वीज

Konkani

Etymology

From Maharastri Prakrit 𑀯𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀼 (vijju), from Sanskrit विद्युत् (vidyút, “lightning”). Compare Hindi बिजली (bijlī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋiːd͡z/

Noun

वीज • (vīj) (Latin script viz, Kannada script ವೀಜ್)

1. lightning

   पावस पडताना घरा भायर सरूं नाका - वीज पडूंक शकता

   pāvs paḍtānā gharā bhāyar sarū̃ nākā - vīj paḍūṅk śaktā

   Don't leave the house while it is raining - lightning may strike.

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘪𑘲𑘕𑘳 (vīju), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀯𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀼 (vijju), from Sanskrit विद्युत् (vidyút, “lightning”). Compare Hindi बिजली (bijlī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋid͡z/, [ʋiːd͡z]

Noun

वीज • (vīj̈) f

1. electricity
2. lightning

Derived terms

• विजाणू (vijāṇū, “electron”)
• वीजनिर्मिती (vījnirmitī)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “वीज”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “वीज”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “[1]”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vidyút”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press