केशव
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit केशव (keśava).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /keː.ʃəʋ/, [keː.ʃɐʋ]
Proper noun
केशव • (keśav) m
- (Hinduism) an epithet of Krishna, eighth avatar of Vishnu
- a male given name, Keshav or Keshava, from Sanskrit
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | केशव keśav |
केशव keśav |
| oblique | केशव keśav |
केशवों keśavõ |
| vocative | केशव keśav |
केशवो keśavo |
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “केशव”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 1042
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “केशव”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 213
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- কেশৱ (Assamese script)
- ᬓᬾᬰᬯ (Balinese script)
- কেশব (Bengali script)
- 𑰎𑰸𑰫𑰪 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀓𑁂𑀰𑀯 (Brahmi script)
- ကေၐဝ (Burmese script)
- કેશવ (Gujarati script)
- ਕੇਸ਼ਵ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌕𑍇𑌶𑌵 (Grantha script)
- ꦏꦺꦯꦮ (Javanese script)
- 𑂍𑂵𑂬𑂫 (Kaithi script)
- ಕೇಶವ (Kannada script)
- កេឝវ (Khmer script)
- ເກຨວ (Lao script)
- കേശവ (Malayalam script)
- ᡬᡝᡧᠠᠸᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘎𑘹𑘫𑘪 (Modi script)
- ᢉᠧᠱᠠᠸᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦮𑧚𑧋𑧊 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐎𑐾𑐱𑐰 (Newa script)
- କେଶଵ (Odia script)
- ꢒꢾꢯꢮ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆑𑆼𑆯𑆮 (Sharada script)
- 𑖎𑖸𑖫𑖪 (Siddham script)
- කෙශව (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩜𑩔𑩿𑩾 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚊𑚲𑚧𑚦 (Takri script)
- கேஶவ (Tamil script)
- కేశవ (Telugu script)
- เกศว (Thai script)
- ཀེ་ཤ་ཝ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒏𑒹𑒬𑒫 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨋𑨄𑨮𑨭 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From केश (kéśa, “hair”) + -व (-vá).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /kɐj.ɕɐ.ʋɐ́/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /keː.ɕɐ.ʋɐ/
Adjective
के॒श॒व • (keśavá) stem
- having long or much or handsome hair
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | के॒श॒वः (keśaváḥ) | के॒श॒वौ (keśaváu) के॒श॒वा¹ (keśavā́¹) |
के॒श॒वाः (keśavā́ḥ) के॒श॒वासः॑¹ (keśavā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | के॒श॒वम् (keśavám) | के॒श॒वौ (keśaváu) के॒श॒वा¹ (keśavā́¹) |
के॒श॒वान् (keśavā́n) |
| instrumental | के॒श॒वेन॑ (keśavéna) | के॒श॒वाभ्या॑म् (keśavā́bhyām) | के॒श॒वैः (keśaváiḥ) के॒श॒वेभिः॑¹ (keśavébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | के॒श॒वाय॑ (keśavā́ya) | के॒श॒वाभ्या॑म् (keśavā́bhyām) | के॒श॒वेभ्यः॑ (keśavébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | के॒श॒वात् (keśavā́t) | के॒श॒वाभ्या॑म् (keśavā́bhyām) | के॒श॒वेभ्यः॑ (keśavébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | के॒श॒वस्य॑ (keśavásya) | के॒श॒वयोः॑ (keśaváyoḥ) | के॒श॒वाना॑म् (keśavā́nām) |
| locative | के॒श॒वे (keśavé) | के॒श॒वयोः॑ (keśaváyoḥ) | के॒श॒वेषु॑ (keśavéṣu) |
| vocative | केश॑व (kéśava) | केश॑वौ (kéśavau) केश॑वा¹ (kéśavā¹) |
केश॑वाः (kéśavāḥ) केश॑वासः¹ (kéśavāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | के॒श॒वा (keśavā́) | के॒श॒वे (keśavé) | के॒श॒वाः (keśavā́ḥ) |
| accusative | के॒श॒वाम् (keśavā́m) | के॒श॒वे (keśavé) | के॒श॒वाः (keśavā́ḥ) |
| instrumental | के॒श॒वया॑ (keśaváyā) के॒श॒वा¹ (keśavā́¹) |
के॒श॒वाभ्या॑म् (keśavā́bhyām) | के॒श॒वाभिः॑ (keśavā́bhiḥ) |
| dative | के॒श॒वायै॑ (keśavā́yai) | के॒श॒वाभ्या॑म् (keśavā́bhyām) | के॒श॒वाभ्यः॑ (keśavā́bhyaḥ) |
| ablative | के॒श॒वायाः॑ (keśavā́yāḥ) के॒श॒वायै॑² (keśavā́yai²) |
के॒श॒वाभ्या॑म् (keśavā́bhyām) | के॒श॒वाभ्यः॑ (keśavā́bhyaḥ) |
| genitive | के॒श॒वायाः॑ (keśavā́yāḥ) के॒श॒वायै॑² (keśavā́yai²) |
के॒श॒वयोः॑ (keśaváyoḥ) | के॒श॒वाना॑म् (keśavā́nām) |
| locative | के॒श॒वाया॑म् (keśavā́yām) | के॒श॒वयोः॑ (keśaváyoḥ) | के॒श॒वासु॑ (keśavā́su) |
| vocative | केश॑वे (kéśave) | केश॑वे (kéśave) | केश॑वाः (kéśavāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | के॒श॒वम् (keśavám) | के॒श॒वे (keśavé) | के॒श॒वानि॑ (keśavā́ni) के॒श॒वा¹ (keśavā́¹) |
| accusative | के॒श॒वम् (keśavám) | के॒श॒वे (keśavé) | के॒श॒वानि॑ (keśavā́ni) के॒श॒वा¹ (keśavā́¹) |
| instrumental | के॒श॒वेन॑ (keśavéna) | के॒श॒वाभ्या॑म् (keśavā́bhyām) | के॒श॒वैः (keśaváiḥ) के॒श॒वेभिः॑¹ (keśavébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | के॒श॒वाय॑ (keśavā́ya) | के॒श॒वाभ्या॑म् (keśavā́bhyām) | के॒श॒वेभ्यः॑ (keśavébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | के॒श॒वात् (keśavā́t) | के॒श॒वाभ्या॑म् (keśavā́bhyām) | के॒श॒वेभ्यः॑ (keśavébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | के॒श॒वस्य॑ (keśavásya) | के॒श॒वयोः॑ (keśaváyoḥ) | के॒श॒वाना॑म् (keśavā́nām) |
| locative | के॒श॒वे (keśavé) | के॒श॒वयोः॑ (keśaváyoḥ) | के॒श॒वेषु॑ (keśavéṣu) |
| vocative | केश॑व (kéśava) | केश॑वे (kéśave) | केश॑वानि (kéśavāni) केश॑वा¹ (kéśavā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Proper noun
केशव • (keśava) stem, m
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | केशवः (keśavaḥ) | केशवौ (keśavau) | केशवाः (keśavāḥ) |
| accusative | केशवम् (keśavam) | केशवौ (keśavau) | केशवान् (keśavān) |
| instrumental | केशवेन (keśavena) | केशवाभ्याम् (keśavābhyām) | केशवैः (keśavaiḥ) |
| dative | केशवाय (keśavāya) | केशवाभ्याम् (keśavābhyām) | केशवेभ्यः (keśavebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | केशवात् (keśavāt) | केशवाभ्याम् (keśavābhyām) | केशवेभ्यः (keśavebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | केशवस्य (keśavasya) | केशवयोः (keśavayoḥ) | केशवानाम् (keśavānām) |
| locative | केशवे (keśave) | केशवयोः (keśavayoḥ) | केशवेषु (keśaveṣu) |
| vocative | केशव (keśava) | केशवौ (keśavau) | केशवाः (keśavāḥ) |
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “केशव”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 310, column 3.