विचार

Hindi

Alternative forms

• बिचार (bicār)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit विचार (vicāra), synchronically analysable as वि- (vi-) +‎ चार (cār).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʋɪ.t͡ʃɑːɾ/, [ʋɪ.t͡ʃäːɾ]

Noun

विचार • (vicār) m (Urdu spelling وچار‎)

1. thought

   यह विचार मेरे मन में नहीं आया था।

   yah vicār mere man mẽ nahī̃ āyā thā.

   This thought never entered my mind.

2. idea

   हमें यह विचित्र विचार छोड़ना पड़ा।

   hamẽ yah vicitra vicār choṛnā paṛā.

   We had to give up this strange idea.

3. consideration

   उसे दूसरों का कोई विचार नहीं है।

   use dūsrõ kā koī vicār nahī̃ hai.

   He has no consideration for others.

   आपका प्रस्ताव वर्त्तमान में विचाराधीन है।

   āpkā prastāv varttamān mẽ vicārādhīn hai.

   Your proposal is currently under consideration.

Declension

Declension of विचार (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	विचार vicār	विचार vicār
oblique	विचार vicār	विचारों vicārõ
vocative	विचार vicār	विचारो vicāro

Derived terms

• विचार करना (vicār karnā)

References

• Bahri, Hardev, “विचार”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, 1989

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Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit विचार (vicāra).

Noun

विचार • (vicār) m

1. thought
2. consideration, judgement
3. decision, determination
4. opinion
5. perplexity, trouble

References

• Maxine Berntsen, “विचार”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983
• James Thomas Molesworth, “विचार”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, 1857

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Sanskrit

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬯᬶᬘᬵᬭ (Balinese script)
• ৱিচাৰ (Assamese script)
• বিচার (Bengali script)
• 𑰪𑰰𑰓𑰯𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀯𑀺𑀘𑀸𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌵𑌿𑌚𑌾𑌰 (Grantha script)
• વિચાર (Gujarati script)
• ꦮꦶꦕꦴꦫ (Javanese script)
• វិចារ (Khmer script)
• ವಿಚಾರ (Kannada script)
• ວິຈາຣ (Lao script)
• 𑘪𑘱𑘓𑘰𑘨 (Modi script)
• ဝိစာရ (Burmese script)
• 𑐰𑐶𑐔𑐵𑐬 (Newa script)
• ଵିଚାର (Oriya script)
• ꢮꢶꢗꢵꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆮𑆴𑆖𑆳𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖪𑖰𑖓𑖯𑖨 (Siddham script)
• విచార (Telugu script)
• วิจาร (Thai script)
• ཝིཙཱར (Tibetan script)
• 𑒫𑒱𑒔𑒰𑒩 (Tirhuta script)

Noun

विचार • (vicāra) m

1. thought, idea, consideration, deliberation
2. investigation, deliberation, discussion, conjecture
3. mode of acting or proceeding

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of विचार
Nom. sg.	विचारः (vicāraḥ)
Gen. sg.	विचारस्य (vicārasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	विचारः (vicāraḥ)	विचारौ (vicārau)	विचाराः (vicārāḥ)
Vocative	विचार (vicāra)	विचारौ (vicārau)	विचाराः (vicārāḥ)
Accusative	विचारम् (vicāram)	विचारौ (vicārau)	विचारान् (vicārān)
Instrumental	विचारेन (vicārena)	विचाराभ्याम् (vicārābhyām)	विचारैः (vicāraiḥ)
Dative	विचाराय (vicārāya)	विचाराभ्याम् (vicārābhyām)	विचारेभ्यः (vicārebhyaḥ)
Ablative	विचारात् (vicārāt)	विचाराभ्याम् (vicārābhyām)	विचारेभ्यः (vicārebhyaḥ)
Genitive	विचारस्य (vicārasya)	विचारयोः (vicārayoḥ)	विचारानाम् (vicārānām)
Locative	विचारे (vicāre)	विचारयोः (vicārayoḥ)	विचारेषु (vicāreṣu)

Descendants

• Telugu: విచారము (vicāramu)

References

• “Sanskrit Dictionary for Spoken Sanskrit”, in (please provide the title of the work)‎^[1], retrieved 07-19-2012