ध्वनि
See also: ध्वनी
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Sanskrit ध्वनि (dhvaní).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ध्वनि • (dhvani) f (Urdu spelling دھونی)
Declension edit
Declension of ध्वनि (fem i-stem)
Derived terms edit
- ध्वन्यात्मक (dhvanyātmak)
See also edit
References edit
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “ध्वनि”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
Sanskrit edit
Alternative scripts edit
Alternative scripts
- ধ্বনি (Assamese script)
- ᬥ᭄ᬯᬦᬶ (Balinese script)
- ধ্বনি (Bengali script)
- 𑰠𑰿𑰪𑰡𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀥𑁆𑀯𑀦𑀺 (Brahmi script)
- ဓွနိ (Burmese script)
- ધ્વનિ (Gujarati script)
- ਧੑਵਨਿ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌨𑌿 (Grantha script)
- ꦣ꧀ꦮꦤꦶ (Javanese script)
- 𑂡𑂹𑂫𑂢𑂱 (Kaithi script)
- ಧ್ವನಿ (Kannada script)
- ធ្វនិ (Khmer script)
- ຘ຺ວນິ (Lao script)
- ധ്വനി (Malayalam script)
- ᢡᠣᠸᠠᠨᡳ (Manchu script)
- 𑘠𑘿𑘪𑘡𑘱 (Modi script)
- ᢑᠾᢦᠨᠢ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧀𑧠𑧊𑧁𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐢𑑂𑐰𑐣𑐶 (Newa script)
- ଧ୍ଵନି (Odia script)
- ꢤ꣄ꢮꢥꢶ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆣𑇀𑆮𑆤𑆴 (Sharada script)
- 𑖠𑖿𑖪𑖡𑖰 (Siddham script)
- ධ්වනි (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩮 𑪙𑩾𑩯𑩑 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚜𑚶𑚦𑚝𑚮 (Takri script)
- த்⁴வநி (Tamil script)
- ధ్వని (Telugu script)
- ธฺวนิ (Thai script)
- དྷྭ་ནི (Tibetan script)
- 𑒡𑓂𑒫𑒢𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨜𑩇𑨭𑨝𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)
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”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ध्वनि • (dhvaní) stem, m
- sound, echo, noise, voice, tone, tune, thunder
- the sound of a drum
- empty sound without reality
- word
- allusion, hint, implied meaning, poetical style
Declension edit
Masculine i-stem declension of ध्वनि (dhvaní) | |||
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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 |
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Descendants edit
- Gujarati: ધ્વનિ (dhvani)
- Hindi: ध्वनि (dhvani)
- → Tamil: தொனி (toṉi)
- → Telugu: ధ్వని (dhvani)
- → Kannada: ಧ್ವನಿ (dhvani)
- Bengali: ধ্বনি (dhoni)
References edit
- Monier Williams (1899), “ध्वनि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0522.