शृङ्गवेर
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- শৃঙ্গৱেৰ (Assamese script)
- ᬰᬺᬗ᭄ᬕᬯᬾᬭ (Balinese script)
- শৃঙ্গবের (Bengali script)
- 𑰫𑰴𑰒𑰿𑰐𑰪𑰸𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀰𑀾𑀗𑁆𑀕𑀯𑁂𑀭 (Brahmi script)
- ၐၖင်္ဂဝေရ (Burmese script)
- શૃઙ્ગવેર (Gujarati script)
- ਸ਼੍ਰਙ੍ਗਵੇਰ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌶𑍃𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌵𑍇𑌰 (Grantha script)
- ꦯꦽꦔ꧀ꦒꦮꦺꦫ (Javanese script)
- 𑂬𑃂𑂑𑂹𑂏𑂫𑂵𑂩 (Kaithi script)
- ಶೃಙ್ಗವೇರ (Kannada script)
- ឝ្ឫង្គវេរ (Khmer script)
- ຨ຺ຣິງ຺ຄເວຣ (Lao script)
- ശൃങ്ഗവേര (Malayalam script)
- ᡧᡵᡳᢛᡤᠠᠸᡝᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘫𑘵𑘒𑘿𑘐𑘪𑘹𑘨 (Modi script)
- ᠱᠷᠢᢊᠺᠠᠸᠧᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧋𑧖𑦲𑧠𑦰𑧊𑧚𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐱𑐺𑐒𑑂𑐐𑐰𑐾𑐬 (Newa script)
- ଶୃଙ୍ଗଵେର (Odia script)
- ꢯꢺꢖ꣄ꢔꢮꢾꢬ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆯𑆸𑆕𑇀𑆓𑆮𑆼𑆫 (Sharada script)
- 𑖫𑖴𑖒𑖿𑖐𑖪𑖸𑖨 (Siddham script)
- ශෘඞ්ගවෙර (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩿𑩙𑩠 𑪙𑩞𑩾𑩔𑩼 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚧𑚎𑚶𑚌𑚦𑚲𑚤 (Takri script)
- ஶ்ரிங்க³வேர (Tamil script)
- శృఙ్గవేర (Telugu script)
- ศฺฤงฺคเวร (Thai script)
- ཤྲྀ་ངྒ་ཝེ་ར (Tibetan script)
- 𑒬𑒵𑒓𑓂𑒑𑒫𑒹𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨮𑨼𑨉𑨏𑩇𑨍𑨭𑨄𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Sanskritization of Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭 (siṃgivera), with influence of शृङ्ग (śṛṅga, “horn”), borrowed from Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 (iñcivēr, “ginger root”), equivalent to Tamil இஞ்சி (iñci, “ginger”) + வேர் (vēr, “root”) (whence Tamil இஞ்சிவேர் (iñcivēr, “ginger root”)).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɕr̩ŋ.ɡɐ.ʋɐj.ɾɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɕr̩ŋ.ɡɐ.ʋeː.ɾɐ/
Noun
शृङ्गवेर • (śṛṅgavera) stem, m
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | शृङ्गवेरः (śṛṅgaveraḥ) | शृङ्गवेरौ (śṛṅgaverau) शृङ्गवेरा¹ (śṛṅgaverā¹) |
शृङ्गवेराः (śṛṅgaverāḥ) शृङ्गवेरासः¹ (śṛṅgaverāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | शृङ्गवेरम् (śṛṅgaveram) | शृङ्गवेरौ (śṛṅgaverau) शृङ्गवेरा¹ (śṛṅgaverā¹) |
शृङ्गवेरान् (śṛṅgaverān) |
| instrumental | शृङ्गवेरेण (śṛṅgavereṇa) | शृङ्गवेराभ्याम् (śṛṅgaverābhyām) | शृङ्गवेरैः (śṛṅgaveraiḥ) शृङ्गवेरेभिः¹ (śṛṅgaverebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | शृङ्गवेराय (śṛṅgaverāya) | शृङ्गवेराभ्याम् (śṛṅgaverābhyām) | शृङ्गवेरेभ्यः (śṛṅgaverebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | शृङ्गवेरात् (śṛṅgaverāt) | शृङ्गवेराभ्याम् (śṛṅgaverābhyām) | शृङ्गवेरेभ्यः (śṛṅgaverebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | शृङ्गवेरस्य (śṛṅgaverasya) | शृङ्गवेरयोः (śṛṅgaverayoḥ) | शृङ्गवेराणाम् (śṛṅgaverāṇām) |
| locative | शृङ्गवेरे (śṛṅgavere) | शृङ्गवेरयोः (śṛṅgaverayoḥ) | शृङ्गवेरेषु (śṛṅgavereṣu) |
| vocative | शृङ्गवेर (śṛṅgavera) | शृङ्गवेरौ (śṛṅgaverau) शृङ्गवेरा¹ (śṛṅgaverā¹) |
शृङ्गवेराः (śṛṅgaverāḥ) शृङ्गवेरासः¹ (śṛṅgaverāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
- → Persian: شنگویر (šangevir), شنگویل (šangevil), شنگبیر (šangebir), شنگبیل (šangebil)
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899), “शृङ्गवेर”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1087, column 2.