आशी

Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɑː.ʃiː/, [äː.ʃiː]

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit आशी (āśī).

Noun

आशी • (āśīf (rare, formal)

  1. a serpent's fang
  2. a kind of venom
  3. a snake
    Synonyms: साँप (sā̃p), सर्प (sarp), भुजंग (bhujaṅg)
Declension
Declension of आशी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct आशी
āśī
आशियाँ
āśiyā̃
oblique आशी
āśī
आशियों
āśiyõ
vocative आशी
āśī
आशियो
āśiyo

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit आशिन् (āśin). By surface analysis, आश (āś) +‎ -ई ().

Adjective

आशी • (āśī) (indeclinable)

  1. (chiefly in compounds) one who eats
    वाताशीvātāśīsnake (literally, “air-eater”)

Further reading

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit आशिन् (āśin).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.ɕi/, [a.ɕiː]

Adjective

आशी • (āśī) (indeclinable)

  1. (chiefly in compounds) that eats

References

  • Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “आशी”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Clipping of आशीविष (āśīviṣa, a kind of venomous snake).[1]

Noun

आशी • (āśī) stemf

  1. a serpent's fang
  2. a kind of venom
  3. a snake
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:सर्प
Declension
Feminine ī-stem declension of आशी
singular dual plural
nominative आशी (āśī) आश्यौ (āśyau)
आशी¹ (āśī¹)
आश्यः (āśyaḥ)
आशीः¹ (āśīḥ¹)
accusative आशीम् (āśīm) आश्यौ (āśyau)
आशी¹ (āśī¹)
आशीः (āśīḥ)
instrumental आश्या (āśyā) आशीभ्याम् (āśībhyām) आशीभिः (āśībhiḥ)
dative आश्यै (āśyai) आशीभ्याम् (āśībhyām) आशीभ्यः (āśībhyaḥ)
ablative आश्याः (āśyāḥ)
आश्यै² (āśyai²)
आशीभ्याम् (āśībhyām) आशीभ्यः (āśībhyaḥ)
genitive आश्याः (āśyāḥ)
आश्यै² (āśyai²)
आश्योः (āśyoḥ) आशीनाम् (āśīnām)
locative आश्याम् (āśyām) आश्योः (āśyoḥ) आशीषु (āśīṣu)
vocative आशि (āśi) आश्यौ (āśyau)
आशी¹ (āśī¹)
आश्यः (āśyaḥ)
आशीः¹ (āśīḥ¹)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

Etymology 2

From आ- (ā-) +‎ शी (śī, to sleep, root).

Root

आशी • (āśī)

  1. to lie or rest on or round
Derived terms
  • आशय (āśaya)
  • आशयन् (āśayan)
  • आशयाम् (āśayām)
  • आशये (āśaye)
  • आशीशयत् (āśīśayat)
  • आशेरते (āśerate)

Etymology 3

See आशिस् (āśis).

Noun

आशी • (āśī) stemf

  1. alternative form of आशिस् (āśis, blessing, benediction)

References

  1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 179