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प्रभाकीट

Hindi

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Classical Sanskrit प्रभाकीट (prabhākīṭa). Equivalent to प्रभा (prabhā) +‎ कीट (kīṭ).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /pɾə.bʱɑː.kiːʈ/, [pɾɐ.bʱäː.kiːʈ]

Noun

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प्रभाकीट • (prabhākīṭ) m[1][2][3][4][5][6]

  1. (literary, rare) firefly
    Synonyms: पटबीजना (paṭbījnā), किर्मक-ए-शब-ताब (kirmak-e-śab-tāb), खद्योत (khadyot), ज्योतिरिंगण (jyotiriṅgaṇ), जुगनू (jugnū)

Declension

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Declension of प्रभाकीट (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct प्रभाकीट
prabhākīṭ 		प्रभाकीट
prabhākīṭ
oblique प्रभाकीट
prabhākīṭ 		प्रभाकीटों
prabhākīṭõ
vocative प्रभाकीट
prabhākīṭ 		प्रभाकीटो
prabhākīṭo

References

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  1. ^ Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “प्रभाकीट”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
  2. ^ Platts, John T. (1884) “prabhā-kīṭ”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
  3. ^ “प्रभाकीट”, in Hindi Dictionary: For the Use of Schools (in Hindi), India: Calcutta School-book and Vernacular Literature Society, 1863, page 203.
  4. ^ Miśra, Chailabihārī, “प्रभाकीट”, in Abhinava Hindī-An̐grezī-Hindī kośa [Modern Hindi-English Dictionary], Āloka Bhāratī, 1991, page 145.
  5. ^ Vimlesh Kumar Shastri, “प्रभाकीट”, in Hindi Samantar Kosh [Hindi parallel dictionary], India: Diamond Pocket Books (P) Limited, page 147.
  6. ^ YCT Expert Team, “प्रभाकीट”, in अध्ययन सामग्री [Study Material] (in Hindi): YOUTH COMPETITION TIMES, page 17.

Sanskrit

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Etymology

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Compound of प्रभा (prabhā́, “light”) +‎ कीट (kīṭá, “insect”), literally “light-insect”.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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प्रभाकीट • (prabhākīṭa) stem, m [1][2][3][4][5]

  1. (Classical Sanskrit) a firefly
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:खद्योत
    • c. 1400 – 1600, Rājanighaṇṭu 168:
      प्रभाकीटस्तु खद्योतः खज्योतिरुपसूर्यकः
      prabhākīṭastu khadyotaḥ khajyotirupasūryakaḥ
      And a firefly is khadyota, khajyotis, upasūryaka.

Declension

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Masculine a-stem declension of प्रभाकीट
singular dual plural
nominative प्रभाकीटः (prabhākīṭaḥ) प्रभाकीटौ (prabhākīṭau) प्रभाकीटाः (prabhākīṭāḥ)
accusative प्रभाकीटम् (prabhākīṭam) प्रभाकीटौ (prabhākīṭau) प्रभाकीटान् (prabhākīṭān)
instrumental प्रभाकीटेन (prabhākīṭena) प्रभाकीटाभ्याम् (prabhākīṭābhyām) प्रभाकीटैः (prabhākīṭaiḥ)
dative प्रभाकीटाय (prabhākīṭāya) प्रभाकीटाभ्याम् (prabhākīṭābhyām) प्रभाकीटेभ्यः (prabhākīṭebhyaḥ)
ablative प्रभाकीटात् (prabhākīṭāt) प्रभाकीटाभ्याम् (prabhākīṭābhyām) प्रभाकीटेभ्यः (prabhākīṭebhyaḥ)
genitive प्रभाकीटस्य (prabhākīṭasya) प्रभाकीटयोः (prabhākīṭayoḥ) प्रभाकीटानाम् (prabhākīṭānām)
locative प्रभाकीटे (prabhākīṭe) प्रभाकीटयोः (prabhākīṭayoḥ) प्रभाकीटेषु (prabhākīṭeṣu)
vocative प्रभाकीट (prabhākīṭa) प्रभाकीटौ (prabhākīṭau) प्रभाकीटाः (prabhākīṭāḥ)

References

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  1. ^ Monier Williams (1899) “प्रभाकीट”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 684, column 1.
  2. ^ Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “प्रभा-कीट”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 1098
  3. ^ Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “prabhākīṭa”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
  4. ^ Borooah, Anundoram, “प्रभाकीट” in A Practical English-Sanskrit Dictionary: Falsification to Oyster. With a supplementary treatise on higher Sanskrit grammar, India: Saraswati Press, 1879, page 609.
  5. ^ Purandare, Nārāyaṇaśarmā Viṭṭhala; Naraharipaṇḍita, “प्रभाकीट”, in Dhanvantarīyanighaṇṭu [Dhanavantari's glossary], India: Ānandāśramaviśvastaiḥ, 1986, page 86.
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