ऊर्ध्ववायु
Hindi
Alternative forms
- ऊर्ध्व-वायु (ūrdhva-vāyu)
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit ऊर्ध्ववायु (ūrdhvavāyu). By surface analysis, ऊर्ध्व (ūrdhva) + वायु (vāyu).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /uːɾ.d̪ʱʋə.ʋɑː.juː/, [uːɾ.d̪ʱʋɐ.ʋäː.juː]
Noun
ऊर्ध्ववायु • (ūrdhvavāyu) f
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ऊर्ध्ववायु ūrdhvavāyu |
ऊर्ध्ववायुएँ ūrdhvavāyuẽ |
| oblique | ऊर्ध्ववायु ūrdhvavāyu |
ऊर्ध्ववायुओं ūrdhvavāyuõ |
| vocative | ऊर्ध्ववायु ūrdhvavāyu |
ऊर्ध्ववायुओ ūrdhvavāyuo |
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ঊৰ্ধ্বৱায়ু (Assamese script)
- ᬊᬃᬥ᭄ᬯᬯᬵᬬᬸ (Balinese script)
- ঊর্ধ্ববায়ু (Bengali script)
- 𑰅𑰨𑰿𑰠𑰿𑰪𑰪𑰯𑰧𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀊𑀭𑁆𑀥𑁆𑀯𑀯𑀸𑀬𑀼 (Brahmi script)
- ဦရ်္ဓွဝါယု (Burmese script)
- ઊર્ધ્વવાયુ (Gujarati script)
- ਊਰ੍ਧ੍ਵਵਾਯੁ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌊𑌰𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍁 (Grantha script)
- ꦈꦴꦂꦣ꧀ꦮꦮꦴꦪꦸ (Javanese script)
- 𑂈𑂩𑂹𑂡𑂹𑂫𑂫𑂰𑂨𑂳 (Kaithi script)
- ಊರ್ಧ್ವವಾಯು (Kannada script)
- ឩធ៌្វវាយុ (Khmer script)
- ອູຣ຺ຘ຺ວວາຍຸ (Lao script)
- ഊര്ധ്വവായു (Malayalam script)
- ᡠᡠᡵᢡᠣᠸᠠᠸᠠ᠊ᠠᠶᡠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘅𑘨𑘿𑘠𑘿𑘪𑘪𑘰𑘧𑘳 (Modi script)
- ᠤᠤᠷᢑᠾᢦᠸᠠᢗᠶ᠋ᠤ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦥𑧈𑧠𑧀𑧠𑧊𑧊𑧑𑧇𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐅𑐬𑑂𑐢𑑂𑐰𑐰𑐵𑐫𑐸 (Newa script)
- ଊର୍ଧ୍ଵଵାଯୁ (Odia script)
- ꢇꢬ꣄ꢤ꣄ꢮꢮꢵꢫꢸ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆈𑆫𑇀𑆣𑇀𑆮𑆮𑆳𑆪𑆶 (Sharada script)
- 𑖅𑖨𑖿𑖠𑖿𑖪𑖪𑖯𑖧𑖲 (Siddham script)
- ඌර්ධ්වවායු (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩐𑩒𑩛𑩼 𑪙𑩮 𑪙𑩾𑩾𑩛𑩻𑩒 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚅𑚤𑚶𑚜𑚶𑚦𑚦𑚭𑚣𑚰 (Takri script)
- ஊர்த்⁴வவாயு (Tamil script)
- ఊర్ధ్వవాయు (Telugu script)
- อูรฺธฺววายุ (Thai script)
- ཨཱུ་རྡྷྭ་ཝཱ་ཡུ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒆𑒩𑓂𑒡𑓂𑒫𑒫𑒰𑒨𑒳 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨀𑨃𑨊𑨫𑩇𑨜𑩇𑨭𑨭𑨊𑨪𑨃 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From ऊर्ध्व (ūrdhvá, “raised, elevated, high, above”) + वायु (vāyú, “wind”), literally “the air above”.
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /uːɾdʱ.ʋɐ.ʋɑː.ju/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /uːɾd̪ʱ.ʋɐ.ʋɑː.ju/
Noun
ऊर्ध्ववायु • (ūrdhvavāyu) stem, m
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ऊर्ध्ववायुः (ūrdhvavāyuḥ) | ऊर्ध्ववायू (ūrdhvavāyū) | ऊर्ध्ववायवः (ūrdhvavāyavaḥ) |
| accusative | ऊर्ध्ववायुम् (ūrdhvavāyum) | ऊर्ध्ववायू (ūrdhvavāyū) | ऊर्ध्ववायून् (ūrdhvavāyūn) |
| instrumental | ऊर्ध्ववायुना (ūrdhvavāyunā) ऊर्ध्ववाय्वा¹ (ūrdhvavāyvā¹) |
ऊर्ध्ववायुभ्याम् (ūrdhvavāyubhyām) | ऊर्ध्ववायुभिः (ūrdhvavāyubhiḥ) |
| dative | ऊर्ध्ववायवे (ūrdhvavāyave) ऊर्ध्ववाय्वे¹ (ūrdhvavāyve¹) |
ऊर्ध्ववायुभ्याम् (ūrdhvavāyubhyām) | ऊर्ध्ववायुभ्यः (ūrdhvavāyubhyaḥ) |
| ablative | ऊर्ध्ववायोः (ūrdhvavāyoḥ) ऊर्ध्ववाय्वः¹ (ūrdhvavāyvaḥ¹) |
ऊर्ध्ववायुभ्याम् (ūrdhvavāyubhyām) | ऊर्ध्ववायुभ्यः (ūrdhvavāyubhyaḥ) |
| genitive | ऊर्ध्ववायोः (ūrdhvavāyoḥ) ऊर्ध्ववाय्वः¹ (ūrdhvavāyvaḥ¹) |
ऊर्ध्ववाय्वोः (ūrdhvavāyvoḥ) | ऊर्ध्ववायूनाम् (ūrdhvavāyūnām) |
| locative | ऊर्ध्ववायौ (ūrdhvavāyau) | ऊर्ध्ववाय्वोः (ūrdhvavāyvoḥ) | ऊर्ध्ववायुषु (ūrdhvavāyuṣu) |
| vocative | ऊर्ध्ववायो (ūrdhvavāyo) | ऊर्ध्ववायू (ūrdhvavāyū) | ऊर्ध्ववायवः (ūrdhvavāyavaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
Further reading
- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “ऊर्ध्ववायु”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan