वीचि
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वीचि (vī́ci). Doublet of बीच (bīc, “middle”), which also derived from the Sanskrit root *व्यञ्च् (vyañc).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
वीचि • (vīci) f (rare, formal)
Declension edit
Declension of वीचि (fem i-stem)
References edit
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “वीचि”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
Sanskrit edit
Alternative scripts edit
Alternative scripts
- ৱীচি (Assamese script)
- ᬯᬷᬘᬶ (Balinese script)
- বীচি (Bengali script)
- 𑰪𑰱𑰓𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀯𑀻𑀘𑀺 (Brahmi script)
- ဝီစိ (Burmese script)
- વીચિ (Gujarati script)
- ਵੀਚਿ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌵𑍀𑌚𑌿 (Grantha script)
- ꦮꦷꦕꦶ (Javanese script)
- 𑂫𑂲𑂒𑂱 (Kaithi script)
- ವೀಚಿ (Kannada script)
- វីចិ (Khmer script)
- ວີຈິ (Lao script)
- വീചി (Malayalam script)
- ᠸᡳᡳᢜᡳ (Manchu script)
- 𑘪𑘲𑘓𑘱 (Modi script)
- ᠸᠢᠢᢋᠢ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧊𑧓𑦳𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐰𑐷𑐔𑐶 (Newa script)
- ଵୀଚି (Odia script)
- ꢮꢷꢗꢶ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆮𑆵𑆖𑆴 (Sharada script)
- 𑖪𑖱𑖓𑖰 (Siddham script)
- වීචි (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩾𑩑𑩛𑩡𑩑 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚦𑚯𑚏𑚮 (Takri script)
- வீசி (Tamil script)
- వీచి (Telugu script)
- วีจิ (Thai script)
- ཝཱི་ཙི (Tibetan script)
- 𑒫𑒲𑒔𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨭𑨁𑨊𑨣𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology edit
Derived from the root *व्यञ्च् (vyañc), from वि- (vi-) + अञ्च् (añc).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
वीचि • (vī́ci) stem, f
- going or leading aside or astray, aberration, deceit, seduction
- a wave, ripple
- name of a subdivision of a chapter
- name of a particular hell
Declension edit
| Feminine i-stem declension of वीचि (vī́ci) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | वीचिः vī́ciḥ |
वीची vī́cī |
वीचयः vī́cayaḥ |
| Vocative | वीचे vī́ce |
वीची vī́cī |
वीचयः vī́cayaḥ |
| Accusative | वीचिम् vī́cim |
वीची vī́cī |
वीचीः vī́cīḥ |
| Instrumental | वीच्या / वीची¹ vī́cyā / vī́cī¹ |
वीचिभ्याम् vī́cibhyām |
वीचिभिः vī́cibhiḥ |
| Dative | वीचये / वीच्यै² / वीची¹ vī́caye / vī́cyai² / vī́cī¹ |
वीचिभ्याम् vī́cibhyām |
वीचिभ्यः vī́cibhyaḥ |
| Ablative | वीचेः / वीच्याः² / वीच्यै³ vī́ceḥ / vī́cyāḥ² / vī́cyai³ |
वीचिभ्याम् vī́cibhyām |
वीचिभ्यः vī́cibhyaḥ |
| Genitive | वीचेः / वीच्याः² / वीच्यै³ vī́ceḥ / vī́cyāḥ² / vī́cyai³ |
वीच्योः vī́cyoḥ |
वीचीनाम् vī́cīnām |
| Locative | वीचौ / वीच्याम्² / वीचा¹ vī́cau / vī́cyām² / vī́cā¹ |
वीच्योः vī́cyoḥ |
वीचिषु vī́ciṣu |
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References edit
- Monier Williams (1899) “वीचि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1004/3.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vīcya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press