मधुलिह्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• মধুলিহ্ (Assamese script)
• ᬫᬥᬸᬮᬶᬳ᭄ (Balinese script)
• মধুলিহ্ (Bengali script)
• 𑰦𑰠𑰲𑰩𑰰𑰮𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀫𑀥𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀳𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• မဓုလိဟ် (Burmese script)
• મધુલિહ્ (Gujarati script)
• ਮਧੁਲਿਹ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌮𑌧𑍁𑌲𑌿𑌹𑍍 (Grantha script)
• ꦩꦣꦸꦭꦶꦲ꧀ (Javanese script)
• 𑂧𑂡𑂳𑂪𑂱𑂯𑂹 (Kaithi script)
• ಮಧುಲಿಹ್ (Kannada script)
• មធុលិហ៑ (Khmer script)
• ມຘຸລິຫ຺ (Lao script)
• മധുലിഹ് (Malayalam script)
• ᠮᠠᢡᡠᠯᡳᡥ (Manchu script)
• 𑘦𑘠𑘳𑘩𑘱𑘮𑘿 (Modi script)
• ᠮᠠᢑᠾᠤᠯᠢᠾ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧆𑧀𑧔𑧉𑧒𑧎𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐩𑐢𑐸𑐮𑐶𑐴𑑂 (Newa script)
• ମଧୁଲିହ୍ (Odia script)
• ꢪꢤꢸꢭꢶꢲ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆩𑆣𑆶𑆬𑆴𑆲𑇀 (Sharada script)
• 𑖦𑖠𑖲𑖩𑖰𑖮𑖿 (Siddham script)
• මධුලිහ් (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩴𑩮𑩒𑩽𑩑𑪂 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚢𑚜𑚰𑚥𑚮𑚩𑚶 (Takri script)
• மது⁴லிஹ் (Tamil script)
• మధులిహ్ (Telugu script)
• มธุลิหฺ (Thai script)
• མ་དྷུ་ལི་ཧ྄ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒧𑒡𑒳𑒪𑒱𑒯𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨢𑨜𑨃𑨬𑨁𑨱𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From मधु (madhu, “honey”) +‎ लिह् (lih, “licking”). Compare Ancient Greek μέλισσα (mélissa), from μέλι (méli, “honey”) + the root of λείχω (leíkhō, “lick”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐ.dʱu.liɦ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈmɐ.d̪ʱu.l̪iɦ/

Noun

मधुलिह् • (mádhu-lih) stem, m

1. a bee ("honey licker")
2. (at the end of a compound) one who has licked the honey of

Declension

Masculine root-stem declension of मधुलिह् (madhulih)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	मधुलिट् madhuliṭ	मधुलिहौ / मधुलिहा¹ madhulihau / madhulihā¹	मधुलिहः madhulihaḥ
Vocative	मधुलिट् madhuliṭ	मधुलिहौ / मधुलिहा¹ madhulihau / madhulihā¹	मधुलिहः madhulihaḥ
Accusative	मधुलिहम् madhuliham	मधुलिहौ / मधुलिहा¹ madhulihau / madhulihā¹	मधुलिहः madhulihaḥ
Instrumental	मधुलिहा madhulihā	मधुलिड्भ्याम् madhuliḍbhyām	मधुलिड्भिः madhuliḍbhiḥ
Dative	मधुलिहे madhulihe	मधुलिड्भ्याम् madhuliḍbhyām	मधुलिड्भ्यः madhuliḍbhyaḥ
Ablative	मधुलिहः madhulihaḥ	मधुलिड्भ्याम् madhuliḍbhyām	मधुलिड्भ्यः madhuliḍbhyaḥ
Genitive	मधुलिहः madhulihaḥ	मधुलिहोः madhulihoḥ	मधुलिहाम् madhulihām
Locative	मधुलिहि madhulihi	मधुलिहोः madhulihoḥ	मधुलिट्सु madhuliṭsu
Notes	¹Vedic