परमाणु

See also: प्रमाण and परिमाण

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit परमाणु (paramāṇu). Equivalent to परम (param, “ultimate”) +‎ अणु (aṇu, “particle, atom”).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /pəɾ.mɑː.ɳuː/, [pɐɾ.mäː.ɳuː]

Noun

परमाणु • (parmāṇu) m

(Ājīvika, Vaiśeṣika) paramanu, atoms composing the classical elements
(Jainism) paramanu, the smallest, indivisible part of पुद्गल (pudgal)
(historical, time) a short measure of time, given various definitions
(chemistry, physics) atom

Declension

Declension of *परमाणु* (masc u-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	परमाणु parmāṇu	परमाणु parmāṇu
oblique	परमाणु parmāṇu	परमाणुओं parmāṇuõ
vocative	परमाणु parmāṇu	परमाणुओ parmāṇuo

Descendants

Fiji Hindi: परमाणु (parmāṇu)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

পৰমাণু (Assamese script)
ᬧᬭᬫᬵᬡᬸ (Balinese script)
পরমাণু (Bengali script)
𑰢𑰨𑰦𑰯𑰜𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀧𑀭𑀫𑀸𑀡𑀼 (Brahmi script)
ပရမာဏု (Burmese script)
પરમાણુ (Gujarati script)
ਪਰਮਾਣੁ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌣𑍁 (Grantha script)
ꦥꦫꦩꦴꦟꦸ (Javanese script)
𑂣𑂩𑂧𑂰𑂝𑂳 (Kaithi script)
ಪರಮಾಣು (Kannada script)
បរមាណុ (Khmer script)
ປຣມາຓຸ (Lao script)
പരമാണു (Malayalam script)
ᢒᠠᡵᠠᠮᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢏᡠ (Manchu script)
𑘢𑘨𑘦𑘰𑘜𑘳 (Modi script)
ᢒᠠᠷᠠᠮᠠᢗᢏᠤ (Mongolian script)
𑧂𑧈𑧆𑧑𑦼𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
𑐥𑐬𑐩𑐵𑐞𑐸 (Newa script)
ପରମାଣୁ (Odia script)
ꢦꢬꢪꢵꢠꢸ (Saurashtra script)
𑆥𑆫𑆩𑆳𑆟𑆶 (Sharada script)
𑖢𑖨𑖦𑖯𑖜𑖲 (Siddham script)
පරමාණු (Sinhalese script)
𑩰𑩼𑩴𑩛𑩪𑩒 (Soyombo script)
𑚞𑚤𑚢𑚭𑚘𑚰 (Takri script)
பரமாணு (Tamil script)
పరమాణు (Telugu script)
ปรมาณุ (Thai script)
པ་ར་མཱ་ཎུ (Tibetan script)
𑒣𑒩𑒧𑒰𑒝𑒳 (Tirhuta script)
𑨞𑨫𑨢𑨊𑨘𑨃 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Compound of परम (parama, “ultimate”) +‎ अणु (aṇu, “particle, atom”).

Noun

परमाणु • (paramāṇu) stem, m

atom; an infinitesimal particle

Declension

Masculine u-stem declension of परमाणु
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	परमाणुः (paramāṇuḥ)	परमाणू (paramāṇū)	परमाणवः (paramāṇavaḥ)
accusative	परमाणुम् (paramāṇum)	परमाणू (paramāṇū)	परमाणून् (paramāṇūn)
instrumental	परमाणुणा (paramāṇuṇā)	परमाणुभ्याम् (paramāṇubhyām)	परमाणुभिः (paramāṇubhiḥ)
dative	परमाणवे (paramāṇave)	परमाणुभ्याम् (paramāṇubhyām)	परमाणुभ्यः (paramāṇubhyaḥ)
ablative	परमाणोः (paramāṇoḥ)	परमाणुभ्याम् (paramāṇubhyām)	परमाणुभ्यः (paramāṇubhyaḥ)
genitive	परमाणोः (paramāṇoḥ)	परमाण्वोः (paramāṇvoḥ)	परमाणूणाम् (paramāṇūṇām)
locative	परमाणौ (paramāṇau)	परमाण्वोः (paramāṇvoḥ)	परमाणुषु (paramāṇuṣu)
vocative	परमाणो (paramāṇo)	परमाणू (paramāṇū)	परमाणवः (paramāṇavaḥ)

Descendants

→ Classical Mongolian: ᠪᠡ᠊ᠷ᠊ᠮ‍ᠠ‍‍ᠨ᠋‍ᠣ (be-r-m‍a‍‍n‍o‍)
- Mongolian: барамна (baramna)
→ Hindi: परमाणु (parmāṇu)
→ Khmer: បរមាណូ (paʼraʼmaanou)
→ Punjabi: ਪਰਮਾਣੂ (parmāṇū)
→ Tamil: பரமாணு (paramāṇu), அணு (aṇu)
→ Thai: ปรมาณู (bpàrámaanuu)