वीचि
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वीचि (vī́ci). Doublet of बीच (bīc, “middle”), which also derived from the Sanskrit root *व्यञ्च् (*vyañc).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /ʋiː.t͡ʃiː/
Noun
वीचि • (vīci) f (rare, formal)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | वीचि vīci |
वीचियाँ vīciyā̃ |
| oblique | वीचि vīci |
वीचियों vīciyõ |
| vocative | वीचि vīci |
वीचियो vīciyo |
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “वीचि”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ৱীচি (Assamese script)
- ᬯᬷᬘᬶ (Balinese script)
- বীচি (Bengali script)
- 𑰪𑰱𑰓𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀯𑀻𑀘𑀺 (Brahmi script)
- ဝီစိ (Burmese script)
- વીચિ (Gujarati script)
- ਵੀਚਿ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌵𑍀𑌚𑌿 (Grantha script)
- ꦮꦷꦕꦶ (Javanese script)
- 𑂫𑂲𑂒𑂱 (Kaithi script)
- ವೀಚಿ (Kannada script)
- វីចិ (Khmer script)
- ວີຈິ (Lao script)
- വീചി (Malayalam script)
- ᠸᡳᡳᢜᡳ (Manchu script)
- 𑘪𑘲𑘓𑘱 (Modi script)
- ᠸᠢᠢᢋᠢ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧊𑧓𑦳𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐰𑐷𑐔𑐶 (Newa script)
- ଵୀଚି (Odia script)
- ꢮꢷꢗꢶ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆮𑆵𑆖𑆴 (Sharada script)
- 𑖪𑖱𑖓𑖰 (Siddham script)
- වීචි (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩾𑩑𑩛𑩡𑩑 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚦𑚯𑚏𑚮 (Takri script)
- வீசி (Tamil script)
- వీచి (Telugu script)
- วีจิ (Thai script)
- ཝཱི་ཙི (Tibetan script)
- 𑒫𑒲𑒔𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨭𑨁𑨊𑨣𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Derived from the root *व्यञ्च् (*vyañc), from वि- (vi-) + अञ्च् (añc).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ʋíː.t͡ɕi/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ʋiː.t͡ɕi/
Noun
वीचि॑ • (vī́ci) stem, f
- going or leading aside or astray, aberration, deceit, seduction
- a wave, ripple
- name of a subdivision of a chapter
- name of a particular hell
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | वीचिः॑ (vī́ciḥ) | वीची॑ (vī́cī) | वीच॑यः (vī́cayaḥ) |
| accusative | वीचि॑म् (vī́cim) | वीची॑ (vī́cī) | वीचीः॑ (vī́cīḥ) |
| instrumental | वीच्या॑ (vī́cyā) वीची॑¹ (vī́cī¹) |
वीचि॑भ्याम् (vī́cibhyām) | वीचि॑भिः (vī́cibhiḥ) |
| dative | वीच॑ये (vī́caye) वीच्यै॑² (vī́cyai²) वीची॑¹ (vī́cī¹) |
वीचि॑भ्याम् (vī́cibhyām) | वीचि॑भ्यः (vī́cibhyaḥ) |
| ablative | वीचेः॑ (vī́ceḥ) वीच्याः॑² (vī́cyāḥ²) वीच्यै॑³ (vī́cyai³) |
वीचि॑भ्याम् (vī́cibhyām) | वीचि॑भ्यः (vī́cibhyaḥ) |
| genitive | वीचेः॑ (vī́ceḥ) वीच्याः॑² (vī́cyāḥ²) वीच्यै॑³ (vī́cyai³) |
वीच्योः॑ (vī́cyoḥ) | वीची॑नाम् (vī́cīnām) |
| locative | वीचौ॑ (vī́cau) वीच्या॑म्² (vī́cyām²) वीचा॑¹ (vī́cā¹) |
वीच्योः॑ (vī́cyoḥ) | वीचि॑षु (vī́ciṣu) |
| vocative | वीचे॑ (vī́ce) | वीची॑ (vī́cī) | वीच॑यः (vī́cayaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Later Sanskrit
- ³Brāhmaṇas
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “वीचि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1004, column 3.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “vīcya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press