अच्छाय
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- অচ্ছায় (Assamese script)
- ᬅᬘ᭄ᬙᬵᬬ (Balinese script)
- অচ্ছায় (Bengali script)
- 𑰀𑰓𑰿𑰔𑰯𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀸𑀬 (Brahmi script)
- အစ္ဆာယ (Burmese script)
- અચ્છાય (Gujarati script)
- ਅਚ੍ਛਾਯ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌅𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌾𑌯 (Grantha script)
- ꦄꦕ꧀ꦖꦴꦪ (Javanese script)
- 𑂃𑂒𑂹𑂓𑂰𑂨 (Kaithi script)
- ಅಚ್ಛಾಯ (Kannada script)
- អច្ឆាយ (Khmer script)
- ອຈ຺ຉາຍ (Lao script)
- അച്ഛായ (Malayalam script)
- ᠠᢜᡮᠠ᠊ᠠᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘀𑘓𑘿𑘔𑘰𑘧 (Modi script)
- ᠠᢋᠼᠠᢗᠶ᠋ᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦠𑦳𑧠𑦴𑧑𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐀𑐔𑑂𑐕𑐵𑐫 (Newa script)
- ଅଚ୍ଛାଯ (Odia script)
- ꢂꢗ꣄ꢘꢵꢫ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆃𑆖𑇀𑆗𑆳𑆪 (Sharada script)
- 𑖀𑖓𑖿𑖔𑖯𑖧 (Siddham script)
- අච්ඡාය (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩐𑩡 𑪙𑩢𑩛𑩻 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚀𑚏𑚶𑚐𑚭𑚣 (Takri script)
- அச்ச²ாய (Tamil script)
- అచ్ఛాయ (Telugu script)
- อจฺฉาย (Thai script)
- ཨ་ཙྪཱ་ཡ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒁𑒔𑓂𑒕𑒰𑒨 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨀𑨣𑩇𑨤𑨊𑨪 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *aśćaHyás (“without shadow”), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-(s)ḱeh₃-yós, from *n̥- (“un”) + *(s)ḱeh₃ih₂ (“shadow”). By surface analysis, अ- (a-, “a-, un-”) + छाया (chāyā́, “shadow”).[1] Cognate with Avestan 𐬀𐬯𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀 (asaiia, “without shadow”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɐt.t͡ɕʰɑː.jɐ́/, [ɐt̚.t͡ɕʰɑː.jɐ́]
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɐt̪.t͡ɕʰɑː.jɐ/, [ɐt̪̚.t͡ɕʰɑː.jɐ]
Adjective
अ॒च्छा॒य • (acchāyá) stem
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | अ॒च्छा॒यः (acchāyáḥ) | अ॒च्छा॒यौ (acchāyáu) अ॒च्छा॒या¹ (acchāyā́¹) |
अ॒च्छा॒याः (acchāyā́ḥ) अ॒च्छा॒यासः॑¹ (acchāyā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | अ॒च्छा॒यम् (acchāyám) | अ॒च्छा॒यौ (acchāyáu) अ॒च्छा॒या¹ (acchāyā́¹) |
अ॒च्छा॒यान् (acchāyā́n) |
| instrumental | अ॒च्छा॒येन॑ (acchāyéna) | अ॒च्छा॒याभ्या॑म् (acchāyā́bhyām) | अ॒च्छा॒यैः (acchāyáiḥ) अ॒च्छा॒येभिः॑¹ (acchāyébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | अ॒च्छा॒याय॑ (acchāyā́ya) | अ॒च्छा॒याभ्या॑म् (acchāyā́bhyām) | अ॒च्छा॒येभ्यः॑ (acchāyébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | अ॒च्छा॒यात् (acchāyā́t) | अ॒च्छा॒याभ्या॑म् (acchāyā́bhyām) | अ॒च्छा॒येभ्यः॑ (acchāyébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | अ॒च्छा॒यस्य॑ (acchāyásya) | अ॒च्छा॒ययोः॑ (acchāyáyoḥ) | अ॒च्छा॒याना॑म् (acchāyā́nām) |
| locative | अ॒च्छा॒ये (acchāyé) | अ॒च्छा॒ययोः॑ (acchāyáyoḥ) | अ॒च्छा॒येषु॑ (acchāyéṣu) |
| vocative | अच्छा॑य (ácchāya) | अच्छा॑यौ (ácchāyau) अच्छा॑या¹ (ácchāyā¹) |
अच्छा॑याः (ácchāyāḥ) अच्छा॑यासः¹ (ácchāyāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | अ॒च्छा॒या (acchāyā́) | अ॒च्छा॒ये (acchāyé) | अ॒च्छा॒याः (acchāyā́ḥ) |
| accusative | अ॒च्छा॒याम् (acchāyā́m) | अ॒च्छा॒ये (acchāyé) | अ॒च्छा॒याः (acchāyā́ḥ) |
| instrumental | अ॒च्छा॒यया॑ (acchāyáyā) अ॒च्छा॒या¹ (acchāyā́¹) |
अ॒च्छा॒याभ्या॑म् (acchāyā́bhyām) | अ॒च्छा॒याभिः॑ (acchāyā́bhiḥ) |
| dative | अ॒च्छा॒यायै॑ (acchāyā́yai) | अ॒च्छा॒याभ्या॑म् (acchāyā́bhyām) | अ॒च्छा॒याभ्यः॑ (acchāyā́bhyaḥ) |
| ablative | अ॒च्छा॒यायाः॑ (acchāyā́yāḥ) अ॒च्छा॒यायै॑² (acchāyā́yai²) |
अ॒च्छा॒याभ्या॑म् (acchāyā́bhyām) | अ॒च्छा॒याभ्यः॑ (acchāyā́bhyaḥ) |
| genitive | अ॒च्छा॒यायाः॑ (acchāyā́yāḥ) अ॒च्छा॒यायै॑² (acchāyā́yai²) |
अ॒च्छा॒ययोः॑ (acchāyáyoḥ) | अ॒च्छा॒याना॑म् (acchāyā́nām) |
| locative | अ॒च्छा॒याया॑म् (acchāyā́yām) | अ॒च्छा॒ययोः॑ (acchāyáyoḥ) | अ॒च्छा॒यासु॑ (acchāyā́su) |
| vocative | अच्छा॑ये (ácchāye) | अच्छा॑ये (ácchāye) | अच्छा॑याः (ácchāyāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | अ॒च्छा॒यम् (acchāyám) | अ॒च्छा॒ये (acchāyé) | अ॒च्छा॒यानि॑ (acchāyā́ni) अ॒च्छा॒या¹ (acchāyā́¹) |
| accusative | अ॒च्छा॒यम् (acchāyám) | अ॒च्छा॒ये (acchāyé) | अ॒च्छा॒यानि॑ (acchāyā́ni) अ॒च्छा॒या¹ (acchāyā́¹) |
| instrumental | अ॒च्छा॒येन॑ (acchāyéna) | अ॒च्छा॒याभ्या॑म् (acchāyā́bhyām) | अ॒च्छा॒यैः (acchāyáiḥ) अ॒च्छा॒येभिः॑¹ (acchāyébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | अ॒च्छा॒याय॑ (acchāyā́ya) | अ॒च्छा॒याभ्या॑म् (acchāyā́bhyām) | अ॒च्छा॒येभ्यः॑ (acchāyébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | अ॒च्छा॒यात् (acchāyā́t) | अ॒च्छा॒याभ्या॑म् (acchāyā́bhyām) | अ॒च्छा॒येभ्यः॑ (acchāyébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | अ॒च्छा॒यस्य॑ (acchāyásya) | अ॒च्छा॒ययोः॑ (acchāyáyoḥ) | अ॒च्छा॒याना॑म् (acchāyā́nām) |
| locative | अ॒च्छा॒ये (acchāyé) | अ॒च्छा॒ययोः॑ (acchāyáyoḥ) | अ॒च्छा॒येषु॑ (acchāyéṣu) |
| vocative | अच्छा॑य (ácchāya) | अच्छा॑ये (ácchāye) | अच्छा॑यानि (ácchāyāni) अच्छा॑या¹ (ácchāyā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
References
- ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1956), “chāyā́ (> line 2 > a-cchāyá-ḥ)”, in Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary][1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 407
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899), “अच्छाय”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 9, column 1.