व्यजन

See also: व्यञ्जन and व्यंजन

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit व्यजन (vyajana).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʋjə.d͡ʒən/, [ʋjɐ.d͡ʒɐ̃n]

Noun

व्यजन • (vyajan) m

1. fan, ventilator

   Synonym: पंखा (paṅkhā)

Declension

Declension of व्यजन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	व्यजन vyajan	व्यजन vyajan
oblique	व्यजन vyajan	व्यजनों vyajanõ
vocative	व्यजन vyajan	व्यजनो vyajano

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৱ্যজন (Assamese script)
• ᬯ᭄ᬬᬚᬦ (Balinese script)
• ব্যজন (Bengali script)
• 𑰪𑰿𑰧𑰕𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀯𑁆𑀬𑀚𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• ဝျဇန (Burmese script)
• વ્યજન (Gujarati script)
• ਵ੍ਯਜਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌜𑌨 (Grantha script)
• ꦮꦾꦗꦤ (Javanese script)
• 𑂫𑂹𑂨𑂔𑂢 (Kaithi script)
• ವ್ಯಜನ (Kannada script)
• វ្យជន (Khmer script)
• ວ຺ຍຊນ (Lao script)
• വ്യജന (Malayalam script)
• ᠸᠶᠠᡯᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘪𑘿𑘧𑘕𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᠸᠶ᠋ᠠᠽᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧊𑧠𑧇𑦵𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐰𑑂𑐫𑐖𑐣 (Newa script)
• ଵ୍ଯଜନ (Odia script)
• ꢮ꣄ꢫꢙꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆮𑇀𑆪𑆘𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖪𑖿𑖧𑖕𑖡 (Siddham script)
• ව්‍යජන (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩾 𑪙𑩻𑩣𑩯 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚦𑚶𑚣𑚑𑚝 (Takri script)
• வ்யஜந (Tamil script)
• వ్యజన (Telugu script)
• วฺยชน (Thai script)
• ཝྱ་ཛ་ན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒫𑓂𑒨𑒖𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨭𑩇𑨪𑨥𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Of unclear origin, with many theories proposed:

• Hoffman considers the word a compound of वि- (vi-, “apart, away”) + ईज- (īja-), the latter from the root अज् (aj, “to drive, propel”). This appears to be Mayrhofer's preferred derivation.
• Burrow considers the word as borrowed from Dravidian; compare Tamil வீசு (vīcu, “to throw; to blow (of wind)”), Telugu వీచు (vīcu, “to blow (of wind); to wave (as a fan)”), Kui (India) ୱୀଂଜା (wīñja). In light of the word's lack of Vedic attestation, the possibility of this derivation rises.
• Wright considers the word as jointly derived from the roots विच् (vic, “to sift”) and विज् (vij, “to dart, speed”), with contamination from the Dravidian root above.
• Horn notes a similarity to Persian بادبزن (bâdbezan, “(hand) fan”), though a relation is unlikely.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋjɐ.d͡ʑɐ.nɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈʋjɐ.d͡ʑɐ.n̪ɐ/

Noun

व्यजन • (vyajana) stem, n

1. a palm-leaf or other article used for fanning, fan, whisk
2. fanning

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of व्यजन (vyajana)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	व्यजनम् vyajanam	व्यजने vyajane	व्यजनानि / व्यजना¹ vyajanāni / vyajanā¹
Vocative	व्यजन vyajana	व्यजने vyajane	व्यजनानि / व्यजना¹ vyajanāni / vyajanā¹
Accusative	व्यजनम् vyajanam	व्यजने vyajane	व्यजनानि / व्यजना¹ vyajanāni / vyajanā¹
Instrumental	व्यजनेन vyajanena	व्यजनाभ्याम् vyajanābhyām	व्यजनैः / व्यजनेभिः¹ vyajanaiḥ / vyajanebhiḥ¹
Dative	व्यजनाय vyajanāya	व्यजनाभ्याम् vyajanābhyām	व्यजनेभ्यः vyajanebhyaḥ
Ablative	व्यजनात् vyajanāt	व्यजनाभ्याम् vyajanābhyām	व्यजनेभ्यः vyajanebhyaḥ
Genitive	व्यजनस्य vyajanasya	व्यजनयोः vyajanayoḥ	व्यजनानाम् vyajanānām
Locative	व्यजने vyajane	व्यजनयोः vyajanayoḥ	व्यजनेषु vyajaneṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

• वीज् (vīj)

 

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “व्यजन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1029/2.
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 482
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1976) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 272
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “vīcu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 495.