वाणी
Appearance
Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Sanskrit वाणी (vā́ṇī).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]वाणी • (vāṇī) f
- speech, voice
- sound (of which the source is known)
- (Dhrupad) one of four specific forms or styles of dhrupad, distinct from a gharana
- Synonym: बानी (bānī) (more common)
Declension
[edit]singular | plural | |
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direct | वाणी vāṇī |
वाणियाँ vāṇiyā̃ |
oblique | वाणी vāṇī |
वाणियों vāṇiyõ |
vocative | वाणी vāṇī |
वाणियो vāṇiyo |
Marathi
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘪𑘰𑘜𑘲 (vāṇī, “speech”), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀡𑀻 (vāṇī, “speech”), from Sanskrit वाणी (vāṇī, “speech”).
Noun
[edit]वाणी • (vāṇī) f
- voice
- Synonym: आवाज (āvāj)
- तिची वाणी अत्यंत मंजुळ आहे.
- ticī vāṇī atyanta mañjuḷ āhe.
- Her voice is very melodious.
- 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
[edit]Declension of वाणी (fem ī-stem) | |||
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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) | ||||||||
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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 |
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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
[edit]वाणी • (vāṇī) f
- a female given name from Sanskrit
Etymology 2
[edit]Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘪𑘰𑘜𑘲 (vāṇī, “grocer”), from Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀡𑀺𑀅𑀬 (vāṇiaya, “trader, grocer”), from Sanskrit वाणिज (vāṇija, “trader”).
Noun
[edit]वाणी • (vāṇī) m
- (historical) a caste that primarily practiced the trading and retailing of grains and allied products
- (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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Alternative scripts
[edit]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
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]See वाण (vāṇá).
Noun
[edit]वाणी • (vā́ṇī) stem, f
- sound, voice, music
- speech, language, words, diction, (especially) eloquent speech or fine diction
- a literary production or composition
- praise, laudation
Declension
[edit]singular | dual | plural | |
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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
[edit]वाणी • (vāṇī) stem, f
- the Hindu goddess of speech, Sarasvati
- name of a meter consisting only of long syllables
- name of a river (according to some, the Sarasvati)
Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]वाणी • (vāṇī) stem, f
Etymology 3
[edit]Noun
[edit]वाणी • (vāṇī) stem, f
- Alternative form of वाणि (vāṇi, “weaving”)
References
[edit]- 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
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