तायु

See also: त्यो and तोय

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *(s)taHyúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *(s)taHyúš, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teh₂y- (to steal). Variant of स्तायु (stāyú). Cognate with Avestan 𐬙𐬁𐬌𐬌𐬎 (tāiiu, thief).

Pronunciation

Noun

ता॒यु • (tāyú) stemm

  1. thief
    Synonym: चोर (corá)
    • c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.50.2:
      अप त्ये तायवो यथा नक्षत्रा यन्त्यक्तुभिः।
      सूराय विश्वचक्षसे॥
      apa tye tāyavo yathā nakṣatrā yantyaktubhiḥ.
      sūrāya viśvacakṣase.
      The constellations pass away, like thieves, together with their beams,
      Before the all-beholding Sun.

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of ता॒यु
singular dual plural
nominative ता॒युः (tāyúḥ) ता॒यू (tāyū́) ता॒यवः॑ (tāyávaḥ)
accusative ता॒युम् (tāyúm) ता॒यू (tāyū́) ता॒यून् (tāyū́n)
instrumental ता॒युना॑ (tāyúnā)
ता॒य्वा¹ (tāyvā́¹)
ता॒युभ्या॑म् (tāyúbhyām) ता॒युभिः॑ (tāyúbhiḥ)
dative ता॒यवे॑ (tāyáve)
ता॒य्वे¹ (tāyvé¹)
ता॒युभ्या॑म् (tāyúbhyām) ता॒युभ्यः॑ (tāyúbhyaḥ)
ablative ता॒योः (tāyóḥ)
ता॒य्वः¹ (tāyváḥ¹)
ता॒युभ्या॑म् (tāyúbhyām) ता॒युभ्यः॑ (tāyúbhyaḥ)
genitive ता॒योः (tāyóḥ)
ता॒य्वः¹ (tāyváḥ¹)
ता॒य्वोः (tāyvóḥ) ता॒यू॒नाम् (tāyūnā́m)
locative ता॒यौ (tāyáu) ता॒य्वोः (tāyvóḥ) ता॒युषु॑ (tāyúṣu)
vocative तायो॑ (tā́yo) तायू॑ (tā́yū) ताय॑वः (tā́yavaḥ)
  • ¹Vedic

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