विद्यालय

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit विद्यालय (vidyālaya). By surface analysis, विद्या (vidyā) +‎ -आलय (-ālay).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʋɪd̪.jɑː.ləj/, [ʋɪd̪.jäː.lɐj]

Noun

विद्यालय • (vidyālay) m (Urdu spelling ودیالے or ودیالیہ)

1. school, college, academy

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:विद्यालय

Declension

Declension of विद्यालय (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	विद्यालय vidyālay	विद्यालय vidyālay
oblique	विद्यालय vidyālay	विद्यालयों vidyālayõ
vocative	विद्यालय vidyālay	विद्यालयो vidyālayo

Derived terms

• महाविद्यालय (mahāvidyālay)
• विश्वविद्यालय (viśvavidyālay)

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “विद्यालय”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4482
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “विद्यालय”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 705
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “विद्यालय”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 590.

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit विद्यालय (vidyālaya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋid̪.ja.ləj/

Noun

विद्यालय • (vidyālay) n

1. school, college, academy

   Synonym: शाळा (śāḷā)

Declension

Declension of विद्यालय (neut cons-stem)

	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	विद्यालय vidyālay	विद्यालये, विद्यालयं vidyālaye, vidyālya
oblique सामान्यरूप	विद्यालया vidyālayā	विद्यालयां- vidyālayā̃
accusative / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	विद्यालयाला vidyālayālā	विद्यालयांना vidyālayānnā
ergative	विद्यालयाने, विद्यालयानं vidyālayāne, vidyālayāna	विद्यालयांनी vidyālayānnī
instrumental	विद्यालयाशी vidyālayāśī	विद्यालयांशी vidyālayāuśī
locative सप्तमी	विद्यालयात vidyālayāt	विद्यालयांत vidyālayānta
vocative संबोधन	विद्यालया vidyālayā	विद्यालयांनो vidyālayānno

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 विद्यालय (neut cons-stem)

	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
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	विद्यालयाचा vidyālayācā	विद्यालयाचे vidyālayāce	विद्यालयाची vidyālayācī	विद्यालयाच्या vidyālayācyā	विद्यालयाचे, विद्यालयाचं vidyālayāce, vidyālayāca	विद्यालयाची vidyālayācī	विद्यालयाच्या vidyālayācyā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	विद्यालयांचा vidyālayāñcā	विद्यालयांचे vidyālayāñce	विद्यालयांची vidyālayāñcī	विद्यालयांच्या vidyālayāñcyā	विद्यालयांचे, विद्यालयांचं vidyālayāñce, vidyālayāñca	विद्यालयांची vidyālayāñcī	विद्यालयांच्या vidyālayāñcyā

^* 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.

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “विद्यालय”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৱিদ্যালয় (Assamese script)
• ᬯᬶᬤ᭄ᬬᬵᬮᬬ (Balinese script)
• বিদ্যালয় (Bengali script)
• 𑰪𑰰𑰟𑰿𑰧𑰯𑰩𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀯𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀬𑀸𑀮𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• ဝိဒျာလယ (Burmese script)
• વિદ્યાલય (Gujarati script)
• ਵਿਦ੍ਯਾਲਯ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌲𑌯 (Grantha script)
• ꦮꦶꦢꦾꦴꦭꦪ (Javanese script)
• 𑂫𑂱𑂠𑂹𑂨𑂰𑂪𑂨 (Kaithi script)
• ವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯ (Kannada script)
• វិទ្យាលយ (Khmer script)
• ວິທ຺ຍາລຍ (Lao script)
• വിദ്യാലയ (Malayalam script)
• ᠸᡳᡩᠶᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠯᠠᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘪𑘱𑘟𑘿𑘧𑘰𑘩𑘧 (Modi script)
• ᠸᠢᢑᠶ᠋ᠠᢗᠯᠠᠶ᠋ᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧊𑧒𑦿𑧠𑧇𑧑𑧉𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐰𑐶𑐡𑑂𑐫𑐵𑐮𑐫 (Newa script)
• ଵିଦ୍ଯାଲଯ (Odia script)
• ꢮꢶꢣ꣄ꢫꢵꢭꢫ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆮𑆴𑆢𑇀𑆪𑆳𑆬𑆪 (Sharada script)
• 𑖪𑖰𑖟𑖿𑖧𑖯𑖩𑖧 (Siddham script)
• විද්‍යාලය (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩾𑩑𑩭 𑪙𑩻𑩛𑩽𑩻 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚦𑚮𑚛𑚶𑚣𑚭𑚥𑚣 (Takri script)
• வித்³யாலய (Tamil script)
• విద్యాలయ (Telugu script)
• วิทฺยาลย (Thai script)
• ཝི་དྱཱ་ལ་ཡ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒫𑒱𑒠𑓂𑒨𑒰𑒪𑒨 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨭𑨁𑨛𑩇𑨪𑨊𑨬𑨪 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

A compound of विद्या (vidyā, “knowledge”) + आलय (ālaya, “place”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋid.jɑː.lɐ.jɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ʋid̪.jɑː.l̪ɐ.jɐ/

Noun

विद्यालय • (vidyālaya) stem, m

1. a place of gaining knowledge; a school, college

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of विद्यालय

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	विद्यालयः (vidyālayaḥ)	विद्यालयौ (vidyālayau) विद्यालया¹ (vidyālayā¹)	विद्यालयाः (vidyālayāḥ) विद्यालयासः¹ (vidyālayāsaḥ¹)
accusative	विद्यालयम् (vidyālayam)	विद्यालयौ (vidyālayau) विद्यालया¹ (vidyālayā¹)	विद्यालयान् (vidyālayān)
instrumental	विद्यालयेन (vidyālayena)	विद्यालयाभ्याम् (vidyālayābhyām)	विद्यालयैः (vidyālayaiḥ) विद्यालयेभिः¹ (vidyālayebhiḥ¹)
dative	विद्यालयाय (vidyālayāya)	विद्यालयाभ्याम् (vidyālayābhyām)	विद्यालयेभ्यः (vidyālayebhyaḥ)
ablative	विद्यालयात् (vidyālayāt)	विद्यालयाभ्याम् (vidyālayābhyām)	विद्यालयेभ्यः (vidyālayebhyaḥ)
genitive	विद्यालयस्य (vidyālayasya)	विद्यालययोः (vidyālayayoḥ) विद्यालयोः¹ (vidyālayoḥ¹)	विद्यालयानाम् (vidyālayānām)
locative	विद्यालये (vidyālaye)	विद्यालययोः (vidyālayayoḥ) विद्यालयोः¹ (vidyālayoḥ¹)	विद्यालयेषु (vidyālayeṣu)
vocative	विद्यालय (vidyālaya)	विद्यालयौ (vidyālayau) विद्यालया¹ (vidyālayā¹)	विद्यालयाः (vidyālayāḥ) विद्यालयासः¹ (vidyālayāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Bengali: বিদ্যালয় (biddaloẏ) (learned)
• → Hindi: विद्यालय (vidyālay) (learned)
• → Khmer: វិទ្យាល័យ (vityiəlay)
• → Lao: ວິທະຍາໄລ (wi tha nyā lai)
• → Malayalam: വിദ്യാലയം (vidyālayaṁ) (learned)
• → Telugu: విద్యాలయము (vidyālayamu) (learned)
• → Thai: วิทยาลัย (wít-tá-yaa-lai)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “विद्यालय”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 964/2.