विज्ञान

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit विज्ञान (vijñāna). वि- (vi-, “diverse”) +‎ ज्ञान (gyān, “knowledge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋɪ.ɡjɑːn/

Noun

विज्ञान • (vigyān) m (Urdu spelling وگیان‎)

1. knowledge; understanding
2. science, study of

   वनस्पतिविज्ञान (vanaspativigyān) – study of plants

Declension

Declension of विज्ञान
	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”)

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Konkani

Noun

विज्ञान (transliteration needed) (Latin script vidian, Kannada script ವಿಜ್ಞಾನ)

1. science.

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Nepali

Noun

विज्ञान • (wijñān)

1. Alternative form of बिज्ञान (bijñān).

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Sanskrit

Pronunciation

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

• Assamese: বিজ্ঞান (bijñāna)
• Bengali: বিজ্ঞান (biggan)
• Bishnupriya Manipuri: বিজ্ঞান (bijñāna)
• Gujarati: વિજ્ઞાન (vijñān)
• Hindi: विज्ञान (vigyān)

• Kannada: ವಿಜ್ಞಾನ (vijñāna)
• Nepali: विज्ञान (wijñāna)
• Newari: विज्ञान (vijñāna)
• Telugu: విజ్ఞానము (vijñānamu)
• Thai: วิญญาณ
• Urdu: وگیان‎ (vijñān)