ग्रामचर्या
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit ग्रामचर्या (grāmacaryā). By surface analysis, ग्राम (grām) + चर्या (caryā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡɾɑːm.t͡ʃəɾ.jɑː/, [ɡɾä̃ːm.t͡ʃɐɾ.jäː]
Noun
ग्रामचर्या • (grāmcaryā) f
- (rare, formal) sexual intercourse
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:संभोग
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ग्रामचर्या grāmcaryā |
ग्रामचर्याएँ grāmcaryāẽ |
| oblique | ग्रामचर्या grāmcaryā |
ग्रामचर्याओं grāmcaryāõ |
| vocative | ग्रामचर्या grāmcaryā |
ग्रामचर्याओ grāmcaryāo |
Further reading
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “ग्रामचर्या”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- গ্ৰামচৰ্যা (Assamese script)
- ᬕ᭄ᬭᬵᬫᬘᬃᬬᬵ (Balinese script)
- গ্রামচর্যা (Bengali script)
- 𑰐𑰿𑰨𑰯𑰦𑰓𑰨𑰿𑰧𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀕𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀫𑀘𑀭𑁆𑀬𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- ဂြာမစရျာ (Burmese script)
- ગ્રામચર્યા (Gujarati script)
- ਗ੍ਰਾਮਚਰ੍ਯਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌮𑌚𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌾 (Grantha script)
- ꦒꦿꦴꦩꦕꦫꦾꦴ (Javanese script)
- 𑂏𑂹𑂩𑂰𑂧𑂒𑂩𑂹𑂨𑂰 (Kaithi script)
- ಗ್ರಾಮಚರ್ಯಾ (Kannada script)
- គ្រាមចយ៌ា (Khmer script)
- ຄ຺ຣາມຈຣ຺ຍາ (Lao script)
- ഗ്രാമചര്യാ (Malayalam script)
- ᡤᡵᠠ᠊ᠠᠮᠠᢜᠠᡵᠶᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- 𑘐𑘿𑘨𑘰𑘦𑘓𑘨𑘿𑘧𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᠺᠷᠠᢗᠮᠠᢋᠠᠷᠶᠠᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦰𑧠𑧈𑧑𑧆𑦳𑧈𑧠𑧇𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐐𑑂𑐬𑐵𑐩𑐔𑐬𑑂𑐫𑐵 (Newa script)
- ଗ୍ରାମଚର୍ଯା (Odia script)
- ꢔ꣄ꢬꢵꢪꢗꢬ꣄ꢫꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆓𑇀𑆫𑆳𑆩𑆖𑆫𑇀𑆪𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖐𑖿𑖨𑖯𑖦𑖓𑖨𑖿𑖧𑖯 (Siddham script)
- ග්රාමචර්යා (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩞 𑪙𑩼𑩛𑩴𑩡𑩼 𑪙𑩻𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚌𑚶𑚤𑚭𑚢𑚏𑚤𑚶𑚣𑚭 (Takri script)
- க்³ராமசர்யா (Tamil script)
- గ్రామచర్యా (Telugu script)
- คฺรามจรฺยา (Thai script)
- གྲཱ་མ་ཙ་རྱཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒑𑓂𑒩𑒰𑒧𑒔𑒩𑓂𑒨𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨍𑩇𑨫𑨊𑨢𑨣𑨫𑩇𑨪𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From ग्राम (grā́ma, “village”) + चर्या (caryā, “custom”), literally “a village's custom”.
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɡɾɑː.mɐ.t͡ɕɐɾ.jɑː/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɡɾɑː.mɐ.t͡ɕɐɾ.jɑː/
Noun
ग्रामचर्या • (grāmacaryā) stem, f
- sexual intercourse
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:रति
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ग्रामचर्या (grāmacaryā) | ग्रामचर्ये (grāmacarye) | ग्रामचर्याः (grāmacaryāḥ) |
| accusative | ग्रामचर्याम् (grāmacaryām) | ग्रामचर्ये (grāmacarye) | ग्रामचर्याः (grāmacaryāḥ) |
| instrumental | ग्रामचर्यया (grāmacaryayā) ग्रामचर्या¹ (grāmacaryā¹) |
ग्रामचर्याभ्याम् (grāmacaryābhyām) | ग्रामचर्याभिः (grāmacaryābhiḥ) |
| dative | ग्रामचर्यायै (grāmacaryāyai) | ग्रामचर्याभ्याम् (grāmacaryābhyām) | ग्रामचर्याभ्यः (grāmacaryābhyaḥ) |
| ablative | ग्रामचर्यायाः (grāmacaryāyāḥ) ग्रामचर्यायै² (grāmacaryāyai²) |
ग्रामचर्याभ्याम् (grāmacaryābhyām) | ग्रामचर्याभ्यः (grāmacaryābhyaḥ) |
| genitive | ग्रामचर्यायाः (grāmacaryāyāḥ) ग्रामचर्यायै² (grāmacaryāyai²) |
ग्रामचर्ययोः (grāmacaryayoḥ) | ग्रामचर्याणाम् (grāmacaryāṇām) |
| locative | ग्रामचर्यायाम् (grāmacaryāyām) | ग्रामचर्ययोः (grāmacaryayoḥ) | ग्रामचर्यासु (grāmacaryāsu) |
| vocative | ग्रामचर्ये (grāmacarye) | ग्रामचर्ये (grāmacarye) | ग्रामचर्याः (grāmacaryāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899) “ग्रामचर्या”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 373.