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वाणी

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit वाणी (vā́ṇī).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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वाणी (vāṇīf

  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

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Declension of वाणी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct वाणी
vāṇī
वाणियाँ
vāṇiyā̃
oblique वाणी
vāṇī
वाणियों
vāṇiyõ
vocative वाणी
vāṇī
वाणियो
vāṇiyo

Marathi

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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वाणी (vāṇīf

  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
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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 (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Proper noun

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वाणी (vāṇīf

  1. a female given name from Sanskrit

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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वाणी (vāṇīm

  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

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Sanskrit

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Alternative scripts

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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See वाण (vāṇá).

Noun

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वाणी (vā́ṇī) stemf

  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
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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

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वाणी (vāṇī) stemf

  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

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This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Not attested in etymological dictionaries. Perhaps connected to Etymology 1 somehow, via the "stringed harp" meaning of वाण (vāṇa)?”

Noun

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वाणी (vāṇī) stemf

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

Etymology 3

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Noun

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वाणी (vāṇī) stemf

  1. Alternative form of वाणि (vāṇi, weaving)

References

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  • 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