स्थवि

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• স্থৱি (Assamese script)
• ᬲ᭄ᬣᬯᬶ (Balinese script)
• স্থবি (Bengali script)
• 𑰭𑰿𑰞𑰪𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀲𑁆𑀣𑀯𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• သ္ထဝိ (Burmese script)
• સ્થવિ (Gujarati script)
• ਸ੍ਥਵਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌵𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦱ꧀ꦡꦮꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂮𑂹𑂟𑂫𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಸ್ಥವಿ (Kannada script)
• ស្ថវិ (Khmer script)
• ສ຺ຖວິ (Lao script)
• സ്ഥവി (Malayalam script)
• ᠰᡨᠠᠸᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘭𑘿𑘞𑘪𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠰᠲᠠᠸᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧍𑧠𑦾𑧊𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐳𑑂𑐠𑐰𑐶 (Newa script)
• ସ୍ଥଵି (Odia script)
• ꢱ꣄ꢢꢮꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆱𑇀𑆡𑆮𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖭𑖿𑖞𑖪𑖰 (Siddham script)
• ස‍්ථවි (Sinhalese script)
• 𑪁 𑪙𑩬𑩾𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚨𑚶𑚚𑚦𑚮 (Takri script)
• ஸ்த²வி (Tamil script)
• స్థవి (Telugu script)
• สฺถวิ (Thai script)
• སྠ་ཝི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒮𑓂𑒟𑒫𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨰𑩇𑨚𑨭𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

The origin is unknown. Perhaps connected to स्थिवि (sthivi, “(prob.) a bushel or ear or grain”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /stʰɐ.ʋi/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈs̪t̪ʰɐ.ʋi/

Noun

स्थवि • (sthavi) stem, m

1. a sack, bag

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of स्थवि (sthavi)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	स्थविः sthaviḥ	स्थवी sthavī	स्थवयः sthavayaḥ
Vocative	स्थवे sthave	स्थवी sthavī	स्थवयः sthavayaḥ
Accusative	स्थविम् sthavim	स्थवी sthavī	स्थवीन् sthavīn
Instrumental	स्थविना / स्थव्या¹ sthavinā / sthavyā¹	स्थविभ्याम् sthavibhyām	स्थविभिः sthavibhiḥ
Dative	स्थवये sthavaye	स्थविभ्याम् sthavibhyām	स्थविभ्यः sthavibhyaḥ
Ablative	स्थवेः / स्थव्यः¹ sthaveḥ / sthavyaḥ¹	स्थविभ्याम् sthavibhyām	स्थविभ्यः sthavibhyaḥ
Genitive	स्थवेः / स्थव्यः¹ sthaveḥ / sthavyaḥ¹	स्थव्योः sthavyoḥ	स्थवीनाम् sthavīnām
Locative	स्थवौ / स्थवा¹ sthavau / sthavā¹	स्थव्योः sthavyoḥ	स्थविषु sthaviṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “स्थवि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1265/2.
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 524-525
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1976) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 530