See also: ध्वनी

Hindi edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit ध्वनि (dhvaní).

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /d̪ʱʋə.niː/, [d̪ʱʋɐ.niː]

Noun edit

ध्वनि (dhvanif (Urdu spelling دھونی)

  1. sound, tone
    एक ऊँची ध्वनि सुनाई दी।ek ū̃cī dhvani sunāī dī.A loud sound was heard.

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References edit

  • Bahri, Hardev (1989), “ध्वनि”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Sanskrit edit

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Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *dʰwaníṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰwaníš, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwen- (to make a noise). Cognate with Old English dyne (whence English din). Related to ध्वनति (dhvánati, to sound, roar).

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ध्वनि (dhvaní) stemm

  1. sound, echo, noise, voice, tone, tune, thunder
  2. the sound of a drum
  3. empty sound without reality
  4. word
  5. allusion, hint, implied meaning, poetical style

Declension edit

Masculine i-stem declension of ध्वनि (dhvaní)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ध्वनिः
dhvaníḥ
ध्वनी
dhvanī́
ध्वनयः
dhvanáyaḥ
Vocative ध्वने
dhváne
ध्वनी
dhvánī
ध्वनयः
dhvánayaḥ
Accusative ध्वनिम्
dhvaním
ध्वनी
dhvanī́
ध्वनीन्
dhvanī́n
Instrumental ध्वनिना / ध्वन्या¹
dhvanínā / dhvanyā̀¹
ध्वनिभ्याम्
dhvaníbhyām
ध्वनिभिः
dhvaníbhiḥ
Dative ध्वनये
dhvanáye
ध्वनिभ्याम्
dhvaníbhyām
ध्वनिभ्यः
dhvaníbhyaḥ
Ablative ध्वनेः / ध्वन्यः¹
dhvanéḥ / dhvanyàḥ¹
ध्वनिभ्याम्
dhvaníbhyām
ध्वनिभ्यः
dhvaníbhyaḥ
Genitive ध्वनेः / ध्वन्यः¹
dhvanéḥ / dhvanyàḥ¹
ध्वन्योः
dhvanyóḥ
ध्वनीनाम्
dhvanīnā́m
Locative ध्वनौ / ध्वना¹
dhvanaú / dhvanā́¹
ध्वन्योः
dhvanyóḥ
ध्वनिषु
dhvaníṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

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