ध्वनि
See also: ध्वनी
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit ध्वनि (dhvaní).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /d̪ʱʋə.niː/, [d̪ʱʋɐ.niː]
Noun
ध्वनि • (dhvani) f (Urdu spelling دھونی)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ध्वनि dhvani |
ध्वनियाँ dhvaniyā̃ |
| oblique | ध्वनि dhvani |
ध्वनियों dhvaniyõ |
| vocative | ध्वनि dhvani |
ध्वनियो dhvaniyo |
Derived terms
- ध्वन्यात्मक (dhvanyātmak)
See also
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “ध्वनि”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ধ্বনি (Assamese script)
- ᬥ᭄ᬯᬦᬶ (Balinese script)
- ধ্বনি (Bengali script)
- 𑰠𑰿𑰪𑰡𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀥𑁆𑀯𑀦𑀺 (Brahmi script)
- ဓွနိ (Burmese script)
- ધ્વનિ (Gujarati script)
- ਧ੍ਵਨਿ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌧𑍍𑌵𑌨𑌿 (Grantha script)
- ꦣ꧀ꦮꦤꦶ (Javanese script)
- 𑂡𑂹𑂫𑂢𑂱 (Kaithi script)
- ಧ್ವನಿ (Kannada script)
- ធ្វនិ (Khmer script)
- ຘ຺ວນິ (Lao script)
- ധ്വനി (Malayalam script)
- ᢡᠣᠸᠠᠨᡳ (Manchu script)
- 𑘠𑘿𑘪𑘡𑘱 (Modi script)
- ᢑᠾᢦᠨᠢ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧀𑧠𑧊𑧁𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐢𑑂𑐰𑐣𑐶 (Newa script)
- ଧ୍ଵନି (Odia script)
- ꢤ꣄ꢮꢥꢶ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆣𑇀𑆮𑆤𑆴 (Sharada script)
- 𑖠𑖿𑖪𑖡𑖰 (Siddham script)
- ධ්වනි (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩮 𑪙𑩾𑩯𑩑 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚜𑚶𑚦𑚝𑚮 (Takri script)
- த்⁴வநி (Tamil script)
- ధ్వని (Telugu script)
- ธฺวนิ (Thai script)
- དྷྭ་ནི (Tibetan script)
- 𑒡𑓂𑒫𑒢𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨜𑩇𑨭𑨝𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *dʰwaníṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰwaníš, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwen- (“to make a noise”). Cognate with Old English dyne (whence English din). Related to ध्वनति (dhvánati, “to sound, roar”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /dʱʋɐ.ní/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /d̪ʱʋɐ.n̪i/
Noun
ध्वनि • (dhvaní) stem, m
- sound, echo, noise, voice, tone, tune, thunder
- the sound of a drum
- empty sound without reality
- word
- allusion, hint, implied meaning, poetical style
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ध्वनिः (dhvaníḥ) | ध्वनी (dhvanī́) | ध्वनयः (dhvanáyaḥ) |
| accusative | ध्वनिम् (dhvaním) | ध्वनी (dhvanī́) | ध्वनीन् (dhvanī́n) |
| instrumental | ध्वनिना (dhvanínā) ध्वन्या¹ (dhvanyā́¹) |
ध्वनिभ्याम् (dhvaníbhyām) | ध्वनिभिः (dhvaníbhiḥ) |
| dative | ध्वनये (dhvanáye) | ध्वनिभ्याम् (dhvaníbhyām) | ध्वनिभ्यः (dhvaníbhyaḥ) |
| ablative | ध्वनेः (dhvanéḥ) ध्वन्यः¹ (dhvanyáḥ¹) |
ध्वनिभ्याम् (dhvaníbhyām) | ध्वनिभ्यः (dhvaníbhyaḥ) |
| genitive | ध्वनेः (dhvanéḥ) ध्वन्यः¹ (dhvanyáḥ¹) |
ध्वन्योः (dhvanyóḥ) | ध्वनीनाम् (dhvanīnā́m) |
| locative | ध्वनौ (dhvanaú) ध्वना¹ (dhvanā́¹) |
ध्वन्योः (dhvanyóḥ) | ध्वनिषु (dhvaníṣu) |
| vocative | ध्वने (dhváne) | ध्वनी (dhvánī) | ध्वनयः (dhvánayaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
- Gujarati: ધ્વનિ (dhvani)
- Hindi: ध्वनि (dhvani)
- → Tamil: தொனி (toṉi)
- → Telugu: ధ్వని (dhvani)
- → Kannada: ಧ್ವನಿ (dhvani)
- Bengali: ধ্বনি (dhoni)
- → Malayalam: ധ്വനി (dhvani)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “ध्वनि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0522.