वाहन

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वाहन (vāhana).

Pronunciation

(Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʋɑː.ɦən/, [ʋäː.ɦɐ̃n]

Noun

वाहन • (vāhan) m

a vehicle (means of transport)
Synonym: गाड़ी (gāṛī) (land vehicle)
an animal used as transport

Declension

Declension of *वाहन* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	वाहन vāhan	वाहन vāhan
oblique	वाहन vāhan	वाहनों vāhanõ
vocative	वाहन vāhan	वाहनो vāhano

References

Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “वाहन”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4440
Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “वाहन”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 699
McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “वाहन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 916
Bahri, Hardev (1989), “वाहन”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 584.

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वाहन (vāhana). First attested as 𑘪𑘰𑘮𑘰𑘡 (vāhāna).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʋa.ɦən/, [ʋʱaən]
Hyphenation: वा‧हन
Rhymes: -ən

Noun

वाहन • (vāhan) n^[1]^[2]

a vehicle
Synonym: गाडी (gāḍī)
any means of conveyance in general.

Declension

Declension of वाहन (neut cons-stem)
direct singular	वाहन vāhan
direct plural	वाहने, वाहनं vāhne, vāhna
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	वाहन vāhan	वाहने, वाहनं vāhne, vāhna
oblique सामान्यरूप	वाहना vāhnā	वाहनां- vāhnān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	वाहनाला vāhnālā	वाहनांना vāhnānnā
ergative	वाहनाने, वाहनानं vāhnāne, vāhnāna	वाहनांनी vāhnānnī
instrumental	वाहनाशी vāhnāśī	वाहनांशी vāhnānśī
locative सप्तमी	वाहनात vāhnāt	वाहनांत vāhnāt
vocative संबोधन	वाहना vāhnā	वाहनांनो vāhnānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of वाहन (neut cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular^* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	oblique सामान्यरूप
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	वाहनाचा vāhnāċā	वाहनाचे vāhnāċe	वाहनाची vāhnācī	वाहनाच्या vāhnācā	वाहनाचे, वाहनाचं vāhnāċe, vāhnāċa	वाहनाची vāhnācī	वाहनाच्या vāhnācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	वाहनांचा vāhnānċā	वाहनांचे vāhnānċe	वाहनांची vāhnāñcī	वाहनांच्या vāhnāncā	वाहनांचे, वाहनांचं vāhnānċe, vāhnānċa	वाहनांची vāhnāñcī	वाहनांच्या vāhnāñcā
^* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Related terms

वाहतूक (vāhtūk)

References

More information

^ Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “वाहन”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
^ Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911), “वाहन”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

ৱাহন (Assamese script)
ᬯᬵᬳᬦ (Balinese script)
বাহন (Bengali script)
𑰪𑰯𑰮𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀯𑀸𑀳𑀦 (Brahmi script)
ဝါဟန (Burmese script)
વાહન (Gujarati script)
ਵਾਹਨ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌵𑌾𑌹𑌨 (Grantha script)
ꦮꦴꦲꦤ (Javanese script)
𑂫𑂰𑂯𑂢 (Kaithi script)
ವಾಹನ (Kannada script)
វាហន (Khmer script)
ວາຫນ (Lao script)
വാഹന (Malayalam script)
ᠸᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡥᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘪𑘰𑘮𑘡 (Modi script)
ᠸᠠᢗᠾᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑧊𑧑𑧎𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
𑐰𑐵𑐴𑐣 (Newa script)
ଵାହନ (Odia script)
ꢮꢵꢲꢥ (Saurashtra script)
𑆮𑆳𑆲𑆤 (Sharada script)
𑖪𑖯𑖮𑖡 (Siddham script)
වාහන (Sinhalese script)
𑩾𑩛𑪂𑩯 (Soyombo script)
𑚦𑚭𑚩𑚝 (Takri script)
வாஹந (Tamil script)
వాహన (Telugu script)
วาหน (Thai script)
ཝཱ་ཧ་ན (Tibetan script)
𑒫𑒰𑒯𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
𑨭𑨊𑨱𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root वह् (vah) +‎ -अन (-ana); see वहन (vahana).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋɑ́ː.ɦɐ.nɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ʋɑː.ɦɐ.n̪ɐ/

Noun

वाह॑न • (vā́hana) stem, n

vehicle, carriage; horse or other draught animal
- c. 700 BCE – 500 BCE, Aitareya Brāhmaṇa
conveyance, carrying
- c. 400 BCE, Mahābhārata
- c. 500 BCE – 100 BCE, Rāmāyaṇa
1. driving
2. riding; guiding (a horse)

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of वाह॑न
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	वाह॑नम् (vā́hanam)	वाह॑ने (vā́hane)	वाह॑नानि (vā́hanāni) वाह॑ना¹ (vā́hanā¹)
accusative	वाह॑नम् (vā́hanam)	वाह॑ने (vā́hane)	वाह॑नानि (vā́hanāni) वाह॑ना¹ (vā́hanā¹)
instrumental	वाह॑नेन (vā́hanena)	वाह॑नाभ्याम् (vā́hanābhyām)	वाह॑नैः (vā́hanaiḥ) वाह॑नेभिः¹ (vā́hanebhiḥ¹)
dative	वाह॑नाय (vā́hanāya)	वाह॑नाभ्याम् (vā́hanābhyām)	वाह॑नेभ्यः (vā́hanebhyaḥ)
ablative	वाह॑नात् (vā́hanāt)	वाह॑नाभ्याम् (vā́hanābhyām)	वाह॑नेभ्यः (vā́hanebhyaḥ)
genitive	वाह॑नस्य (vā́hanasya)	वाह॑नयोः (vā́hanayoḥ)	वाह॑नानाम् (vā́hanānām)
locative	वाह॑ने (vā́hane)	वाह॑नयोः (vā́hanayoḥ)	वाह॑नेषु (vā́haneṣu)
vocative	वाह॑न (vā́hana)	वाह॑ने (vā́hane)	वाह॑नानि (vā́hanāni) वाह॑ना¹ (vā́hanā¹)

¹Vedic

Descendants

→ Hindi: वाहन (vāhan)
→ Indonesian: wahana
→ Kannada: ವಾಹನ (vāhana)
→ Malayalam: വാഹനം (vāhanaṁ)
→ Marathi: वाहन (vāhan)
→ Old Javanese: wāhana
- Javanese: wahana
- → Balinese: wahana
→ Tamil: வாகனம் (vākaṉam)
→ Telugu: వాహనము (vāhanamu)

Adjective

वाह॑न • (vā́hana) stem

carrying, drawing, conveying

Usage notes

c. 600 BCE – 400 BCE, Pāṇini, Aṣṭhādhyāyī 8.4.8:
वाहनं आहितात् ।
vāhanaṃ āhitāt.
(please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of वाह॑न
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	वाह॑नः (vā́hanaḥ)	वाह॑नौ (vā́hanau) वाह॑ना¹ (vā́hanā¹)	वाह॑नाः (vā́hanāḥ) वाह॑नासः¹ (vā́hanāsaḥ¹)
accusative	वाह॑नम् (vā́hanam)	वाह॑नौ (vā́hanau) वाह॑ना¹ (vā́hanā¹)	वाह॑नान् (vā́hanān)
instrumental	वाह॑नेन (vā́hanena)	वाह॑नाभ्याम् (vā́hanābhyām)	वाह॑नैः (vā́hanaiḥ) वाह॑नेभिः¹ (vā́hanebhiḥ¹)
dative	वाह॑नाय (vā́hanāya)	वाह॑नाभ्याम् (vā́hanābhyām)	वाह॑नेभ्यः (vā́hanebhyaḥ)
ablative	वाह॑नात् (vā́hanāt)	वाह॑नाभ्याम् (vā́hanābhyām)	वाह॑नेभ्यः (vā́hanebhyaḥ)
genitive	वाह॑नस्य (vā́hanasya)	वाह॑नयोः (vā́hanayoḥ)	वाह॑नानाम् (vā́hanānām)
locative	वाह॑ने (vā́hane)	वाह॑नयोः (vā́hanayoḥ)	वाह॑नेषु (vā́haneṣu)
vocative	वाह॑न (vā́hana)	वाह॑नौ (vā́hanau) वाह॑ना¹ (vā́hanā¹)	वाह॑नाः (vā́hanāḥ) वाह॑नासः¹ (vā́hanāsaḥ¹)

¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of वाह॑ना
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	वाह॑ना (vā́hanā)	वाह॑ने (vā́hane)	वाह॑नाः (vā́hanāḥ)
accusative	वाह॑नाम् (vā́hanām)	वाह॑ने (vā́hane)	वाह॑नाः (vā́hanāḥ)
instrumental	वाह॑नया (vā́hanayā) वाह॑ना¹ (vā́hanā¹)	वाह॑नाभ्याम् (vā́hanābhyām)	वाह॑नाभिः (vā́hanābhiḥ)
dative	वाह॑नायै (vā́hanāyai)	वाह॑नाभ्याम् (vā́hanābhyām)	वाह॑नाभ्यः (vā́hanābhyaḥ)
ablative	वाह॑नायाः (vā́hanāyāḥ) वाह॑नायै² (vā́hanāyai²)	वाह॑नाभ्याम् (vā́hanābhyām)	वाह॑नाभ्यः (vā́hanābhyaḥ)
genitive	वाह॑नायाः (vā́hanāyāḥ) वाह॑नायै² (vā́hanāyai²)	वाह॑नयोः (vā́hanayoḥ)	वाह॑नानाम् (vā́hanānām)
locative	वाह॑नायाम् (vā́hanāyām)	वाह॑नयोः (vā́hanayoḥ)	वाह॑नासु (vā́hanāsu)
vocative	वाह॑ने (vā́hane)	वाह॑ने (vā́hane)	वाह॑नाः (vā́hanāḥ)

¹Vedic
²Brāhmaṇas

Feminine ī-stem declension of वाह॑नी
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	वाह॑नी (vā́hanī)	वाह॑न्यौ (vā́hanyau) वाह॑नी¹ (vā́hanī¹)	वाह॑न्यः (vā́hanyaḥ) वाह॑नीः¹ (vā́hanīḥ¹)
accusative	वाह॑नीम् (vā́hanīm)	वाह॑न्यौ (vā́hanyau) वाह॑नी¹ (vā́hanī¹)	वाह॑नीः (vā́hanīḥ)
instrumental	वाह॑न्या (vā́hanyā)	वाह॑नीभ्याम् (vā́hanībhyām)	वाह॑नीभिः (vā́hanībhiḥ)
dative	वाह॑न्यै (vā́hanyai)	वाह॑नीभ्याम् (vā́hanībhyām)	वाह॑नीभ्यः (vā́hanībhyaḥ)
ablative	वाह॑न्याः (vā́hanyāḥ) वाह॑न्यै² (vā́hanyai²)	वाह॑नीभ्याम् (vā́hanībhyām)	वाह॑नीभ्यः (vā́hanībhyaḥ)
genitive	वाह॑न्याः (vā́hanyāḥ) वाह॑न्यै² (vā́hanyai²)	वाह॑न्योः (vā́hanyoḥ)	वाह॑नीनाम् (vā́hanīnām)
locative	वाह॑न्याम् (vā́hanyām)	वाह॑न्योः (vā́hanyoḥ)	वाह॑नीषु (vā́hanīṣu)
vocative	वाह॑नि (vā́hani)	वाह॑न्यौ (vā́hanyau) वाह॑नी¹ (vā́hanī¹)	वाह॑न्यः (vā́hanyaḥ) वाह॑नीः¹ (vā́hanīḥ¹)

¹Vedic
²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of वाह॑न
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	वाह॑नम् (vā́hanam)	वाह॑ने (vā́hane)	वाह॑नानि (vā́hanāni) वाह॑ना¹ (vā́hanā¹)
accusative	वाह॑नम् (vā́hanam)	वाह॑ने (vā́hane)	वाह॑नानि (vā́hanāni) वाह॑ना¹ (vā́hanā¹)
instrumental	वाह॑नेन (vā́hanena)	वाह॑नाभ्याम् (vā́hanābhyām)	वाह॑नैः (vā́hanaiḥ) वाह॑नेभिः¹ (vā́hanebhiḥ¹)
dative	वाह॑नाय (vā́hanāya)	वाह॑नाभ्याम् (vā́hanābhyām)	वाह॑नेभ्यः (vā́hanebhyaḥ)
ablative	वाह॑नात् (vā́hanāt)	वाह॑नाभ्याम् (vā́hanābhyām)	वाह॑नेभ्यः (vā́hanebhyaḥ)
genitive	वाह॑नस्य (vā́hanasya)	वाह॑नयोः (vā́hanayoḥ)	वाह॑नानाम् (vā́hanānām)
locative	वाह॑ने (vā́hane)	वाह॑नयोः (vā́hanayoḥ)	वाह॑नेषु (vā́haneṣu)
vocative	वाह॑न (vā́hana)	वाह॑ने (vā́hane)	वाह॑नानि (vā́hanāni) वाह॑ना¹ (vā́hanā¹)

¹Vedic

References

Monier Williams (1899), “वाहन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 949, column 1.
Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2026), “vāhana”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.

[1] Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “वाहन”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies

[2] Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911), “वाहन”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press

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Hindi

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Marathi

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Noun

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Sanskrit

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