ꢮꢵꢠꢷ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆮𑆳𑆟𑆵 (Sharada script)
• 𑖪𑖯𑖜𑖱 (Siddham script)
• වාණී (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩾𑩛𑩪𑩑𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚦𑚭𑚘𑚯 (Takri script)
• வாணீ (Tamil script)
• వాణీ (Telugu script)
• วาณี (Thai script)
• ཝཱ་ཎཱི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒫𑒰𑒝𑒲 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨭𑨊𑨘𑨁𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋɑ́ː.ɳiː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ʋɑː.ɳiː/

Etymology 1

See वाण (vāṇá).

Noun

वाणी • (vā́ṇī) stem, f

1. sound, voice, music
   1. (in the plural) a choir of musicians or singers
2. speech, language, words, diction, (especially) eloquent speech or fine diction
3. a literary production or composition
4. praise, laudation

Declension

Feminine ī-stem declension of वाणी

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	वाणी (vā́ṇī)	वाण्यौ (vā́ṇyau) वाणी¹ (vā́ṇī¹)	वाण्यः (vā́ṇyaḥ) वाणीः¹ (vā́ṇīḥ¹)
accusative	वाणीम् (vā́ṇīm)	वाण्यौ (vā́ṇyau) वाणी¹ (vā́ṇī¹)	वाणीः (vā́ṇīḥ)
instrumental	वाण्या (vā́ṇyā)	वाणीभ्याम् (vā́ṇībhyām)	वाणीभिः (vā́ṇībhiḥ)
dative	वाण्यै (vā́ṇyai)	वाणीभ्याम् (vā́ṇībhyām)	वाणीभ्यः (vā́ṇībhyaḥ)
ablative	वाण्याः (vā́ṇyāḥ) वाण्यै² (vā́ṇyai²)	वाणीभ्याम् (vā́ṇībhyām)	वाणीभ्यः (vā́ṇībhyaḥ)
genitive	वाण्याः (vā́ṇyāḥ) वाण्यै² (vā́ṇyai²)	वाण्योः (vā́ṇyoḥ)	वाणीनाम् (vā́ṇīnām)
locative	वाण्याम् (vā́ṇyām)	वाण्योः (vā́ṇyoḥ)	वाणीषु (vā́ṇīṣu)
vocative	वाणि (vā́ṇi)	वाण्यौ (vā́ṇyau) वाणी¹ (vā́ṇī¹)	वाण्यः (vā́ṇyaḥ) वाणीः¹ (vā́ṇīḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Proper noun

वाणी • (vāṇī) stem, f

1. the Hindu goddess of speech, Sarasvati
2. name of a meter consisting only of long syllables
3. name of a river (according to some, the Sarasvati)

Etymology 2

Noun

वाणी • (vāṇī) stem, f

1. a reed
2. (in the dual) the two bars of a car or carriage

Etymology 3

Noun

वाणी • (vāṇī) stem, f

1. Alternative form of वाणि (vāṇi, “weaving”)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “वाणी”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 939/2.
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 541