विम्हय

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• vimhaya (Latin script)
• 𑀯𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• ৰিম্হয (Bengali script)
• විම‍්හය (Sinhalese script)
• ဝိမှယ (Burmese script)
• วิมฺหย or วิมหะยะ (Thai script)
• ᩅᩥᨾ᩠ᩉᨿ (Tai Tham script)
• ວິມ຺ຫຍ or ວິມຫະຍະ or ວິມຫະຢະ (Lao script)
• វិម្ហយ (Khmer script)
• 𑅇𑄨𑄟𑄴𑄦𑄠 (Chakma script)

Noun

विम्हय m

1. Devanagari script form of vimhaya

Declension

Declension table of "विम्हय" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	विम्हयो (vimhayo)	विम्हया (vimhayā)
Accusative (second)	विम्हयं (vimhayaṃ)	विम्हये (vimhaye)
Instrumental (third)	विम्हयेन (vimhayena)	विम्हयेहि (vimhayehi) or विम्हयेभि (vimhayebhi)
Dative (fourth)	विम्हयस्स (vimhayassa) or विम्हयाय (vimhayāya) or विम्हयत्थं (vimhayatthaṃ)	विम्हयानं (vimhayānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	विम्हयस्मा (vimhayasmā) or विम्हयम्हा (vimhayamhā) or विम्हया (vimhayā)	विम्हयेहि (vimhayehi) or विम्हयेभि (vimhayebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	विम्हयस्स (vimhayassa)	विम्हयानं (vimhayānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	विम्हयस्मिं (vimhayasmiṃ) or विम्हयम्हि (vimhayamhi) or विम्हये (vimhaye)	विम्हयेसु (vimhayesu)
Vocative (calling)	विम्हय (vimhaya)	विम्हया (vimhayā)

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• पिसुमय (pisumaya) — Paisaci, विस्सअ (vissaa) — Magadhi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit विस्मय (vismaya).

Noun

विम्हय (vimhaya) m

1. surprise

   Synonyms: चमक्कार (camakkāra), अच्चरिअ (accaria), अब्भुय (abbhuya), चित्त (citta), चोज्ज (cŏjja)

Declension

Maharastri declension of विम्हय (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	विम्हयो (vimhayo)	विम्हया (vimhayā)
Accusative	विम्हयं (vimhayaṃ)	विम्हये (vimhaye) or विम्हया (vimhayā)
Instrumental	विम्हयेण (vimhayeṇa) or विम्हयेणं (vimhayeṇaṃ)	विम्हयेहि (vimhayehi) or विम्हयेहिं (vimhayehiṃ)
Dative	विम्हयाअ (vimhayāa)	—
Ablative	विम्हयाओ (vimhayāo) or विम्हयाउ (vimhayāu) or विम्हया (vimhayā) or विम्हयाहि (vimhayāhi) or विम्हयाहिंतो (vimhayāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	विम्हयस्स (vimhayassa)	विम्हयाण (vimhayāṇa) or विम्हयाणं (vimhayāṇaṃ)
Locative	विम्हयम्मि (vimhayammi) or विम्हये (vimhaye)	विम्हयेसु (vimhayesu) or विम्हयेसुं (vimhayesuṃ)
Vocative	विम्हय (vimhaya) or विम्हया (vimhayā)	विम्हया (vimhayā)

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “विम्हय”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [Pāia-Sadda-Mahaṇṇavo; lit. Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 795.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vimhaya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 695
• Lyle Campbell (2020) Historical Linguistics: An Introduction, Fourth edition, Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 53, →ISBN