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शून्य

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Hindi

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Hindi numbers (edit)

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    Cardinal: शून्य (śūnya), सिफ़र (sifar)
    Ordinal: शून्यवाँ (śūnyavā̃)

Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit शून्य (śūnya). Doublet of सूना (sūnā), a tadbhava.

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʃuːn.jə/, [ʃũːɲ.jɐ]

Numeral

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शून्य (śūnya) (native script symbol , Urdu spelling شونیہ) (cardinal)

  1. zero; 0
    मेरे पास शून्य रुपये है।mere pās śūnya rupye hai.I have zero rupees with me.

Synonyms

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Noun

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शून्य (śūnya? (Urdu spelling شونیہ)

  1. nil, nothing, squat, naught, null
  2. nothingness

Declension

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This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Adjective

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शून्य (śūnya) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling شونیہ)

  1. empty, vacuous
  2. devoid of matter

Marathi

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Marathi numbers (edit)

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    Cardinal: शून्य (śūnya)
    Ordinal: शून्यावा (śūnyāvā)

Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit शून्य (śūnya), through Old Marathi 𑘫𑘳𑘡𑘿𑘧 (śunya).

Numeral

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शून्य (śūnya)

  1. zero

Adjective

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शून्य (śūnya)

  1. empty, void

References

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  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “शून्य”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “शून्य”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “शून्य”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan

Nepali

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Nepali numbers (edit)

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    Cardinal: शून्य (śūnya), सुन्ना (sunnā)
    Ordinal: शून्यौँ (śūnya͠u)

Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit शून्य (śūnya).

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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शून्य (śūnya)

  1. zero

Adjective

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शून्य (śūnya)

  1. empty, void

Sanskrit

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Sanskrit numbers (edit)

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    Cardinal: शून्य (śūnya)

Alternative scripts

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Etymology

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Formed from Proto-Indo-European *ḱówH- (hollow), related to Latin cavus (hollow), as well as Ancient Greek κύαρ (kúar, eye of a needle, earhole) and Tocharian B kor (throat).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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शून्य (śūnyá) stemn

  1. zero
  2. (mathematics) cipher, cypher

Declension

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Neuter a-stem declension of शून्य
singular dual plural
nominative शून्यम् (śūnyám) शून्ये (śūnyé) शून्यानि (śūnyā́ni)
शून्या¹ (śūnyā́¹)
accusative शून्यम् (śūnyám) शून्ये (śūnyé) शून्यानि (śūnyā́ni)
शून्या¹ (śūnyā́¹)
instrumental शून्येन (śūnyéna) शून्याभ्याम् (śūnyā́bhyām) शून्यैः (śūnyaíḥ)
शून्येभिः¹ (śūnyébhiḥ¹)
dative शून्याय (śūnyā́ya) शून्याभ्याम् (śūnyā́bhyām) शून्येभ्यः (śūnyébhyaḥ)
ablative शून्यात् (śūnyā́t) शून्याभ्याम् (śūnyā́bhyām) शून्येभ्यः (śūnyébhyaḥ)
genitive शून्यस्य (śūnyásya) शून्ययोः (śūnyáyoḥ) शून्यानाम् (śūnyā́nām)
locative शून्ये (śūnyé) शून्ययोः (śūnyáyoḥ) शून्येषु (śūnyéṣu)
vocative शून्य (śū́nya) शून्ये (śū́nye) शून्यानि (śū́nyāni)
शून्या¹ (śū́nyā¹)
  • ¹Vedic

Adjective

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शून्य (śūnya)

  1. blank, deserted
  2. empty, void
  3. destitute of

Descendants

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  • Pali: suñña (see there for further descendants)
  • Prakrit: 𑀲𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡 (suṇṇa) (see there for further descendants)

Borrowings:

References

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  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) “[śūcī- - śū́ra-]”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 650