यदु
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- যদু (Assamese script)
- ᬬᬤᬸ (Balinese script)
- যদু (Bengali script)
- 𑰧𑰟𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀬𑀤𑀼 (Brahmi script)
- ယဒု (Burmese script)
- યદુ (Gujarati script)
- ਯਦੁ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌯𑌦𑍁 (Grantha script)
- ꦪꦢꦸ (Javanese script)
- 𑂨𑂠𑂳 (Kaithi script)
- ಯದು (Kannada script)
- យទុ (Khmer script)
- ຍທຸ (Lao script)
- യദു (Malayalam script)
- ᠶᠠᡩᡠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘧𑘟𑘳 (Modi script)
- ᠶ᠋ᠠᢑᠤ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧇𑦿𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐫𑐡𑐸 (Newa script)
- ଯଦୁ (Odia script)
- ꢫꢣꢸ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆪𑆢𑆶 (Sharada script)
- 𑖧𑖟𑖲 (Siddham script)
- යදු (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩻𑩭𑩒 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚣𑚛𑚰 (Takri script)
- யது³ (Tamil script)
- యదు (Telugu script)
- ยทุ (Thai script)
- ཡ་དུ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒨𑒠𑒳 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨪𑨛𑨃 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Borrowed from Dravidian, ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *yĀṭu (“goat, sheep”); for the semantic connection, note that early Indo-Aryan speakers (like the Yadu tribe) were pastoralists who reared cattle, goats and sheep. Cognate with Tamil ஆடு (āṭu), யாடு (yāṭu), Telugu ఏట (ēṭa) and Gondi యేటీ (yēṭī).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /jɐ́.du/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /jɐ.d̪u/
Noun
यदु॑ • (yádu) stem, m
- name of a Vedic Indo-Aryan-speaking tribe.
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | यदुः॑ (yáduḥ) | यदू॑ (yádū) | यद॑वः (yádavaḥ) |
| accusative | यदु॑म् (yádum) | यदू॑ (yádū) | यदू॑न् (yádūn) |
| instrumental | यदु॑ना (yádunā) यद्वा॑¹ (yádvā¹) |
यदु॑भ्याम् (yádubhyām) | यदु॑भिः (yádubhiḥ) |
| dative | यद॑वे (yádave) यद्वे॑¹ (yádve¹) |
यदु॑भ्याम् (yádubhyām) | यदु॑भ्यः (yádubhyaḥ) |
| ablative | यदोः॑ (yádoḥ) यद्वः॑¹ (yádvaḥ¹) |
यदु॑भ्याम् (yádubhyām) | यदु॑भ्यः (yádubhyaḥ) |
| genitive | यदोः॑ (yádoḥ) यद्वः॑¹ (yádvaḥ¹) |
यद्वोः॑ (yádvoḥ) | यदू॑नाम् (yádūnām) |
| locative | यदौ॑ (yádau) | यद्वोः॑ (yádvoḥ) | यदु॑षु (yáduṣu) |
| vocative | यदो॑ (yádo) | यदू॑ (yádū) | यद॑वः (yádavaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
Proper noun
यदु॑ • (yádu) stem, m
- (Hinduism) a son of Yayati and Devayani, and brother of तुर्वशु (turvaśu), द्रुह्यु (druhyu), अनुद्रुह्यु (anudruhyu), पूरु (pūru)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | यदुः॑ (yáduḥ) |
| accusative | यदु॑म् (yádum) |
| instrumental | यदु॑ना (yádunā) यद्वा॑¹ (yádvā¹) |
| dative | यद॑वे (yádave) यद्वे॑¹ (yádve¹) |
| ablative | यदोः॑ (yádoḥ) यद्वः॑¹ (yádvaḥ¹) |
| genitive | यदोः॑ (yádoḥ) यद्वः॑¹ (yádvaḥ¹) |
| locative | यदौ॑ (yádau) |
| vocative | यदो॑ (yádo) |
- ¹Vedic