प्रभाकीट
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Classical Sanskrit प्रभाकीट (prabhākīṭa). Equivalent to प्रभा (prabhā) + कीट (kīṭ).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /pɾə.bʱɑː.kiːʈ/, [pɾɐ.bʱäː.kiːʈ]
Noun
प्रभाकीट • (prabhākīṭ) m[1][2][3][4][5][6]
- (literary, rare) firefly
- Synonyms: पटबीजना (paṭbījnā), किर्मक-ए-शब-ताब (kirmak-e-śab-tāb), खद्योत (khadyot), ज्योतिरिंगण (jyotiriṅgaṇ), जुगनू (jugnū)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | प्रभाकीट prabhākīṭ |
प्रभाकीट prabhākīṭ |
| oblique | प्रभाकीट prabhākīṭ |
प्रभाकीटों prabhākīṭõ |
| vocative | प्रभाकीट prabhākīṭ |
प्रभाकीटो prabhākīṭo |
References
- ^ Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “प्रभाकीट”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- ^ Platts, John T. (1884) “prabhā-kīṭ”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- ^ “प्रभाकीट”, in Hindi Dictionary: For the Use of Schools (in Hindi), India: Calcutta School-book and Vernacular Literature Society, 1863, page 203.
- ^ Miśra, Chailabihārī, “प्रभाकीट”, in Abhinava Hindī-An̐grezī-Hindī kośa [Modern Hindi-English Dictionary], Āloka Bhāratī, 1991, page 145.
- ^ Vimlesh Kumar Shastri, “प्रभाकीट”, in Hindi Samantar Kosh [Hindi parallel dictionary], India: Diamond Pocket Books (P) Limited, page 147.
- ^ YCT Expert Team, “प्रभाकीट”, in अध्ययन सामग्री [Study Material] (in Hindi): YOUTH COMPETITION TIMES, page 17.
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- প্ৰভাকীট (Assamese script)
- ᬧ᭄ᬭᬪᬵᬓᬷᬝ (Balinese script)
- প্রভাকীট (Bengali script)
- 𑰢𑰿𑰨𑰥𑰯𑰎𑰱𑰘 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀪𑀸𑀓𑀻𑀝 (Brahmi script)
- ပြဘာကီဋ (Burmese script)
- પ્રભાકીટ (Gujarati script)
- ਪ੍ਰਭਾਕੀਟ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑌾𑌕𑍀𑌟 (Grantha script)
- ꦥꦿꦨꦴꦏꦷꦛ (Javanese script)
- 𑂣𑂹𑂩𑂦𑂰𑂍𑂲𑂗 (Kaithi script)
- ಪ್ರಭಾಕೀಟ (Kannada script)
- ប្រភាកីដ (Khmer script)
- ປ຺ຣຠາກີຏ (Lao script)
- പ്രഭാകീട (Malayalam script)
- ᢒᡵᠠᢨᠠ᠊ᠠᡬᡳᡳᢞᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘢𑘿𑘨𑘥𑘰𑘎𑘲𑘘 (Modi script)
- ᢒᠷᠠᠪᠾᠠᢗᢉᠢᠢᢌᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧂𑧠𑧈𑧅𑧑𑦮𑧓𑦸 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐥𑑂𑐬𑐨𑐵𑐎𑐷𑐚 (Newa script)
- ପ୍ରଭାକୀଟ (Odia script)
- ꢦ꣄ꢬꢩꢵꢒꢷꢜ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆥𑇀𑆫𑆨𑆳𑆑𑆵𑆛 (Sharada script)
- 𑖢𑖿𑖨𑖥𑖯𑖎𑖱𑖘 (Siddham script)
- ප්රභාකීට (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩰 𑪙𑩼𑩳𑩛𑩜𑩑𑩛𑩦 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚞𑚶𑚤𑚡𑚭𑚊𑚯𑚔 (Takri script)
- ப்ரப⁴ாகீட (Tamil script)
- ప్రభాకీట (Telugu script)
- ปฺรภากีฏ (Thai script)
- པྲ་བྷཱ་ཀཱི་ཊ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒣𑓂𑒩𑒦𑒰𑒏𑒲𑒙 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨞𑩇𑨫𑨡𑨊𑨋𑨁𑨊𑨔 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Compound of प्रभा (prabhā́, “light”) + कीट (kīṭá, “insect”), literally “light-insect”.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /pɾɐ.bʱɑː.kiː.ʈɐ/
Noun
प्रभाकीट • (prabhākīṭa) stem, m [1][2][3][4][5]
- (Classical Sanskrit) a firefly
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:खद्योत
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | प्रभाकीटः (prabhākīṭaḥ) | प्रभाकीटौ (prabhākīṭau) | प्रभाकीटाः (prabhākīṭāḥ) |
| accusative | प्रभाकीटम् (prabhākīṭam) | प्रभाकीटौ (prabhākīṭau) | प्रभाकीटान् (prabhākīṭān) |
| instrumental | प्रभाकीटेन (prabhākīṭena) | प्रभाकीटाभ्याम् (prabhākīṭābhyām) | प्रभाकीटैः (prabhākīṭaiḥ) |
| dative | प्रभाकीटाय (prabhākīṭāya) | प्रभाकीटाभ्याम् (prabhākīṭābhyām) | प्रभाकीटेभ्यः (prabhākīṭebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | प्रभाकीटात् (prabhākīṭāt) | प्रभाकीटाभ्याम् (prabhākīṭābhyām) | प्रभाकीटेभ्यः (prabhākīṭebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | प्रभाकीटस्य (prabhākīṭasya) | प्रभाकीटयोः (prabhākīṭayoḥ) | प्रभाकीटानाम् (prabhākīṭānām) |
| locative | प्रभाकीटे (prabhākīṭe) | प्रभाकीटयोः (prabhākīṭayoḥ) | प्रभाकीटेषु (prabhākīṭeṣu) |
| vocative | प्रभाकीट (prabhākīṭa) | प्रभाकीटौ (prabhākīṭau) | प्रभाकीटाः (prabhākīṭāḥ) |
References
- ^ Monier Williams (1899) “प्रभाकीट”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 684, column 1.
- ^ Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “प्रभा-कीट”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 1098
- ^ Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “prabhākīṭa”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
- ^ Borooah, Anundoram, “प्रभाकीट” in A Practical English-Sanskrit Dictionary: Falsification to Oyster. With a supplementary treatise on higher Sanskrit grammar, India: Saraswati Press, 1879, page 609.
- ^ Purandare, Nārāyaṇaśarmā Viṭṭhala; Naraharipaṇḍita, “प्रभाकीट”, in Dhanvantarīyanighaṇṭu [Dhanavantari's glossary], India: Ānandāśramaviśvastaiḥ, 1986, page 86.