व्यायम्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৱ্যায়ম্ (Assamese script)
• ᬯ᭄ᬬᬵᬬᬫ᭄ (Balinese script)
• ব্যায়ম্ (Bengali script)
• 𑰪𑰿𑰧𑰯𑰧𑰦𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀯𑁆𑀬𑀸𑀬𑀫𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• ဝျာယမ် (Burmese script)
• વ્યાયમ્ (Gujarati script)
• ਵ੍ਯਾਯਮ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌮𑍍 (Grantha script)
• ꦮꦾꦴꦪꦩ꧀ (Javanese script)
• 𑂫𑂹𑂨𑂰𑂨𑂧𑂹 (Kaithi script)
• ವ್ಯಾಯಮ್ (Kannada script)
• វ្យាយម៑ (Khmer script)
• ວ຺ຍາຍມ຺ (Lao script)
• വ്യായമ് (Malayalam script)
• ᠸᠶᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠶᠠᠮ (Manchu script)
• 𑘪𑘿𑘧𑘰𑘧𑘦𑘿 (Modi script)
• ᠸᠶ᠋ᠠᢗᠶ᠋ᠠᠮ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧊𑧠𑧇𑧑𑧇𑧆𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐰𑑂𑐫𑐵𑐫𑐩𑑂 (Newa script)
• ଵ୍ଯାଯମ୍ (Odia script)
• ꢮ꣄ꢫꢵꢫꢪ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆮𑇀𑆪𑆳𑆪𑆩𑇀 (Sharada script)
• 𑖪𑖿𑖧𑖯𑖧𑖦𑖿 (Siddham script)
• ව්‍යායම් (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩾 𑪙𑩻𑩛𑩻𑩴 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚦𑚶𑚣𑚭𑚣𑚢𑚶 (Takri script)
• வ்யாயம் (Tamil script)
• వ్యాయమ్ (Telugu script)
• วฺยายมฺ (Thai script)
• ཝྱཱ་ཡ་མ྄ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒫𑓂𑒨𑒰𑒨𑒧𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨭𑩇𑨪𑨊𑨪𑨢𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From वि- (vi-) +‎ आयम् (āyam).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋjɑː.jɐm/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈʋjɑː.jɐm/

Root

व्यायम् • (vyāyam)

1. to pull or drag or draw asunder, extend
2. to sport or dally with (locative case)
3. to struggle or contend about (locative case)
4. fight together, make efforts, strive, endeavour
5. to cause to stretch out or struggle, make great effort or exertion, take exercise

Derived terms

• व्यायाम (vyāyāmá)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “व्यायम्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1038.