वीचि

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वीचि (vī́ci). Doublet of बीच (bīc, “middle”), which also derived from the Sanskrit root *व्यञ्च् (vyañc).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʋiː.t͡ʃiː/

Noun

वीचि • (vīci) f (rare, formal)

1. a wave

   Synonyms: तरंग (taraṅg), लहर (lahar)

Declension

Declension of वीचि (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	वीचि vīci	वीचियाँ vīciyā̃
oblique	वीचि vīci	वीचियों vīciyõ
vocative	वीचि vīci	वीचियो vīciyo

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “वीचि”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৱীচি (Assamese script)
• ᬯᬷᬘᬶ (Balinese script)
• বীচি (Bengali script)
• 𑰪𑰱𑰓𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀯𑀻𑀘𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• ဝီစိ (Burmese script)
• વીચિ (Gujarati script)
• ਵੀਚਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌵𑍀𑌚𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦮꦷꦕꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂫𑂲𑂒𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ವೀಚಿ (Kannada script)
• វីចិ (Khmer script)
• ວີຈິ (Lao script)
• വീചി (Malayalam script)
• ᠸᡳᡳᢜᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘪𑘲𑘓𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠸᠢᠢᢋᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧊𑧓𑦳𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐰𑐷𑐔𑐶 (Newa script)
• ଵୀଚି (Odia script)
• ꢮꢷꢗꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆮𑆵𑆖𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖪𑖱𑖓𑖰 (Siddham script)
• වීචි (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩾𑩑𑩛𑩡𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚦𑚯𑚏𑚮 (Takri script)
• வீசி (Tamil script)
• వీచి (Telugu script)
• วีจิ (Thai script)
• ཝཱི་ཙི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒫𑒲𑒔𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨭𑨁𑨊𑨣𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Derived from the root *व्यञ्च् (vyañc), from वि- (vi-) +‎ अञ्च् (añc).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋiː.t͡ɕi/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈʋiː.t͡ɕi/

Noun

वीचि • (vī́ci) stem, f

1. going or leading aside or astray, aberration, deceit, seduction
2. a wave, ripple
3. name of a subdivision of a chapter
4. name of a particular hell

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of वीचि (vī́ci)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	वीचिः vī́ciḥ	वीची vī́cī	वीचयः vī́cayaḥ
Vocative	वीचे vī́ce	वीची vī́cī	वीचयः vī́cayaḥ
Accusative	वीचिम् vī́cim	वीची vī́cī	वीचीः vī́cīḥ
Instrumental	वीच्या / वीची¹ vī́cyā / vī́cī¹	वीचिभ्याम् vī́cibhyām	वीचिभिः vī́cibhiḥ
Dative	वीचये / वीच्यै² / वीची¹ vī́caye / vī́cyai² / vī́cī¹	वीचिभ्याम् vī́cibhyām	वीचिभ्यः vī́cibhyaḥ
Ablative	वीचेः / वीच्याः² / वीच्यै³ vī́ceḥ / vī́cyāḥ² / vī́cyai³	वीचिभ्याम् vī́cibhyām	वीचिभ्यः vī́cibhyaḥ
Genitive	वीचेः / वीच्याः² / वीच्यै³ vī́ceḥ / vī́cyāḥ² / vī́cyai³	वीच्योः vī́cyoḥ	वीचीनाम् vī́cīnām
Locative	वीचौ / वीच्याम्² / वीचा¹ vī́cau / vī́cyām² / vī́cā¹	वीच्योः vī́cyoḥ	वीचिषु vī́ciṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Later Sanskrit ³Brāhmaṇas

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “वीचि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1004/3.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vīcya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press