वैष्णव
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit वैष्णव (vaiṣṇava). First attested as Old Marathi 𑘪𑘺𑘬𑘿𑘜𑘪 (vaiṣṇava).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋəiʂ.ɳəʋ/
- Hyphenation: वैष्‧णव
- Rhymes: -əʋ
Adjective
वैष्णव • (vaiṣṇav) (indeclinable)
- relating or belonging to or coming from Lord Vishnu
- devoted to or consecrated to Lord Vishnu
Noun
वैष्णव • (vaiṣṇav) m
- a worshipper of Lord Vishnu, a follower of Vaishnavism
Declension
| Declension of वैष्णव (masc cons-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
वैष्णव vaiṣṇav | ||
| direct plural |
वैष्णव vaiṣṇav | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
वैष्णव vaiṣṇav |
वैष्णव vaiṣṇav | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
वैष्णवा vaiṣṇavā |
वैष्णवां- vaiṣṇavān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
वैष्णवाला vaiṣṇavālā |
वैष्णवांना vaiṣṇavānnā | |
| ergative | वैष्णवाने, वैष्णवानं vaiṣṇavāne, vaiṣṇavāna |
वैष्णवांनी vaiṣṇavānnī | |
| instrumental | वैष्णवाशी vaiṣṇavāśī |
वैष्णवांशी vaiṣṇavānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
वैष्णवात vaiṣṇavāt |
वैष्णवांत vaiṣṇavāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
वैष्णवा vaiṣṇavā |
वैष्णवांनो vaiṣṇavānno | |
| 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 वैष्णव (masc 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 |
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| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
वैष्णवाचा vaiṣṇavāċā |
वैष्णवाचे vaiṣṇavāċe |
वैष्णवाची vaiṣṇavācī |
वैष्णवाच्या vaiṣṇavācā |
वैष्णवाचे, वैष्णवाचं vaiṣṇavāċe, vaiṣṇavāċa |
वैष्णवाची vaiṣṇavācī |
वैष्णवाच्या vaiṣṇavācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
वैष्णवांचा vaiṣṇavānċā |
वैष्णवांचे vaiṣṇavānċe |
वैष्णवांची vaiṣṇavāñcī |
वैष्णवांच्या vaiṣṇavāncā |
वैष्णवांचे, वैष्णवांचं vaiṣṇavānċe, vaiṣṇavānċa |
वैष्णवांची vaiṣṇavāñcī |
वैष्णवांच्या vaiṣṇavāñcā | |
| * 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. | ||||||||
References
- Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911), “वैष्णव”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “वैष्णव”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Shankar Gopal Tulpule; Anne Feldhaus (1999), “वैष्णव”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ৱৈষ্ণৱ (Assamese script)
- ᬯᬿᬱ᭄ᬡᬯ (Balinese script)
- বৈষ্ণব (Bengali script)
- 𑰪𑰹𑰬𑰿𑰜𑰪 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀯𑁃𑀱𑁆𑀡𑀯 (Brahmi script)
- ဝဲၑ္ဏဝ (Burmese script)
- વૈષ્ણવ (Gujarati script)
- ਵੈਸ਼੍ਣਵ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌵𑍈𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌵 (Grantha script)
- ꦮꦻꦰ꧀ꦟꦮ (Javanese script)
- 𑂫𑂶𑂭𑂹𑂝𑂫 (Kaithi script)
- ವೈಷ್ಣವ (Kannada script)
- វៃឞ្ណវ (Khmer script)
- ໄວຩ຺ຓວ (Lao script)
- വൈഷ്ണവ (Malayalam script)
- ᠸᠠᡳᢢᢏᠠᠸᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘪𑘺𑘬𑘿𑘜𑘪 (Modi script)
- ᠸᠧᠧᢔᢏᠠᠸᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧊𑧛𑧌𑧠𑦼𑧊 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐰𑐿𑐲𑑂𑐞𑐰 (Newa script)
- ଵୈଷ୍ଣଵ (Odia script)
- ꢮꣀꢰ꣄ꢠꢮ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆮𑆽𑆰𑇀𑆟𑆮 (Sharada script)
- 𑖪𑖹𑖬𑖿𑖜𑖪 (Siddham script)
- වෛෂ්ණව (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩾𑩗𑪀 𑪙𑩪𑩾 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚦𑚳𑚶𑚘𑚦 (Takri script)
- வைஷ்ணவ (Tamil script)
- వైష్ణవ (Telugu script)
- ไวษฺณว (Thai script)
- ཝཻ་ཥྞ་ཝ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒫𑒻𑒭𑓂𑒝𑒫 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨭𑨇𑨯𑩇𑨘𑨭 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Vṛddhi derivative of विष्णु (viṣṇu).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ʋɑːjʂ.ɳɐ.ʋɐ́/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ʋɑjʂ.ɳɐ.ʋɐ/
Adjective
वै॒ष्ण॒व • (vaiṣṇavá) stem
- relating or belonging to or coming from Vishnu
- devoted to or consecrated to Vishnu
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | वै॒ष्ण॒वः (vaiṣṇaváḥ) | वै॒ष्ण॒वौ (vaiṣṇaváu) वै॒ष्ण॒वा¹ (vaiṣṇavā́¹) |
वै॒ष्ण॒वाः (vaiṣṇavā́ḥ) वै॒ष्ण॒वासः॑¹ (vaiṣṇavā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | वै॒ष्ण॒वम् (vaiṣṇavám) | वै॒ष्ण॒वौ (vaiṣṇaváu) वै॒ष्ण॒वा¹ (vaiṣṇavā́¹) |
वै॒ष्ण॒वान् (vaiṣṇavā́n) |
| instrumental | वै॒ष्ण॒वेन॑ (vaiṣṇavéna) | वै॒ष्ण॒वाभ्या॑म् (vaiṣṇavā́bhyām) | वै॒ष्ण॒वैः (vaiṣṇaváiḥ) वै॒ष्ण॒वेभिः॑¹ (vaiṣṇavébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | वै॒ष्ण॒वाय॑ (vaiṣṇavā́ya) | वै॒ष्ण॒वाभ्या॑म् (vaiṣṇavā́bhyām) | वै॒ष्ण॒वेभ्यः॑ (vaiṣṇavébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | वै॒ष्ण॒वात् (vaiṣṇavā́t) | वै॒ष्ण॒वाभ्या॑म् (vaiṣṇavā́bhyām) | वै॒ष्ण॒वेभ्यः॑ (vaiṣṇavébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | वै॒ष्ण॒वस्य॑ (vaiṣṇavásya) | वै॒ष्ण॒वयोः॑ (vaiṣṇaváyoḥ) | वै॒ष्ण॒वाना॑म् (vaiṣṇavā́nām) |
| locative | वै॒ष्ण॒वे (vaiṣṇavé) | वै॒ष्ण॒वयोः॑ (vaiṣṇaváyoḥ) | वै॒ष्ण॒वेषु॑ (vaiṣṇavéṣu) |
| vocative | वैष्ण॑व (váiṣṇava) | वैष्ण॑वौ (váiṣṇavau) वैष्ण॑वा¹ (váiṣṇavā¹) |
वैष्ण॑वाः (váiṣṇavāḥ) वैष्ण॑वासः¹ (váiṣṇavāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | वैष्णवी (vaiṣṇavī) | वैष्णव्यौ (vaiṣṇavyau) वैष्णवी¹ (vaiṣṇavī¹) |
वैष्णव्यः (vaiṣṇavyaḥ) वैष्णवीः¹ (vaiṣṇavīḥ¹) |
| accusative | वैष्णवीम् (vaiṣṇavīm) | वैष्णव्यौ (vaiṣṇavyau) वैष्णवी¹ (vaiṣṇavī¹) |
वैष्णवीः (vaiṣṇavīḥ) |
| instrumental | वैष्णव्या (vaiṣṇavyā) | वैष्णवीभ्याम् (vaiṣṇavībhyām) | वैष्णवीभिः (vaiṣṇavībhiḥ) |
| dative | वैष्णव्यै (vaiṣṇavyai) | वैष्णवीभ्याम् (vaiṣṇavībhyām) | वैष्णवीभ्यः (vaiṣṇavībhyaḥ) |
| ablative | वैष्णव्याः (vaiṣṇavyāḥ) वैष्णव्यै² (vaiṣṇavyai²) |
वैष्णवीभ्याम् (vaiṣṇavībhyām) | वैष्णवीभ्यः (vaiṣṇavībhyaḥ) |
| genitive | वैष्णव्याः (vaiṣṇavyāḥ) वैष्णव्यै² (vaiṣṇavyai²) |
वैष्णव्योः (vaiṣṇavyoḥ) | वैष्णवीनाम् (vaiṣṇavīnām) |
| locative | वैष्णव्याम् (vaiṣṇavyām) | वैष्णव्योः (vaiṣṇavyoḥ) | वैष्णवीषु (vaiṣṇavīṣu) |
| vocative | वैष्णवि (vaiṣṇavi) | वैष्णव्यौ (vaiṣṇavyau) वैष्णवी¹ (vaiṣṇavī¹) |
वैष्णव्यः (vaiṣṇavyaḥ) वैष्णवीः¹ (vaiṣṇavīḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | वै॒ष्ण॒वम् (vaiṣṇavám) | वै॒ष्ण॒वे (vaiṣṇavé) | वै॒ष्ण॒वानि॑ (vaiṣṇavā́ni) वै॒ष्ण॒वा¹ (vaiṣṇavā́¹) |
| accusative | वै॒ष्ण॒वम् (vaiṣṇavám) | वै॒ष्ण॒वे (vaiṣṇavé) | वै॒ष्ण॒वानि॑ (vaiṣṇavā́ni) वै॒ष्ण॒वा¹ (vaiṣṇavā́¹) |
| instrumental | वै॒ष्ण॒वेन॑ (vaiṣṇavéna) | वै॒ष्ण॒वाभ्या॑म् (vaiṣṇavā́bhyām) | वै॒ष्ण॒वैः (vaiṣṇaváiḥ) वै॒ष्ण॒वेभिः॑¹ (vaiṣṇavébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | वै॒ष्ण॒वाय॑ (vaiṣṇavā́ya) | वै॒ष्ण॒वाभ्या॑म् (vaiṣṇavā́bhyām) | वै॒ष्ण॒वेभ्यः॑ (vaiṣṇavébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | वै॒ष्ण॒वात् (vaiṣṇavā́t) | वै॒ष्ण॒वाभ्या॑म् (vaiṣṇavā́bhyām) | वै॒ष्ण॒वेभ्यः॑ (vaiṣṇavébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | वै॒ष्ण॒वस्य॑ (vaiṣṇavásya) | वै॒ष्ण॒वयोः॑ (vaiṣṇaváyoḥ) | वै॒ष्ण॒वाना॑म् (vaiṣṇavā́nām) |
| locative | वै॒ष्ण॒वे (vaiṣṇavé) | वै॒ष्ण॒वयोः॑ (vaiṣṇaváyoḥ) | वै॒ष्ण॒वेषु॑ (vaiṣṇavéṣu) |
| vocative | वैष्ण॑व (váiṣṇava) | वैष्ण॑वे (váiṣṇave) | वैष्ण॑वानि (váiṣṇavāni) वैष्ण॑वा¹ (váiṣṇavā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Noun
वैष्णव • (vaiṣṇava) stem, m
- a worshipper of Vishnu, a follower of Vaishnavism
Descendants
- → Assamese: বৈষ্ণব (boisnobo)
- → Bengali: বৈষ্ণব (bōiśnob)
- → English: Vaishnava
- ⇒ English: Vaishnavism, Vaishnavist
- → Gujarati: વૈષ્ણવ (vaiṣṇav)
- → Hindi: वैष्णव (vaiṣṇav)
- → Kannada: ವೈಷ್ಣವ (vaiṣṇava)
- → Malayalam: വൈഷ്ണവ (vaiṣṇava)
- → Old Bengali: *বৈষ্টৱঁ (*baiṣṭavã) (semi-learned)
- Bengali: বোষ্টম (bōśṭom)
- → Old Marathi:
- Devanagari script: वैष्णव (vaiṣṇava)
- Modi script: 𑘪𑘺𑘬𑘿𑘜𑘪 (vaiṣṇava)
- → Marathi: वैष्णव (vaiṣṇav)
- → Tamil: வைணவம் (vaiṇavam), வைஷ்ணவம் (vaiṣṇavam)
- ⇒ Telugu: వైష్ణవము (vaiṣṇavamu)
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “वैष्णव”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1027, column 2.