विद्यालय

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit विद्यालय (vidyālaya).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

विद्यालय • (vidyālay) m

1. school, college, academy

   Synonyms: स्कूल (skūl), पाठशाला (pāṭhśālā)

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

• विश्वविद्यालय (viśvavidyālay)

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit विद्यालय (vidyālaya).

Noun

विद्यालय • (vidyālay) n

1. school, college, academy

   Synonyms: स्कूल (skūl), शाळा (śāḷā)

References

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

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

विद्यालय • (vidyālaya) m

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

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of विद्यालय (vidyālaya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	विद्यालयः vidyālayaḥ	विद्यालयौ vidyālayau	विद्यालयाः / विद्यालयासः¹ vidyālayāḥ / vidyālayāsaḥ¹
Vocative	विद्यालय vidyālaya	विद्यालयौ vidyālayau	विद्यालयाः / विद्यालयासः¹ vidyālayāḥ / vidyālayāsaḥ¹
Accusative	विद्यालयम् vidyālayam	विद्यालयौ vidyālayau	विद्यालयान् vidyālayān
Instrumental	विद्यालयेन vidyālayena	विद्यालयाभ्याम् vidyālayābhyām	विद्यालयैः / विद्यालयेभिः¹ vidyālayaiḥ / vidyālayebhiḥ¹
Dative	विद्यालयाय vidyālayāya	विद्यालयाभ्याम् vidyālayābhyām	विद्यालयेभ्यः vidyālayebhyaḥ
Ablative	विद्यालयात् vidyālayāt	विद्यालयाभ्याम् vidyālayābhyām	विद्यालयेभ्यः vidyālayebhyaḥ
Genitive	विद्यालयस्य vidyālayasya	विद्यालययोः vidyālayayoḥ	विद्यालयानाम् vidyālayānām
Locative	विद्यालये vidyālaye	विद्यालययोः vidyālayayoḥ	विद्यालयेषु vidyālayeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• →Tatsama:

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