वृश्चिक

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वृश्चिक (vṛścika). Doublet of बिच्छू (bicchū), a tadbhava.

Noun

वृश्चिक • (vŕścik) m

1. scorpion
2. (astronomy) The constellation Scorpius
3. (astrology) A Scorpio

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Sanskrit

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋŕ̩ɕ.t͡ɕi.kɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈʋr̩ɕ.t͡ɕi.kɐ/

Noun

वृश्चिक • (vṛ́ścika) stem, m

1. scorpion
2. (astrology, astronomy) the zodiacal sign Scorpio
3. the month when the sun is in Scorpio
4. a kind of caterpillar covered with bristles
5. a sort of beetle found in cow-dung
6. centipede
7. (botany) name of various plants

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of वृश्चिक (vṛ́ścika)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	वृश्चिकः vṛ́ścikaḥ	वृश्चिकौ / वृश्चिका¹ vṛ́ścikau / vṛ́ścikā¹	वृश्चिकाः / वृश्चिकासः¹ vṛ́ścikāḥ / vṛ́ścikāsaḥ¹
Vocative	वृश्चिक vṛ́ścika	वृश्चिकौ / वृश्चिका¹ vṛ́ścikau / vṛ́ścikā¹	वृश्चिकाः / वृश्चिकासः¹ vṛ́ścikāḥ / vṛ́ścikāsaḥ¹
Accusative	वृश्चिकम् vṛ́ścikam	वृश्चिकौ / वृश्चिका¹ vṛ́ścikau / vṛ́ścikā¹	वृश्चिकान् vṛ́ścikān
Instrumental	वृश्चिकेन vṛ́ścikena	वृश्चिकाभ्याम् vṛ́ścikābhyām	वृश्चिकैः / वृश्चिकेभिः¹ vṛ́ścikaiḥ / vṛ́ścikebhiḥ¹
Dative	वृश्चिकाय vṛ́ścikāya	वृश्चिकाभ्याम् vṛ́ścikābhyām	वृश्चिकेभ्यः vṛ́ścikebhyaḥ
Ablative	वृश्चिकात् vṛ́ścikāt	वृश्चिकाभ्याम् vṛ́ścikābhyām	वृश्चिकेभ्यः vṛ́ścikebhyaḥ
Genitive	वृश्चिकस्य vṛ́ścikasya	वृश्चिकयोः vṛ́ścikayoḥ	वृश्चिकानाम् vṛ́ścikānām
Locative	वृश्चिके vṛ́ścike	वृश्चिकयोः vṛ́ścikayoḥ	वृश्चिकेषु vṛ́ścikeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• • Assamese: বিছা (bisa)
  • Sylheti: ꠛꠤꠍꠣ (bisá)
• → Old Marathi: विश्चिक (viścika)
• Hindi: बिच्छू (bicchū)
• Khmer: វិច្ឆិកា (vɨcchekaa)
• Burmese: ဗြိစ္ဆာ (brichca)
• • Old Marathi: विंचु (viṃcu)
    • Marathi: विंचू (viñcū)
• Telugu: వృశ్చిక (vr̥ścika), వృశ్చికం (vr̥ścikaṁ), వృశ్చికము (vr̥ścikamu)
• Thai: พิจิก (pí-jìk)
• → Hindi: वृश्चिक (vŕścik)

References

• Monier Monier-Williams (2008 February 10 (last accessed)) “Sanskrit-English Dictionary”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[1]
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vŕ̊ścika”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press