वाङ्मय

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वाङ्मय (vāṅmaya).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʋɑːŋ.məj/, [ʋä̃ːŋ.mɐj]

Noun

वाङ्मय • (vāṅmay) m

1. speech, eloquence, rhetoric
2. literature

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “वाङ्मय”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “वाङ्मय”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৱাঙ্ময় (Assamese script)
• ᬯᬵᬗ᭄ᬫᬬ (Balinese script)
• বাঙ্ময় (Bengali script)
• 𑰪𑰯𑰒𑰿𑰦𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀯𑀸𑀗𑁆𑀫𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• ဝါင်္မယ (Burmese script)
• વાઙ્મય (Gujarati script)
• ਵਾਙ੍ਮਯ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌵𑌾𑌙𑍍𑌮𑌯 (Grantha script)
• ꦮꦴꦔ꧀ꦩꦪ (Javanese script)
• 𑂫𑂰𑂑𑂹𑂧𑂨 (Kaithi script)
• ವಾಙ್ಮಯ (Kannada script)
• វាង្មយ (Khmer script)
• ວາງ຺ມຍ (Lao script)
• വാങ്മയ (Malayalam script)
• ᠸᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢛᠮᠠᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘪𑘰𑘒𑘿𑘦𑘧 (Modi script)
• ᠸᠠᢗᢊᠮᠠᠶ᠋ᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧊𑧑𑦲𑧠𑧆𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐰𑐵𑐒𑑂𑐩𑐫 (Newa script)
• ଵାଙ୍ମଯ (Odia script)
• ꢮꢵꢖ꣄ꢪꢫ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆮𑆳𑆕𑇀𑆩𑆪 (Sharada script)
• 𑖪𑖯𑖒𑖿𑖦𑖧 (Siddham script)
• වාඞ‍්මය (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩾𑩛𑩠 𑪙𑩴𑩻 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚦𑚭𑚎𑚶𑚢𑚣 (Takri script)
• வாங்மய (Tamil script)
• వాఙ్మయ (Telugu script)
• วางฺมย (Thai script)
• ཝཱ་ངྨ་ཡ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒫𑒰𑒓𑓂𑒧𑒨 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨭𑨊𑨏𑩇𑨢𑨪 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Compound of वाङ् (vāṅ) +‎ मय (maya).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋɑːŋ.mɐ.jɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑːŋ.mɐ.jɐ/

Adjective

वाङ्मय • (vāṅmáya) stem

1. eloquent, rhetorical

Noun

वाङ्मय • (vāṅmáya) stem, m or n

1. speech, eloquence, rhetoric
2. literature

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of वाङ्मय (vāṅmáya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	वाङ्मयः vāṅmáyaḥ	वाङ्मयौ / वाङ्मया¹ vāṅmáyau / vāṅmáyā¹	वाङ्मयाः / वाङ्मयासः¹ vāṅmáyāḥ / vāṅmáyāsaḥ¹
Vocative	वाङ्मय vā́ṅmaya	वाङ्मयौ / वाङ्मया¹ vā́ṅmayau / vā́ṅmayā¹	वाङ्मयाः / वाङ्मयासः¹ vā́ṅmayāḥ / vā́ṅmayāsaḥ¹
Accusative	वाङ्मयम् vāṅmáyam	वाङ्मयौ / वाङ्मया¹ vāṅmáyau / vāṅmáyā¹	वाङ्मयान् vāṅmáyān
Instrumental	वाङ्मयेन vāṅmáyena	वाङ्मयाभ्याम् vāṅmáyābhyām	वाङ्मयैः / वाङ्मयेभिः¹ vāṅmáyaiḥ / vāṅmáyebhiḥ¹
Dative	वाङ्मयाय vāṅmáyāya	वाङ्मयाभ्याम् vāṅmáyābhyām	वाङ्मयेभ्यः vāṅmáyebhyaḥ
Ablative	वाङ्मयात् vāṅmáyāt	वाङ्मयाभ्याम् vāṅmáyābhyām	वाङ्मयेभ्यः vāṅmáyebhyaḥ
Genitive	वाङ्मयस्य vāṅmáyasya	वाङ्मययोः vāṅmáyayoḥ	वाङ्मयानाम् vāṅmáyānām
Locative	वाङ्मये vāṅmáye	वाङ्मययोः vāṅmáyayoḥ	वाङ्मयेषु vāṅmáyeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Neuter a-stem declension of वाङ्मय (vāṅmáya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	वाङ्मयम् vāṅmáyam	वाङ्मये vāṅmáye	वाङ्मयानि / वाङ्मया¹ vāṅmáyāni / vāṅmáyā¹
Vocative	वाङ्मय vā́ṅmaya	वाङ्मये vā́ṅmaye	वाङ्मयानि / वाङ्मया¹ vā́ṅmayāni / vā́ṅmayā¹
Accusative	वाङ्मयम् vāṅmáyam	वाङ्मये vāṅmáye	वाङ्मयानि / वाङ्मया¹ vāṅmáyāni / vāṅmáyā¹
Instrumental	वाङ्मयेन vāṅmáyena	वाङ्मयाभ्याम् vāṅmáyābhyām	वाङ्मयैः / वाङ्मयेभिः¹ vāṅmáyaiḥ / vāṅmáyebhiḥ¹
Dative	वाङ्मयाय vāṅmáyāya	वाङ्मयाभ्याम् vāṅmáyābhyām	वाङ्मयेभ्यः vāṅmáyebhyaḥ
Ablative	वाङ्मयात् vāṅmáyāt	वाङ्मयाभ्याम् vāṅmáyābhyām	वाङ्मयेभ्यः vāṅmáyebhyaḥ
Genitive	वाङ्मयस्य vāṅmáyasya	वाङ्मययोः vāṅmáyayoḥ	वाङ्मयानाम् vāṅmáyānām
Locative	वाङ्मये vāṅmáye	वाङ्मययोः vāṅmáyayoḥ	वाङ्मयेषु vāṅmáyeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Hindi: वाङ्मय (vāṅmay)
• → Malayalam: വാങ്മയം (vāṅmayaṁ)
• → Marathi: वाङ्मय (vāṅmay)
• → Telugu: వాఙ్మయము (vāṅmayamu), వాఙ్మయం (vāṅmayaṁ)

References

• “वाङ्म॑य” in Carl Cappeller, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary: Based upon the St. Petersburg Lexicons, Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, 1891, →OCLC, page 482, column 2.
• Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “वाङ्मय”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press, page 275
• Monier Williams (1899) “वाङ्मय”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 937, column 2.
• Horace Hayman Wilson, A dictionary in Sanscrit and English, 2nd ed., Calcutta: Education Press, Circular Road, 1832, page 747