वि-

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See also: वि, वृ, वो, वे, व, वा, -वां, and -व

Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Sanskrit वि- (vi-).

Prefix[edit]

वि- • (vi-)

  1. Prefix to verbs or nouns and other parts of speech derived from verbs, to express division, distinction, distribution, arrangement, order, opposition, or deliberation.

Derived terms[edit]

Hindi terms prefixed with वि-

Marathi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Sanskrit वि- (vi-).

Prefix[edit]

वि- • (vi-)

  1. Prefix to verbs or nouns and other parts of speech derived from verbs, to express division, distinction, distribution, arrangement, order, opposition, or deliberation.

Derived terms[edit]

Category Marathi terms prefixed with वि- not found

Sanskrit[edit]

Alternative scripts[edit]

Alternative scripts

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *wi- (“apart, away”). Cognate with Hittite [script needed] (nawi, “not yet”), Old English wiþ (whence English with). Prefixal form of वि (vi).

Pronunciation[edit]

Prefix[edit]

वि- • (vi-)

  1. Prefix to verbs or nouns and other parts of speech derived from verbs, to express division, distinction, distribution, arrangement, order, opposition, or deliberation.
    ‎वि- (vi-) + ‎फल (phala, “fruit, result”) → ‎विफल (viphala, “fruitless, useless”)

Derived terms[edit]

Sanskrit terms prefixed with वि-

Descendants[edit]

  • → Hindi: वि- (vi-)
  • → Malayalam: വി- (vi-)
  • → Marathi: वि- (vi-)
  • Pali: vi-

References[edit]

  • Monier Williams (1899) “वि-”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 949/3.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 549-50
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