वायु

See also: वायू

Hindi

वायु देव

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वायु (vāyu).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

वायु • (vāyu) f (Urdu spelling وایو)

1. (formal) air

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:वायु

Declension

Declension of वायु (fem u-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	वायु vāyu	वायुएँ vāyuẽ
oblique	वायु vāyu	वायुओं vāyuõ
vocative	वायु vāyu	वायुओ vāyuo

Proper noun

वायु • (vāyu) m

1. (Hinduism) Vayu, the god of wind in Hindu and Vedic religion. A primary deity, father of Bhima and the spiritual father of Lord Hanuman
2. a male given name, Vayu, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of वायु (sg-only masc u-stem)

	singular
direct	वायु vāyu
oblique	वायु vāyu
vocative	वायु vāyu

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “वायु”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4427
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “वायु”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 696
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “वायु”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 914
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “वायु”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 582.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৱায়ু (Assamese script)
• ᬯᬵᬬᬸ (Balinese script)
• বায়ু (Bengali script)
• 𑰪𑰯𑰧𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀯𑀸𑀬𑀼 (Brahmi script)
• ဝါယု (Burmese script)
• વાયુ (Gujarati script)
• ਵਾਯੁ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍁 (Grantha script)
• ꦮꦴꦪꦸ (Javanese script)
• 𑂫𑂰𑂨𑂳 (Kaithi script)
• ವಾಯು (Kannada script)
• វាយុ (Khmer script)
• ວາຍຸ (Lao script)
• വായു (Malayalam script)
• ᠸᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠶᡠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘪𑘰𑘧𑘳 (Modi script)
• ᠸᠠᢗᠶ᠋ᠤ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧊𑧑𑧇𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐰𑐵𑐫𑐸 (Newa script)
• ଵାଯୁ (Odia script)
• ꢮꢵꢫꢸ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆮𑆳𑆪𑆶 (Sharada script)
• 𑖪𑖯𑖧𑖲 (Siddham script)
• වායු (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩾𑩛𑩻𑩒 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚦𑚭𑚣𑚰 (Takri script)
• வாயு (Tamil script)
• వాయు (Telugu script)
• วายุ (Thai script)
• ཝཱ་ཡུ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒫𑒰𑒨𑒳 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨭𑨊𑨪𑨃 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁-der.

Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwaHyúš

Sanskrit वायु

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwaHyúš, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁yús (“wind, air”), from *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬎 (vaiiu), Lithuanian vė́jas.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋɑː.jú/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ʋɑː.ju/

Noun

वा॒यु • (vāyú) stem, m (root वा)

1. wind
   • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 6.45.32:

     यस्य॑ वा॒योर्इव द्र॒वद्भ॒द्रा रा॒तिः स॑ह॒स्रिणी॑।
     स॒द्यो दा॒नाय॒ मंह॑ते॥

     yásya vāyórívá dravádbhadrā́ rātíḥ sahasríṇī.
     sadyó dānā́ya máṃhate.

     Of whom, prompt as the wind, the liberal donation of thousands of cattle have been quickly given to me soliciting a gift.

2. air (as one of the 5 elements)
3. the wind of the body, a vital air
4. (medicine) the windy humour or any morbid affection of it

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of वा॒यु

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	वा॒युः (vāyúḥ)	वा॒यू (vāyū́)	वा॒यवः॑ (vāyávaḥ)
accusative	वा॒युम् (vāyúm)	वा॒यू (vāyū́)	वा॒यून् (vāyū́n)
instrumental	वा॒युना॑ (vāyúnā)	वा॒युभ्या॑म् (vāyúbhyām)	वा॒युभिः॑ (vāyúbhiḥ)
dative	वा॒यवे॑ (vāyáve)	वा॒युभ्या॑म् (vāyúbhyām)	वा॒युभ्यः॑ (vāyúbhyaḥ)
ablative	वा॒योः (vāyóḥ)	वा॒युभ्या॑म् (vāyúbhyām)	वा॒युभ्यः॑ (vāyúbhyaḥ)
genitive	वा॒योः (vāyóḥ)	वा॒य्वोः (vāyvóḥ)	वा॒यू॒नाम् (vāyūnā́m)
locative	वा॒यौ (vāyáu)	वा॒य्वोः (vāyvóḥ)	वा॒युषु॑ (vāyúṣu)
vocative	वायो॑ (vā́yo)	वायू॑ (vā́yū)	वाय॑वः (vā́yavaḥ)

Derived terms

• वायुवत् (vāyuvat)

Proper noun

वा॒यु • (vāyú) stem, m

1. the god of the wind: Vayu
   • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 7.91.3:

     पीवो॑अन्नाँ रयि॒वृधः॑ सुमे॒धाः श्वे॒तः सि॑षक्ति नि॒युता॑मभि॒श्रीः ।
     ते वा॒यवे॒ सम॑नसो॒ वि त॑स्थु॒र्विश्वेन्नरः॑ स्वप॒त्यानि॑ चक्रुः ॥

     pī́voannām̐ rayivṛ́dhaḥ sumedhā́ḥ śvetáḥ siṣakti niyútāmabhiśrī́ḥ.
     té vāyáve sámanaso ví tasthurvíśvénnáraḥ svapatyā́ni cakruḥ.

     The white-complexioned Vāyu, intelligent, glorious with the Niyut steeds, favours those men who arewell fed, abounding in riches, for they with one mind stand everywhere, ready to worship him, and leaders of rites, they perform all the ceremonies, that are productive of excellent offspring.

2. name of Vasu
3. name of Daitya
4. name of a Marut
5. (in the plural) the Maruts

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of वा॒यु

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	वा॒युः (vāyúḥ)	वा॒यू (vāyū́)	वा॒यवः॑ (vāyávaḥ)
accusative	वा॒युम् (vāyúm)	वा॒यू (vāyū́)	वा॒यून् (vāyū́n)
instrumental	वा॒युना॑ (vāyúnā)	वा॒युभ्या॑म् (vāyúbhyām)	वा॒युभिः॑ (vāyúbhiḥ)
dative	वा॒यवे॑ (vāyáve)	वा॒युभ्या॑म् (vāyúbhyām)	वा॒युभ्यः॑ (vāyúbhyaḥ)
ablative	वा॒योः (vāyóḥ)	वा॒युभ्या॑म् (vāyúbhyām)	वा॒युभ्यः॑ (vāyúbhyaḥ)
genitive	वा॒योः (vāyóḥ)	वा॒य्वोः (vāyvóḥ)	वा॒यू॒नाम् (vāyūnā́m)
locative	वा॒यौ (vāyáu)	वा॒य्वोः (vāyvóḥ)	वा॒युषु॑ (vāyúṣu)
vocative	वायो॑ (vā́yo)	वायू॑ (vā́yū)	वाय॑वः (vā́yavaḥ)

Related terms

• वात (vā́ta)

Descendants

• Helu Prakrit:
  • Dhivehi: ވައި (vai)
• Javanese: ꦧꦪꦸ (bayu)
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀯𑀸𑀬𑀼 (vāyu)
  • → Marathi: वायू (vāyū)
• Paisaci Prakrit:
  • Punjabi: ਵਾ (vā), ਵਾਓ (vāo), ਵਾਉ (vāu)
• Pali: vāyu
• → Khmer: ព្យុះ (pyuh)
• → Lao: ພາຍຸ (ph)
• → Lü: ᦘᦍᦳ (phyu)
• → Malay: bayu
• → Thai: พายุ (paa-yú)
• → Assamese: বায়ু (bayu) (learned)
• → Bengali: বায়ু (baẏu) (learned)
• → Hindustani: (learned)

  Hindi: वायु (vāyu)

  Urdu: وَایُو (vāyū)

• → Kannada: ವಾಯು (vāyu) (learned)
• → Tamil: வாயு (vāyu) (learned)
• → Telugu: వాయువు (vāyuvu) (learned)

Etymology 2

From the root वै (vai, “to be extinguished”).

Adjective

वा॒यु • (vāyú) stem

1. tired, languid

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of वा॒यु

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	वा॒युः (vāyúḥ)	वा॒यू (vāyū́)	वा॒यवः॑ (vāyávaḥ)
accusative	वा॒युम् (vāyúm)	वा॒यू (vāyū́)	वा॒यून् (vāyū́n)
instrumental	वा॒युना॑ (vāyúnā)	वा॒युभ्या॑म् (vāyúbhyām)	वा॒युभिः॑ (vāyúbhiḥ)
dative	वा॒यवे॑ (vāyáve)	वा॒युभ्या॑म् (vāyúbhyām)	वा॒युभ्यः॑ (vāyúbhyaḥ)
ablative	वा॒योः (vāyóḥ)	वा॒युभ्या॑म् (vāyúbhyām)	वा॒युभ्यः॑ (vāyúbhyaḥ)
genitive	वा॒योः (vāyóḥ)	वा॒य्वोः (vāyvóḥ)	वा॒यू॒नाम् (vāyūnā́m)
locative	वा॒यौ (vāyáu)	वा॒य्वोः (vāyvóḥ)	वा॒युषु॑ (vāyúṣu)
vocative	वायो॑ (vā́yo)	वायू॑ (vā́yū)	वाय॑वः (vā́yavaḥ)

Feminine u-stem declension of वा॒यु

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	वा॒युः (vāyúḥ)	वा॒यू (vāyū́)	वा॒यवः॑ (vāyávaḥ)
accusative	वा॒युम् (vāyúm)	वा॒यू (vāyū́)	वा॒यूः (vāyū́ḥ)
instrumental	वा॒य्वा (vāyvā́)	वा॒युभ्या॑म् (vāyúbhyām)	वा॒युभिः॑ (vāyúbhiḥ)
dative	वा॒यवे॑ (vāyáve) वा॒य्वै (vāyvái)	वा॒युभ्या॑म् (vāyúbhyām)	वा॒युभ्यः॑ (vāyúbhyaḥ)
ablative	वा॒योः (vāyóḥ) वा॒य्वाः (vāyvā́ḥ) वा॒य्वै¹ (vāyvái¹)	वा॒युभ्या॑म् (vāyúbhyām)	वा॒युभ्यः॑ (vāyúbhyaḥ)
genitive	वा॒योः (vāyóḥ) वा॒य्वाः (vāyvā́ḥ) वा॒य्वै¹ (vāyvái¹)	वा॒य्वोः (vāyvóḥ)	वा॒यू॒नाम् (vāyūnā́m)
locative	वा॒यौ (vāyáu) वा॒य्वाम् (vāyvā́m)	वा॒य्वोः (vāyvóḥ)	वा॒युषु॑ (vāyúṣu)
vocative	वायो॑ (vā́yo)	वायू॑ (vā́yū)	वाय॑वः (vā́yavaḥ)

• ¹Brāhmaṇas

Neuter u-stem declension of वा॒यु

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	वा॒यु (vāyú)	वा॒युनी॑ (vāyúnī) वा॒य्वी¹ (vāyvī́¹)	वा॒यूनि॑ (vāyū́ni) वा॒यु¹ (vāyú¹) वा॒यू¹ (vāyū́¹)
accusative	वा॒यु (vāyú)	वा॒युनी॑ (vāyúnī) वा॒य्वी¹ (vāyvī́¹)	वा॒यूनि॑ (vāyū́ni) वा॒यु¹ (vāyú¹) वा॒यू¹ (vāyū́¹)
instrumental	वा॒युना॑ (vāyúnā)	वा॒युभ्या॑म् (vāyúbhyām)	वा॒युभिः॑ (vāyúbhiḥ)
dative	वा॒युने॑ (vāyúne) वा॒यवे॑ (vāyáve)	वा॒युभ्या॑म् (vāyúbhyām)	वा॒युभ्यः॑ (vāyúbhyaḥ)
ablative	वा॒युनः॑ (vāyúnaḥ) वा॒योः (vāyóḥ)	वा॒युभ्या॑म् (vāyúbhyām)	वा॒युभ्यः॑ (vāyúbhyaḥ)
genitive	वा॒युनः॑ (vāyúnaḥ) वा॒योः (vāyóḥ)	वा॒युनोः॑ (vāyúnoḥ) वा॒य्वोः (vāyvóḥ)	वा॒यू॒नाम् (vāyūnā́m)
locative	वा॒युनि॑ (vāyúni) वा॒यौ (vāyáu)	वा॒युनोः॑ (vāyúnoḥ) वा॒य्वोः (vāyvóḥ)	वा॒युषु॑ (vāyúṣu)
vocative	वायु॑ (vā́yu) वायो॑ (vā́yo)	वायु॑नी (vā́yunī) वाय्वी॑¹ (vā́yvī¹)	वायू॑नि (vā́yūni) वायु॑¹ (vā́yu¹) वायू॑¹ (vā́yū¹)

• ¹Vedic

Etymology 3

From the root वी (vī, “to excite, push forward”).

Adjective

वा॒यु • (vāyú) stem

1. desirous, covetous, greedy (for food, applied to calves)
2. desirable, desired by the appetite

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of वा॒यु

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	वा॒युः (vāyúḥ)	वा॒यू (vāyū́)	वा॒यवः॑ (vāyávaḥ)
accusative	वा॒युम् (vāyúm)	वा॒यू (vāyū́)	वा॒यून् (vāyū́n)
instrumental	वा॒युना॑ (vāyúnā)	वा॒युभ्या॑म् (vāyúbhyām)	वा॒युभिः॑ (vāyúbhiḥ)
dative	वा॒यवे॑ (vāyáve)	वा॒युभ्या॑म् (vāyúbhyām)	वा॒युभ्यः॑ (vāyúbhyaḥ)
ablative	वा॒योः (vāyóḥ)	वा॒युभ्या॑म् (vāyúbhyām)	वा॒युभ्यः॑ (vāyúbhyaḥ)
genitive	वा॒योः (vāyóḥ)	वा॒य्वोः (vāyvóḥ)	वा॒यू॒नाम् (vāyūnā́m)
locative	वा॒यौ (vāyáu)	वा॒य्वोः (vāyvóḥ)	वा॒युषु॑ (vāyúṣu)
vocative	वायो॑ (vā́yo)	वायू॑ (vā́yū)	वाय॑वः (vā́yavaḥ)

Feminine u-stem declension of वा॒यु

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	वा॒युः (vāyúḥ)	वा॒यू (vāyū́)	वा॒यवः॑ (vāyávaḥ)
accusative	वा॒युम् (vāyúm)	वा॒यू (vāyū́)	वा॒यूः (vāyū́ḥ)
instrumental	वा॒य्वा (vāyvā́)	वा॒युभ्या॑म् (vāyúbhyām)	वा॒युभिः॑ (vāyúbhiḥ)
dative	वा॒यवे॑ (vāyáve) वा॒य्वै (vāyvái)	वा॒युभ्या॑म् (vāyúbhyām)	वा॒युभ्यः॑ (vāyúbhyaḥ)
ablative	वा॒योः (vāyóḥ) वा॒य्वाः (vāyvā́ḥ) वा॒य्वै¹ (vāyvái¹)	वा॒युभ्या॑म् (vāyúbhyām)	वा॒युभ्यः॑ (vāyúbhyaḥ)
genitive	वा॒योः (vāyóḥ) वा॒य्वाः (vāyvā́ḥ) वा॒य्वै¹ (vāyvái¹)	वा॒य्वोः (vāyvóḥ)	वा॒यू॒नाम् (vāyūnā́m)
locative	वा॒यौ (vāyáu) वा॒य्वाम् (vāyvā́m)	वा॒य्वोः (vāyvóḥ)	वा॒युषु॑ (vāyúṣu)
vocative	वायो॑ (vā́yo)	वायू॑ (vā́yū)	वाय॑वः (vā́yavaḥ)

• ¹Brāhmaṇas

Neuter u-stem declension of वा॒यु

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	वा॒यु (vāyú)	वा॒युनी॑ (vāyúnī) वा॒य्वी¹ (vāyvī́¹)	वा॒यूनि॑ (vāyū́ni) वा॒यु¹ (vāyú¹) वा॒यू¹ (vāyū́¹)
accusative	वा॒यु (vāyú)	वा॒युनी॑ (vāyúnī) वा॒य्वी¹ (vāyvī́¹)	वा॒यूनि॑ (vāyū́ni) वा॒यु¹ (vāyú¹) वा॒यू¹ (vāyū́¹)
instrumental	वा॒युना॑ (vāyúnā)	वा॒युभ्या॑म् (vāyúbhyām)	वा॒युभिः॑ (vāyúbhiḥ)
dative	वा॒युने॑ (vāyúne) वा॒यवे॑ (vāyáve)	वा॒युभ्या॑म् (vāyúbhyām)	वा॒युभ्यः॑ (vāyúbhyaḥ)
ablative	वा॒युनः॑ (vāyúnaḥ) वा॒योः (vāyóḥ)	वा॒युभ्या॑म् (vāyúbhyām)	वा॒युभ्यः॑ (vāyúbhyaḥ)
genitive	वा॒युनः॑ (vāyúnaḥ) वा॒योः (vāyóḥ)	वा॒युनोः॑ (vāyúnoḥ) वा॒य्वोः (vāyvóḥ)	वा॒यू॒नाम् (vāyūnā́m)
locative	वा॒युनि॑ (vāyúni) वा॒यौ (vāyáu)	वा॒युनोः॑ (vāyúnoḥ) वा॒य्वोः (vāyvóḥ)	वा॒युषु॑ (vāyúṣu)
vocative	वायु॑ (vā́yu) वायो॑ (vā́yo)	वायु॑नी (vā́yunī) वाय्वी॑¹ (vā́yvī¹)	वायू॑नि (vā́yūni) वायु॑¹ (vā́yu¹) वायू॑¹ (vā́yū¹)

• ¹Vedic

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899), “वायु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0942, column 2.
• “वायु” in Carl Cappeller, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary: Based upon the St. Petersburg Lexicons, Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, 1891, →OCLC, page 485.
• Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893), “वायु”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press, page 277
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