वंश
See also: विश्
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit वंश (vaṃśá). Doublet of बंस (bans) and बाँस (bā̃s).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /ʋənʃ/, [ʋɐ̃ɲʃ]
Noun
वंश • (vañś) m
- (literally, rare) bamboo cane
- lineage, family
- उच्च वंश का ― ucc vañś kā ― noble, of high lineage
- dynasty, clan, house
- लोदी वंश ― lodī vañś ― Lodi Dynasty (1451-1526)
- (taxonomy) genus
- (genetics) group
Proper noun
वंश • (vañś) m
- a male given name, Vansh, from Sanskrit
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | वंश vañś |
वंश vañś |
| oblique | वंश vañś |
वंशों vañśõ |
| vocative | वंश vañś |
वंशो vañśo |
Derived terms
Related terms
taxonomic ranksedit
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “वंश”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4348
- Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “वंश”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 685
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “वंश”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 905
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “वंश”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 574.
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ৱংশ (Assamese script)
- ᬯᬂᬰ (Balinese script)
- বংশ (Bengali script)
- 𑰪𑰽𑰫 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀯𑀁𑀰 (Brahmi script)
- ဝံၐ (Burmese script)
- વંશ (Gujarati script)
- ਵਂਸ਼ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌵𑌂𑌶 (Grantha script)
- ꦮꦁꦯ (Javanese script)
- 𑂫𑂁𑂬 (Kaithi script)
- ವಂಶ (Kannada script)
- វំឝ (Khmer script)
- ວໍຨ (Lao script)
- വംശ (Malayalam script)
- ᢀ᠋ᠸᠠᡧᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘪𑘽𑘫 (Modi script)
- ᢀ᠋ᠸᠠᠱᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧊𑧞𑧋 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐰𑑄𑐱 (Newa script)
- ଵଂଶ (Odia script)
- ꢮꢀꢯ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆮𑆁𑆯 (Sharada script)
- 𑖪𑖽𑖫 (Siddham script)
- වංශ (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩾𑪖𑩿 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚦𑚫𑚧 (Takri script)
- வஂஶ (Tamil script)
- వంశ (Telugu script)
- วํศ (Thai script)
- ཝཾ་ཤ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒫𑓀𑒬 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨭𑨸𑨮 (Zanabazar Square script)
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ʋɐ̃.ɕɐ́/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ʋɐ̃.ɕɐ/
Etymology 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-Iranian *wanćás
Sanskrit वंश
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *wanćás (“bamboo; ceiling beam”); cognate with Wakhi was (“ceiling beam”), Shughni вис (vis, “main roof-beam”).[1][2]
Noun
वं॒श • (vaṃśá) stem, m
- bamboo cane, cane
- Synonym: वेणु (veṇu)
- the upper timber or beam of a house, roofing beam, roofing lath or rafter
- reed pipe, flute (Kāv., Rājat.)
- joist, joint (VarBṛS.)
- hollow bone (BhP.)
- a measure of length (10 हस्त (hasta)) (Līl.)
- (music) musical note (Śiś.)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | वं॒शः (vaṃśáḥ) | वं॒शौ (vaṃśáu) वं॒शा¹ (vaṃśā́¹) |
वं॒शाः (vaṃśā́ḥ) वं॒शासः॑¹ (vaṃśā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | वं॒शम् (vaṃśám) | वं॒शौ (vaṃśáu) वं॒शा¹ (vaṃśā́¹) |
वं॒शान् (vaṃśā́n) |
| instrumental | वं॒शेन॑ (vaṃśéna) | वं॒शाभ्या॑म् (vaṃśā́bhyām) | वं॒शैः (vaṃśáiḥ) वं॒शेभिः॑¹ (vaṃśébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | वं॒शाय॑ (vaṃśā́ya) | वं॒शाभ्या॑म् (vaṃśā́bhyām) | वं॒शेभ्यः॑ (vaṃśébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | वं॒शात् (vaṃśā́t) | वं॒शाभ्या॑म् (vaṃśā́bhyām) | वं॒शेभ्यः॑ (vaṃśébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | वं॒शस्य॑ (vaṃśásya) | वं॒शयोः॑ (vaṃśáyoḥ) | वं॒शाना॑म् (vaṃśā́nām) |
| locative | वं॒शे (vaṃśé) | वं॒शयोः॑ (vaṃśáyoḥ) | वं॒शेषु॑ (vaṃśéṣu) |
| vocative | वंश॑ (váṃśa) | वंशौ॑ (váṃśau) वंशा॑¹ (váṃśā¹) |
वंशाः॑ (váṃśāḥ) वंशा॑सः¹ (váṃśāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
→ Tamil: வங்கியம் (vaṅkiyam), வங்கிசம் (vaṅkicam)
- Dardic:
- Magadhi Prakrit:
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀯𑀁𑀲 (vaṃsa)
- Konkani: वासो (vāsô)
- Paisaci Prakrit:
- Pali: vaṃsa
- Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀯𑀁𑀲 (vaṃsa)
Etymology 2
A semantic extension of the "bamboo cane" sense in Etymology 1, from the succession of joints observed in a bamboo.
Noun
वं॒श • (vaṃśá) stem, m
- race, lineage, clan, stock, pedigree, of genealogical descent or otherwise (ŚBr.)
- offspring, son (BhP.)
- collection, multitude (MBh., Kāv., etc.)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | वं॒शः (vaṃśáḥ) | वं॒शौ (vaṃśáu) वं॒शा¹ (vaṃśā́¹) |
वं॒शाः (vaṃśā́ḥ) वं॒शासः॑¹ (vaṃśā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | वं॒शम् (vaṃśám) | वं॒शौ (vaṃśáu) वं॒शा¹ (vaṃśā́¹) |
वं॒शान् (vaṃśā́n) |
| instrumental | वं॒शेन॑ (vaṃśéna) | वं॒शाभ्या॑म् (vaṃśā́bhyām) | वं॒शैः (vaṃśáiḥ) वं॒शेभिः॑¹ (vaṃśébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | वं॒शाय॑ (vaṃśā́ya) | वं॒शाभ्या॑म् (vaṃśā́bhyām) | वं॒शेभ्यः॑ (vaṃśébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | वं॒शात् (vaṃśā́t) | वं॒शाभ्या॑म् (vaṃśā́bhyām) | वं॒शेभ्यः॑ (vaṃśébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | वं॒शस्य॑ (vaṃśásya) | वं॒शयोः॑ (vaṃśáyoḥ) | वं॒शाना॑म् (vaṃśā́nām) |
| locative | वं॒शे (vaṃśé) | वं॒शयोः॑ (vaṃśáyoḥ) | वं॒शेषु॑ (vaṃśéṣu) |
| vocative | वंश॑ (váṃśa) | वंशौ॑ (váṃśau) वंशा॑¹ (váṃśā¹) |
वंशाः॑ (váṃśāḥ) वंशा॑सः¹ (váṃśāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Derived terms
- राजवंश (rājavaṃśa, “dynasty”)
Descendants
- → Assamese: বঙহ (boṅoh)
- → Bengali: বংশ (boṅśo)
- → Balinese: wangsa
- → Hindi: वंश (vañś)
- → Old Javanese: waṅśa
- → Kannada: ವಂಶಂ (vaṃśaṃ)
- → Old Malay: vaṃśa
- → Marathi: वंश (vauśa)
- → Tamil: வம்சம் (vamcam)
- → Telugu: వంశం (vaṁśaṁ)
- → Thai: วงศ์ (wong)
References
- ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996), “vam̆́śá-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 485
- ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011), “vam·śá-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, pages 549-50
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899), “वंश”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0910/1.