विज्ञान

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit विज्ञान (vijñāna).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʋɪɡ.jɑːn/, [ʋɪɡ.jä̃ːn̪]

Noun

विज्ञान • (vigyān) m (Urdu spelling وگیان‎)

1. knowledge; understanding
2. science, study of

   वनस्पतिविज्ञान (vanaspativigyān) – study of plants

Declension

Declension of विज्ञान (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	विज्ञान vigyān	विज्ञान vigyān
oblique	विज्ञान vigyān	विज्ञानों vigyānõ
vocative	विज्ञान vigyān	विज्ञानो vigyāno

Derived terms

• अंतरिक्षविज्ञान (antrikṣavigyān)
• जीवविज्ञान (jīvvigyān)
• मनोविज्ञान (manovigyān)
• वनस्पतिविज्ञान (vanaspativigyān)
• विज्ञानी (vigyānī)
• वैज्ञानिक (vaigyānik)
• स्वरविज्ञान (svarvigyān)

 

See also

• शास्त्र (śāstra)
• वैज्ञानिक (vaigyānik, “scientist”)

Konkani

Noun

विज्ञान • (vidnyān) (Latin script vidian, Kannada script ವಿಜ್ಞಾನ)

1. science

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit विज्ञान (vijñāna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋid̪.njan/

Noun

विज्ञान • (vidnyān) n

1. science

Declension

Declension of विज्ञान (vidnyān)
direct singular	विज्ञान vidnyān
direct plural	विज्ञाने, विज्ञानं vidnyāne, vidnyāna
	singular		plural
nominative	विज्ञान vidnyān		विज्ञाने, विज्ञानं vidnyāne, vidnyāna
oblique	विज्ञाना- vidnyānā-		विज्ञानां- vidnyānāN-
dative	विज्ञानाला vidnyānālā		विज्ञानांना vidnyānāNnā
ergative	विज्ञानाने vidnyānāne		विज्ञानांनी vidnyānāNni
instrumental	विज्ञानाशी vidnyānāśi		विज्ञानांशी vidnyānāNśi
locative	विज्ञानात vidnyānāt		विज्ञानांत vidnyānāNt
vocative	विज्ञाना vidnyānā		विज्ञानांनो vidnyānāNno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Dative Note: -स (-sa) is archaic. -ते (-te) is limited to literary usage. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of विज्ञान
	masculine object		feminine object		neuter object		oblique
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular*	plural
singular subject	विज्ञानाचा vidnyānāċā	विज्ञानाचे vidnyānāce	विज्ञानाची vidnyānāci	विज्ञानाच्या vidnyānāca	विज्ञानाचे, विज्ञानाचं vidnyānāce, vidnyānāċa	विज्ञानाची vidnyānāci	विज्ञानाच्या vidnyānāca
plural subject	विज्ञानांचा vidnyānāNċā	विज्ञानांचे vidnyānāNce	विज्ञानांची vidnyānāNci	विज्ञानांच्या vidnyānāNca	विज्ञानांचे, विज्ञानांचं vidnyānāNce, vidnyānāNċa	विज्ञानांची vidnyānāNci	विज्ञानांच्या vidnyānāNca
* 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.

Derived terms

• वैज्ञानिक (vaidnyānik, “scientist, scientific”)

 

See also

• ज्ञान (dnyān, “knowledge”)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “विज्ञान”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “विज्ञान”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911), “विज्ञान”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press

Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [biɡ̞ɡjän]
• Phonetic Devanagari: बिग्ग्यान्

Noun

विज्ञान • (vigyān)

1. Alternative form of बिज्ञान [bigyān].

Sanskrit

Etymology

From वि- (vi-, “diverse”) +‎ ज्ञान (jñāna, “knowledge”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋid͡ʑ.ɲɑː.nɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ʋid͡ʑˈɲɑː.n̪ɐ/

Noun

विज्ञान • (vijñāna) n

1. science
2. knowledge
3. wisdom
4. understanding
5. skill; proficiency

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of विज्ञान (vijñāna)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	विज्ञानम् vijñānam	विज्ञाने vijñāne	विज्ञानानि / विज्ञाना¹ vijñānāni / vijñānā¹
Vocative	विज्ञान vijñāna	विज्ञाने vijñāne	विज्ञानानि / विज्ञाना¹ vijñānāni / vijñānā¹
Accusative	विज्ञानम् vijñānam	विज्ञाने vijñāne	विज्ञानानि / विज्ञाना¹ vijñānāni / vijñānā¹
Instrumental	विज्ञानेन vijñānena	विज्ञानाभ्याम् vijñānābhyām	विज्ञानैः / विज्ञानेभिः¹ vijñānaiḥ / vijñānebhiḥ¹
Dative	विज्ञानाय vijñānāya	विज्ञानाभ्याम् vijñānābhyām	विज्ञानेभ्यः vijñānebhyaḥ
Ablative	विज्ञानात् vijñānāt	विज्ञानाभ्याम् vijñānābhyām	विज्ञानेभ्यः vijñānebhyaḥ
Genitive	विज्ञानस्य vijñānasya	विज्ञानयोः vijñānayoḥ	विज्ञानानाम् vijñānānām
Locative	विज्ञाने vijñāne	विज्ञानयोः vijñānayoḥ	विज्ञानेषु vijñāneṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Pali: viññāṇa
• Prakrit: 𑀯𑀺𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸𑀡 (viṇṇāṇa)
  • → Telugu: విన్నాణము (vinnāṇamu)
• → Assamese: বিজ্ঞান (biggan)
• → Bengali: বিজ্ঞান (biggên)
• → Bishnupriya Manipuri: বিজ্ঞান (bijñāna)
• → Gujarati: વિજ્ઞાન (vijñān)
• → Hindi: विज्ञान (vigyān)
• → Kannada: ವಿಜ್ಞಾನ (vijñāna)
• → Marathi: विज्ञान (vidnyān)
• → Nepali: विज्ञान (vigyān)
• → Newar: विज्ञान (wijñāna)
• → Punjabi: ਵਿਗਿਆਨ (vigiāna)
• → Telugu: విజ్ఞానము (vijñānamu)
• → Thai: วิญญาณ (win-yaan)
• → Urdu: وگیان‎ (vigyān)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “vijñā́na”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press