लक्ष्मी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit लक्ष्मी (lakṣmī).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /lək.ʂmiː/, [lɐk.ʃmiː]

Proper noun

लक्ष्मी • (lakṣmī) f (Urdu spelling لکشمی)

1. Lakshmi (Hindu deity)
2. a female given name, Lakshmi, from Sanskrit.

Declension

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

	singular
direct	लक्ष्मी lakṣmī
oblique	लक्ष्मी lakṣmī
vocative	लक्ष्मी lakṣmī

Noun

लक्ष्मी • (lakṣmī) f (Urdu spelling لکشمی)

1. wealth

Declension

Declension of लक्ष्मी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	लक्ष्मी lakṣmī	लक्ष्मियाँ lakṣmiyā̃
oblique	लक्ष्मी lakṣmī	लक्ष्मियों lakṣmiyõ
vocative	लक्ष्मी lakṣmī	लक्ष्मियो lakṣmiyo

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit लक्ष्मी (lakṣmī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lək.ʂmi/, [lək.ʂmiː]

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Proper noun

लक्ष्मी • (lakṣmī) f

1. Lakshmi
2. a female given name, Lakshmi, from Sanskrit.

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit लक्ष्मी (lakṣmī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lʌk̚t͡sʰjmi]
• Phonetic Devanagari: लछ्मि
• IPA^(key): [lʌksmi]
• Phonetic Devanagari: लक्स्मि
• IPA^(key): [lʌt̚t͡sʰimi]
• Phonetic Devanagari: लछ्छिमि

Proper noun

लक्ष्मी • (lakṣmī)

1. Lakshmi
2. a female given name, Lakshmi, from Sanskrit.

Declension

Declension of लक्ष्मी
	Singular
nominative	लक्ष्मी [lʌksmi]
accusative	लक्ष्मीलाई [lʌksmiläi]
instrumental/ergative	लक्ष्मीले [lʌksmile]
dative	लक्ष्मीलाई [lʌksmiläi]
ablative	लक्ष्मीबाट [lʌksmibäʈʌ]
genitive	लक्ष्मीको [lʌksmiko]
locative	लक्ष्मीमा [lʌksmimä]
Notes: -को (-ko) becomes: -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun. -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• লক্ষ্মী (Assamese script)
• ᬮᬓ᭄ᬱ᭄ᬫᬷ (Balinese script)
• লক্ষ্মী (Bengali script)
• 𑰩𑰎𑰿𑰬𑰿𑰦𑰱 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀱𑁆𑀫𑀻 (Brahmi script)
• လက္ၑ္မီ (Burmese script)
• લક્ષ્મી (Gujarati script)
• ਲਕ੍ਸ਼੍ਮੀ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍀 (Grantha script)
• ꦭꦏ꧀ꦰ꧀ꦩꦷ (Javanese script)
• 𑂪𑂍𑂹𑂭𑂹𑂧𑂲 (Kaithi script)
• ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀ (Kannada script)
• លក្ឞ្មី (Khmer script)
• ລກ຺ຩ຺ມີ (Lao script)
• ലക്ഷ്മീ (Malayalam script)
• ᠯᠠᡬᢢᠮᡳᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘩𑘎𑘿𑘬𑘿𑘦𑘲 (Modi script)
• ᠯᠠᢉᢔᠮᠢᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧉𑦮𑧠𑧌𑧠𑧆𑧓 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐮𑐎𑑂𑐲𑑂𑐩𑐷 (Newa script)
• ଲକ୍ଷ୍ମୀ (Odia script)
• ꢭꢒ꣄ꢰ꣄ꢪꢷ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆬𑆑𑇀𑆰𑇀𑆩𑆵 (Sharada script)
• 𑖩𑖎𑖿𑖬𑖿𑖦𑖱 (Siddham script)
• ලක්‍ෂ‍්මී (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩽𑩜 𑪙𑪀 𑪙𑩴𑩑𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚥𑚊𑚶𑚶𑚢𑚯 (Takri script)
• லக்ஷ்மீ (Tamil script)
• లక్ష్మీ (Telugu script)
• ลกฺษฺมี (Thai script)
• ལ་ཀྵྨཱི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒪𑒏𑓂𑒭𑓂𑒧𑒲 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨬𑨋𑩇𑨯𑩇𑨢𑨁𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From लक्ष् (lakṣ).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /lɐkʂ.míː/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ɐkʂ.miː/

Noun

लक्ष्मी • (lakṣmī́) stem, f

1. mark, sign, token
   • RV 10.71.2

     सक्तुमिव-तित-उना पुनन्तो यत्र धीरा मनसा वाचमक्रत |

     अत्रा सखायः सख्यानि जानते भद्रैषांलक्ष्मीर्निहिताधि वाचि ||

     saktumiva-tita-unā punanto yatra dhīrā manasā vācamakrata |

     atrā sakhāyaḥ sakhyāni jānate bhadraiṣāṃlakṣmīrnihitādhi vāci ||

     Where, like men cleansing corn-flour in a cribble, the wise in spirit have created language,

     Friends see and recognize the marks of friendship: their speech retains the blessed sign imprinted.

2. (with or without पापी (pāpī́)) a bad sign, impending misfortune
3. (but in the older language more usually with पुण्या (púṇyā)) a good sign, good fortune, prosperity, success, happiness
4. wealth, riches
5. beauty, loveliness, grace, charm, splendour, lustre
6. Lakshmi
7. the Good Genius or Fortune of a king personified (and often regarded as a rival of his queen), royal power, dominion, majesty
8. a particular verse or formula
9. name of various plants (Hibiscus mutabilis, Acacia polycantha (syn. Mimosa suma), turmeric etc.)
10. pearl
11. name of the eleventh kala of the moon
12. name of two kinds of metre
13. name of the wife of a hero
14. = द्रव्य (dravya)
15. name of the wife of king Chandra-simha of Mithila and patroness of various authors
16. name of a poetess
17. name of another woman

Declension

Feminine ī-stem declension of लक्ष्मी
Nom. sg.	लक्ष्मी, लक्ष्मीः (lakṣmī, lakṣmīḥ)
Gen. sg.	लक्ष्म्याः, लक्ष्म्यः (lakṣmyāḥ, lakṣmyaḥ)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	लक्ष्मी, लक्ष्मीः (lakṣmī, lakṣmīḥ)	लक्ष्म्यौ, लक्ष्म्या (lakṣmyau, lakṣmyā)	लक्ष्म्यः (lakṣmyaḥ)
Vocative	लक्ष्मि (lakṣmi)	लक्ष्म्यौ, लक्ष्म्या (lakṣmyau, lakṣmyā)	लक्ष्म्यः (lakṣmyaḥ)
Accusative	लक्ष्मीम्, लक्ष्म्यम् (lakṣmīm, lakṣmyam)	लक्ष्म्यौ, लक्ष्म्या (lakṣmyau, lakṣmyā)	लक्ष्मीः, लक्ष्म्यः (lakṣmīḥ, lakṣmyaḥ)
Instrumental	लक्ष्म्या (lakṣmyā)	लक्ष्मीभ्याम् (lakṣmībhyām)	लक्ष्मीभिः (lakṣmībhiḥ)
Dative	लक्ष्म्यै, लक्ष्म्ये (lakṣmyai, lakṣmye)	लक्ष्मीभ्याम् (lakṣmībhyām)	लक्ष्मीभ्यः (lakṣmībhyaḥ)
Ablative	लक्ष्म्याः, लक्ष्म्यः (lakṣmyāḥ, lakṣmyaḥ)	लक्ष्मीभ्याम् (lakṣmībhyām)	लक्ष्मीभ्यः (lakṣmībhyaḥ)
Genitive	लक्ष्म्याः, लक्ष्म्यः (lakṣmyāḥ, lakṣmyaḥ)	लक्ष्म्योः (lakṣmyoḥ)	लक्ष्मीणाम् (lakṣmīṇām)
Locative	लक्ष्म्याम्, लक्ष्म्यि (lakṣmyām, lakṣmyi)	लक्ष्म्योः (lakṣmyoḥ)	लक्ष्मीषु (lakṣmīṣu)

Descendants

• Prakrit: 𑀮𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀻 (lacchī)
  • Old Gujarati: लाछि (lāchi)
    • Gujarati: લાછ (lāch)
    • Marwari:

      Devanagari script: लाछ (lāch), लाछी (lāchī)

      Mahajani script: 𑅮𑅚 (lch), 𑅮𑅚𑅑 (lchi)

• → Hindustani:

  Hindi: लक्ष्मी (lakṣmī)

  Urdu: لکشمی (lakṣmī)

• → Kannada: ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿ (lakṣmi)
• → Khmer: លក្ស្មី (lĕəksməy)
• → Malayalam: ലക്ഷ്മി (lakṣmi)
• → Malay: laksmi
• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਲਕਸ਼ਮੀ (lakśamī), ਲੱਛਮੀ (lacchamī)

  Shahmukhi script: لکشمی (lakṣmī)

• → Tamil: லட்சுமி (laṭcumi)
• → Telugu: లక్ష్మి (lakṣmi)

References

• “लक्ष्मी” in Carl Cappeller, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary: Based upon the St. Petersburg Lexicons, Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, 1891, →OCLC, page 457.
• Monier Williams (1899) “लक्ष्मी”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0892.
• Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “लक्ष्मी”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press, page 259
• Horace Hayman Wilson, A dictionary in Sanscrit and English, 2nd ed., Calcutta: Education Press, Circular Road, 1832, page 713