वृक्ष

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वृक्ष (vṛkṣá). from Proto-Indo-Aryan *wr̥ṭṣás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wr̥ćšás.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʋɾɪkʂ/, [ʋɾɪkʃ]

Noun

वृक्ष • (vŕkṣ) m

1. tree

   Synonyms: दरख़्त (daraxt), पादप (pādap), पेड़ (peṛ)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “वृक्ष”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वृक्ष (vṛkṣá), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *wr̥ṭṣás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wr̥ćšás. Compare Gujarati વૃક્ષ (vŕkṣ), Kannada ವೃಕ್ಷ (vṛkṣa), Bengali বৃক্ষ (brikkho).

Noun

वृक्ष • (vŕkṣa) m

1. tree

   Synonym: झाड (j̈hāḍ)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “वृक्ष”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “वृक्ष”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “वृक्ष”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৱৃক্ষ (Assamese script)
• ᬯᬺᬓ᭄ᬱ (Balinese script)
• বৃক্ষ (Bengali script)
• 𑰪𑰴𑰎𑰿𑰬 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀯𑀾𑀓𑁆𑀱 (Brahmi script)
• ဝၖက္ၑ (Burmese script)
• વૃક્ષ (Gujarati script)
• ਵ੍ਰਕ੍ਸ਼ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌵𑍃𑌕𑍍𑌷 (Grantha script)
• ꦮꦽꦏ꧀ꦰ (Javanese script)
• 𑂫𑃂𑂍𑂹𑂭 (Kaithi script)
• ವೃಕ್ಷ (Kannada script)
• វ្ឫក្ឞ (Khmer script)
• ວ຺ຣິກ຺ຩ (Lao script)
• വൃക്ഷ (Malayalam script)
• ᠸᡵᡳᡬᢢᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘪𑘵𑘎𑘿𑘬 (Modi script)
• ᠸᠷᠢᢉᢔᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧊𑧖𑦮𑧠𑧌 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐰𑐺𑐎𑑂𑐲 (Newa script)
• ଵୃକ୍ଷ (Odia script)
• ꢮꢺꢒ꣄ꢰ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆮𑆸𑆑𑇀𑆰 (Sharada script)
• 𑖪𑖴𑖎𑖿𑖬 (Siddham script)
• වෘක්‍ෂ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩾𑩙𑩜 𑪙𑪀 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚦𑚊𑚶 (Takri script)
• வ்ரிக்ஷ (Tamil script)
• వృక్ష (Telugu script)
• วฺฤกฺษ (Thai script)
• ཝྲྀ་ཀྵ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒫𑒵𑒏𑓂𑒭 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨭𑨼𑨉𑨋𑩇𑨯 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *wr̥ṭṣás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wr̥ćšás. Cognate with Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬱𐬀 (var^əša).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋr̩k.ʂɐ́/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈʋr̩k.ʂɐ/

Noun

वृक्ष • (vṛkṣá) stem, m

1. tree, (especially) any tree bearing visible flowers and fruit, but also applied to any tree and other plants, often in the sense of wood
2. tree trunk
3. coffin
4. the staff of a bow
5. frame
7. stimulant

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of वृक्ष (vṛkṣá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	वृक्षः vṛkṣáḥ	वृक्षौ / वृक्षा¹ vṛkṣaú / vṛkṣā́¹	वृक्षाः / वृक्षासः¹ vṛkṣā́ḥ / vṛkṣā́saḥ¹
Vocative	वृक्ष vṛ́kṣa	वृक्षौ / वृक्षा¹ vṛ́kṣau / vṛ́kṣā¹	वृक्षाः / वृक्षासः¹ vṛ́kṣāḥ / vṛ́kṣāsaḥ¹
Accusative	वृक्षम् vṛkṣám	वृक्षौ / वृक्षा¹ vṛkṣaú / vṛkṣā́¹	वृक्षान् vṛkṣā́n
Instrumental	वृक्षेण vṛkṣéṇa	वृक्षाभ्याम् vṛkṣā́bhyām	वृक्षैः / वृक्षेभिः¹ vṛkṣaíḥ / vṛkṣébhiḥ¹
Dative	वृक्षाय vṛkṣā́ya	वृक्षाभ्याम् vṛkṣā́bhyām	वृक्षेभ्यः vṛkṣébhyaḥ
Ablative	वृक्षात् vṛkṣā́t	वृक्षाभ्याम् vṛkṣā́bhyām	वृक्षेभ्यः vṛkṣébhyaḥ
Genitive	वृक्षस्य vṛkṣásya	वृक्षयोः vṛkṣáyoḥ	वृक्षाणाम् vṛkṣā́ṇām
Locative	वृक्षे vṛkṣé	वृक्षयोः vṛkṣáyoḥ	वृक्षेषु vṛkṣéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Telugu: వృక్షము (vr̥kṣamu)
• Thai: พฤกษ์ (prʉ́k), พฤกษ (prʉ́k-sà-), พฤกษา (prʉ́k-sǎa)