पृथ्वी

Bhojpuri

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit पृथ्वी (pṛthvī).

Noun

पृथ्वी (pŕthvī) f (Kaithi 𑂣ृ𑂟𑂹𑂫𑂲)

2. Earth
3. ground, earth

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पृथ्वी (pṛthvī́).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pɾɪt̪ʰ.ʋiː/

Noun

पृथ्वी • (pŕthvī) f (Urdu spelling پرتھوی)

2. Earth (the third planet from our Sun)
3. ground

   (deprecated template usage)

   पृथ्वी पर/में रहनेवाले लोग

   pŕthvī par/mẽ rahnevāle log

   People living on the Earth

Declension

Declension of पृथ्वी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पृथ्वी pŕthvī	पृथ्वियाँ pŕthviyā̃
oblique	पृथ्वी pŕthvī	पृथ्वियों pŕthviyõ
vocative	पृथ्वी pŕthvī	पृथ्वियो pŕthviyo

Synonyms

• (Earth): धरती (dhartī), दुनिया (duniyā)
• (ground): ज़मीन (zamīn), भूमि (bhūmi)

See also

• (planets of the Solar System) सौरमंडल के ग्रह (saurmaṇḍal ke grah); बुध (budh), शुक्र (śukra), पृथ्वी (pŕthvī)/धरती (dhartī), मंगल (maṅgal), बृहस्पति (bŕhaspati), शनि (śani), अरुण (aruṇ), वरुण (varuṇ)

Proper noun

पृथ्वी • (pŕthvī) f

1. (Hinduism, Buddhism) Prithvi, Mother Earth

Declension

Declension of पृथ्वी (sg-only fem ī-stem)

	singular
direct	पृथ्वी pŕthvī
oblique	पृथ्वी pŕthvī
vocative	पृथ्वी pŕthvī

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “पृथ्वी”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Platts, John T. (1884) “पृथ्वी”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

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Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit पृथ्वी (pṛthvī́).

Noun

पृथ्वी • (pŕthvī) f

2. Earth (the third planet from the Sun)

   पृथ्वी सूर्याभोवती फिरते.

   pŕthvī sūryābhovtī phirte.

   The earth revolves around the Sun.

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “पृथ्वी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “पृथ्वी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “पृथ्वी”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press

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Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɾit̪ʰbi]
• Phonetic Devanagari: प्रिथ्बि
• IPA^(key): [pɾit̪ʰibi], [pirt̪ʰibi]
• Phonetic Devanagari: प्रिथिबि, or पिर्थिबि

Noun

पृथ्वी • (pr̥thvī)

2. the Earth; world

See also

Solar System in Nepali · सौर्यमण्डल (sauryamaṇḍal) (layout · text)
Star	सूर्य (sūrya)
IAU planets and notable dwarf planets	बुध (budha)	शुक्र (śukra)	पृथ्वी (pr̥thvī)	मङ्गल (maṅgal)	सिरीस (sirīs)	बृहस्पति (br̥haspati)	शनि (śani)	अरुण (aruṇ)	वरुण (varuṇ)	यमग्रह (yamagraha)	एरिस (eris)
Notable moons	—	—	चन्द्रमा (candramā)		—

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• পৃথ্বী (Assamese script)
• ᬧᬺᬣ᭄ᬯᬷ (Balinese script)
• পৃথ্বী (Bengali script)
• 𑰢𑰴𑰞𑰿𑰪𑰱 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀧𑀾𑀣𑁆𑀯𑀻 (Brahmi script)
• ပၖထွီ (Burmese script)
• પૃથ્વી (Gujarati script)
• ਪ੍ਰਥ੍ਵੀ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌪𑍃𑌥𑍍𑌵𑍀 (Grantha script)
• ꦥꦽꦡ꧀ꦮꦷ (Javanese script)
• 𑂣𑃂𑂟𑂹𑂫𑂲 (Kaithi script)
• ಪೃಥ್ವೀ (Kannada script)
• ប្ឫថ្វី (Khmer script)
• ປ຺ຣິຖ຺ວີ (Lao script)
• പൃഥ്വീ (Malayalam script)
• ᢒᡵᡳᡨᠣᠸᡳᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘢𑘵𑘞𑘿𑘪𑘲 (Modi script)
• ᢒᠷᠢᠲᠸᠢᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧂𑧖𑦾𑧠𑧊𑧓 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐥𑐺𑐠𑑂𑐰𑐷 (Newa script)
• ପୃଥ୍ଵୀ (Odia script)
• ꢦꢺꢢ꣄ꢮꢷ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆥𑆸𑆡𑇀𑆮𑆵 (Sharada script)
• 𑖢𑖴𑖞𑖿𑖪𑖱 (Siddham script)
• පෘථ‍්වී (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩰𑩙𑩬 𑪙𑩾𑩑𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚞𑚚𑚶𑚦𑚯 (Takri script)
• ப்ரித்²வீ (Tamil script)
• పృథ్వీ (Telugu script)
• ปฺฤถฺวี (Thai script)
• པྲྀ་ཐྭཱི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒣𑒵𑒟𑓂𑒫𑒲 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨞𑨼𑨉𑨚𑩇𑨭𑨁𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Alternative forms

• पृथिवी (pṛthivī)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *pr̥tHwíH, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥th₂-éwih₂ (“broad land, country”), from *pléth₂us (“flat, broad”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬞𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬚𐬡𐬍 (pər^əθβī), Proto-Celtic *ɸlitawī. Related to पृथु (pṛthú).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /pr̩tʰ.ʋíː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈpr̩t̪ʰ.ʋiː/

Noun

पृथ्वी • (pṛthvī́) stem, f

1. Alternative form of पृथिवी (pṛthivī́); the Earth
2. (Hinduism) Mother Earth

Declension

Feminine ī-stem declension of पृथ्वी (pṛthvī́)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	पृथ्वी pṛthvī́	पृथ्व्यौ / पृथ्वी¹ pṛthvyaù / pṛthvī́¹	पृथ्व्यः / पृथ्वीः¹ pṛthvyàḥ / pṛthvī́ḥ¹
Vocative	पृथ्वि pṛ́thvi	पृथ्व्यौ / पृथ्वी¹ pṛ́thvyau / pṛ́thvī¹	पृथ्व्यः / पृथ्वीः¹ pṛ́thvyaḥ / pṛ́thvīḥ¹
Accusative	पृथ्वीम् pṛthvī́m	पृथ्व्यौ / पृथ्वी¹ pṛthvyaù / pṛthvī́¹	पृथ्वीः pṛthvī́ḥ
Instrumental	पृथ्व्या pṛthvyā́	पृथ्वीभ्याम् pṛthvī́bhyām	पृथ्वीभिः pṛthvī́bhiḥ
Dative	पृथ्व्यै pṛthvyaí	पृथ्वीभ्याम् pṛthvī́bhyām	पृथ्वीभ्यः pṛthvī́bhyaḥ
Ablative	पृथ्व्याः / पृथ्व्यै² pṛthvyā́ḥ / pṛthvyaí²	पृथ्वीभ्याम् pṛthvī́bhyām	पृथ्वीभ्यः pṛthvī́bhyaḥ
Genitive	पृथ्व्याः / पृथ्व्यै² pṛthvyā́ḥ / pṛthvyaí²	पृथ्व्योः pṛthvyóḥ	पृथ्वीनाम् pṛthvī́nām
Locative	पृथ्व्याम् pṛthvyā́m	पृथ्व्योः pṛthvyóḥ	पृथ्वीषु pṛthvī́ṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “पृथ्वी”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 647.