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) 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): /ʋíː.t͡ɕi/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ʋiː.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

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	वीचिः (vī́ciḥ)	वीची (vī́cī)	वीचयः (vī́cayaḥ)
accusative	वीचिम् (vī́cim)	वीची (vī́cī)	वीचीः (vī́cīḥ)
instrumental	वीच्या (vī́cyā) वीची¹ (vī́cī¹)	वीचिभ्याम् (vī́cibhyām)	वीचिभिः (vī́cibhiḥ)
dative	वीचये (vī́caye) वीच्यै² (vī́cyai²) वीची¹ (vī́cī¹)	वीचिभ्याम् (vī́cibhyām)	वीचिभ्यः (vī́cibhyaḥ)
ablative	वीचेः (vī́ceḥ) वीच्याः² (vī́cyāḥ²) वीच्यै³ (vī́cyai³)	वीचिभ्याम् (vī́cibhyām)	वीचिभ्यः (vī́cibhyaḥ)
genitive	वीचेः (vī́ceḥ) वीच्याः² (vī́cyāḥ²) वीच्यै³ (vī́cyai³)	वीच्योः (vī́cyoḥ)	वीचीनाम् (vī́cīnām)
locative	वीचौ (vī́cau) वीच्याम्² (vī́cyām²) वीचा¹ (vī́cā¹)	वीच्योः (vī́cyoḥ)	वीचिषु (vī́ciṣu)
vocative	वीचे (vī́ce)	वीची (vī́cī)	वीचयः (vī́cayaḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Later Sanskrit
• ³Brāhmaṇas

References

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