प्लव
Sanskrit
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /plɐ.ʋɐ́/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /pl̪ɐ.ʋɐ/
Etymology 1
From the root प्लु (plu), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *plew-, + *-ós, *-wós. Some semantic conflation with *prew-; see Etymology 2 below.
Adjective
प्ल॒व • (plavá) stem
- swimming, floating ṠāṅkhGṛ. Suṡr.
- sloping towards, inclined Hariv. Var. Hcat. (in astrol. applied to a constellation situated in the quarter ruled by its planetary regent Var. Sch.)
- transient MuṇḍUp.
Noun
प्ल॒व • (plavá) stem, m or n
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | प्ल॒वः (plaváḥ) | प्ल॒वौ (plaváu) प्ल॒वा¹ (plavā́¹) |
प्ल॒वाः (plavā́ḥ) प्ल॒वासः॑¹ (plavā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | प्ल॒वम् (plavám) | प्ल॒वौ (plaváu) प्ल॒वा¹ (plavā́¹) |
प्ल॒वान् (plavā́n) |
| instrumental | प्ल॒वेन॑ (plavéna) | प्ल॒वाभ्या॑म् (plavā́bhyām) | प्ल॒वैः (plaváiḥ) प्ल॒वेभिः॑¹ (plavébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | प्ल॒वाय॑ (plavā́ya) | प्ल॒वाभ्या॑म् (plavā́bhyām) | प्ल॒वेभ्यः॑ (plavébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | प्ल॒वात् (plavā́t) | प्ल॒वाभ्या॑म् (plavā́bhyām) | प्ल॒वेभ्यः॑ (plavébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | प्ल॒वस्य॑ (plavásya) | प्ल॒वयोः॑ (plaváyoḥ) | प्ल॒वाना॑म् (plavā́nām) |
| locative | प्ल॒वे (plavé) | प्ल॒वयोः॑ (plaváyoḥ) | प्ल॒वेषु॑ (plavéṣu) |
| vocative | प्लव॑ (pláva) | प्लवौ॑ (plávau) प्लवा॑¹ (plávā¹) |
प्लवाः॑ (plávāḥ) प्लवा॑सः¹ (plávāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | प्ल॒वम् (plavám) | प्ल॒वे (plavé) | प्ल॒वानि॑ (plavā́ni) प्ल॒वा¹ (plavā́¹) |
| accusative | प्ल॒वम् (plavám) | प्ल॒वे (plavé) | प्ल॒वानि॑ (plavā́ni) प्ल॒वा¹ (plavā́¹) |
| instrumental | प्ल॒वेन॑ (plavéna) | प्ल॒वाभ्या॑म् (plavā́bhyām) | प्ल॒वैः (plaváiḥ) प्ल॒वेभिः॑¹ (plavébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | प्ल॒वाय॑ (plavā́ya) | प्ल॒वाभ्या॑म् (plavā́bhyām) | प्ल॒वेभ्यः॑ (plavébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | प्ल॒वात् (plavā́t) | प्ल॒वाभ्या॑म् (plavā́bhyām) | प्ल॒वेभ्यः॑ (plavébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | प्ल॒वस्य॑ (plavásya) | प्ल॒वयोः॑ (plaváyoḥ) | प्ल॒वाना॑म् (plavā́nām) |
| locative | प्ल॒वे (plavé) | प्ल॒वयोः॑ (plaváyoḥ) | प्ल॒वेषु॑ (plavéṣu) |
| vocative | प्लव॑ (pláva) | प्लवे॑ (pláve) | प्लवा॑नि (plávāni) प्लवा॑¹ (plávā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
- → Telugu: ప్లవము (plavamu) (learned)
Noun
प्ल॒व • (plavá) stem, m
- a kind of aquatic bird (= गात्र-सम्प्लव, कारण्डव, जल-वायस, जल-काक or जल-कुक्कुट L.).
- Ficus infectoria
- a snare or basket of wicker-work for catching fish
- the 35th (or 9th) year in a cycle of Jupiter
- swimming; bathing (ifc. f( आ).)
- flooding, a flood, the swelling of a river
- the prolated utterance of a vowel
- Synonym: प्लुति (pluti)
- protraction of a sentence through 3 or more ślóka
- Synonym: कुलक (kulaka)
- sloping down or towards, slope, proclivity, inclination
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | प्ल॒वः (plaváḥ) | प्ल॒वौ (plaváu) प्ल॒वा¹ (plavā́¹) |
प्ल॒वाः (plavā́ḥ) प्ल॒वासः॑¹ (plavā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | प्ल॒वम् (plavám) | प्ल॒वौ (plaváu) प्ल॒वा¹ (plavā́¹) |
प्ल॒वान् (plavā́n) |
| instrumental | प्ल॒वेन॑ (plavéna) | प्ल॒वाभ्या॑म् (plavā́bhyām) | प्ल॒वैः (plaváiḥ) प्ल॒वेभिः॑¹ (plavébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | प्ल॒वाय॑ (plavā́ya) | प्ल॒वाभ्या॑म् (plavā́bhyām) | प्ल॒वेभ्यः॑ (plavébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | प्ल॒वात् (plavā́t) | प्ल॒वाभ्या॑म् (plavā́bhyām) | प्ल॒वेभ्यः॑ (plavébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | प्ल॒वस्य॑ (plavásya) | प्ल॒वयोः॑ (plaváyoḥ) | प्ल॒वाना॑म् (plavā́nām) |
| locative | प्ल॒वे (plavé) | प्ल॒वयोः॑ (plaváyoḥ) | प्ल॒वेषु॑ (plavéṣu) |
| vocative | प्लव॑ (pláva) | प्लवौ॑ (plávau) प्लवा॑¹ (plávā¹) |
प्लवाः॑ (plávāḥ) प्लवा॑सः¹ (plávāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Etymology 2
From Proto-Indo-European *prew- (“to jump, hop, leap, jerk”).
Adjective
प्ल॒व • (plavá) stem
Noun
प्ल॒व • (plavá) stem, m
- frog (literally, “the one who jumps/plunges”)
- jump, leap; dive, plunge
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | प्ल॒वः (plaváḥ) | प्ल॒वौ (plaváu) प्ल॒वा¹ (plavā́¹) |
प्ल॒वाः (plavā́ḥ) प्ल॒वासः॑¹ (plavā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | प्ल॒वम् (plavám) | प्ल॒वौ (plaváu) प्ल॒वा¹ (plavā́¹) |
प्ल॒वान् (plavā́n) |
| instrumental | प्ल॒वेन॑ (plavéna) | प्ल॒वाभ्या॑म् (plavā́bhyām) | प्ल॒वैः (plaváiḥ) प्ल॒वेभिः॑¹ (plavébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | प्ल॒वाय॑ (plavā́ya) | प्ल॒वाभ्या॑म् (plavā́bhyām) | प्ल॒वेभ्यः॑ (plavébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | प्ल॒वात् (plavā́t) | प्ल॒वाभ्या॑म् (plavā́bhyām) | प्ल॒वेभ्यः॑ (plavébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | प्ल॒वस्य॑ (plavásya) | प्ल॒वयोः॑ (plaváyoḥ) | प्ल॒वाना॑म् (plavā́nām) |
| locative | प्ल॒वे (plavé) | प्ल॒वयोः॑ (plaváyoḥ) | प्ल॒वेषु॑ (plavéṣu) |
| vocative | प्लव॑ (pláva) | प्लवौ॑ (plávau) प्लवा॑¹ (plávā¹) |
प्लवाः॑ (plávāḥ) प्लवा॑सः¹ (plávāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Derived terms
- प्लवक (plavaka)
- प्लवग (plavaga)
- प्लवगति (plavagati)
- प्लवङ्गम (plavaṅgama)