प्लव
Sanskrit
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /plɐ.ʋɐ́/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /pl̪ɐ.ʋɐ/
Etymology 1
From the root प्लु (plu), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *plew-, + *-ós, *-wós. Some semantic conflation with *prew-; see Etymology 2 below.
Adjective
प्लव • (plavá)
- swimming, floating ṠāṅkhGṛ. Suṡr.
- sloping towards, inclined Hariv. Var. Hcat. (in astrol. applied to a constellation situated in the quarter ruled by its planetary regent Var. Sch.)
- transient MuṇḍUp.
Noun
प्लव • (plavá) stem, m or n
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | प्लवः (plaváḥ) | प्लवौ (plavaú) प्लवा¹ (plavā́¹) |
प्लवाः (plavā́ḥ) प्लवासः¹ (plavā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | प्लवम् (plavám) | प्लवौ (plavaú) प्लवा¹ (plavā́¹) |
प्लवान् (plavā́n) |
| instrumental | प्लवेन (plavéna) | प्लवाभ्याम् (plavā́bhyām) | प्लवैः (plavaíḥ) प्लवेभिः¹ (plavébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | प्लवाय (plavā́ya) | प्लवाभ्याम् (plavā́bhyām) | प्लवेभ्यः (plavébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | प्लवात् (plavā́t) | प्लवाभ्याम् (plavā́bhyām) | प्लवेभ्यः (plavébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | प्लवस्य (plavásya) | प्लवयोः (plaváyoḥ) | प्लवानाम् (plavā́nām) |
| locative | प्लवे (plavé) | प्लवयोः (plaváyoḥ) | प्लवेषु (plavéṣu) |
| vocative | प्लव (pláva) | प्लवौ (plávau) प्लवा¹ (plávā¹) |
प्लवाः (plávāḥ) प्लवासः¹ (plávāsaḥ¹) |
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| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | प्लवम् (plavám) | प्लवे (plavé) | प्लवानि (plavā́ni) प्लवा¹ (plavā́¹) |
| accusative | प्लवम् (plavám) | प्लवे (plavé) | प्लवानि (plavā́ni) प्लवा¹ (plavā́¹) |
| instrumental | प्लवेन (plavéna) | प्लवाभ्याम् (plavā́bhyām) | प्लवैः (plavaíḥ) प्लवेभिः¹ (plavébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | प्लवाय (plavā́ya) | प्लवाभ्याम् (plavā́bhyām) | प्लवेभ्यः (plavébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | प्लवात् (plavā́t) | प्लवाभ्याम् (plavā́bhyām) | प्लवेभ्यः (plavébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | प्लवस्य (plavásya) | प्लवयोः (plaváyoḥ) | प्लवानाम् (plavā́nām) |
| locative | प्लवे (plavé) | प्लवयोः (plaváyoḥ) | प्लवेषु (plavéṣu) |
| vocative | प्लव (pláva) | प्लवे (pláve) | प्लवानि (plávāni) प्लवा¹ (plávā¹) |
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Descendants
- → Telugu: ప్లవము (plavamu) (learned)
Noun
प्लव • (plavá) stem, m
- a kind of aquatic bird (= गात्र-सम्प्लव, कारण्डव, जल-वायस, जल-काक or जल-कुक्कुट L.).
- Ficus infectoria
- a snare or basket of wicker-work for catching fish
- the 35th (or 9th) year in a cycle of Jupiter
- swimming; bathing (ifc. f( आ).)
- flooding, a flood, the swelling of a river
- the prolated utterance of a vowel
- Synonym: प्लुति (pluti)
- protraction of a sentence through 3 or more ślóka
- Synonym: कुलक (kulaka)
- sloping down or towards, slope, proclivity, inclination
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | प्लवः (plaváḥ) | प्लवौ (plavaú) प्लवा¹ (plavā́¹) |
प्लवाः (plavā́ḥ) प्लवासः¹ (plavā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | प्लवम् (plavám) | प्लवौ (plavaú) प्लवा¹ (plavā́¹) |
प्लवान् (plavā́n) |
| instrumental | प्लवेन (plavéna) | प्लवाभ्याम् (plavā́bhyām) | प्लवैः (plavaíḥ) प्लवेभिः¹ (plavébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | प्लवाय (plavā́ya) | प्लवाभ्याम् (plavā́bhyām) | प्लवेभ्यः (plavébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | प्लवात् (plavā́t) | प्लवाभ्याम् (plavā́bhyām) | प्लवेभ्यः (plavébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | प्लवस्य (plavásya) | प्लवयोः (plaváyoḥ) | प्लवानाम् (plavā́nām) |
| locative | प्लवे (plavé) | प्लवयोः (plaváyoḥ) | प्लवेषु (plavéṣu) |
| vocative | प्लव (pláva) | प्लवौ (plávau) प्लवा¹ (plávā¹) |
प्लवाः (plávāḥ) प्लवासः¹ (plávāsaḥ¹) |
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Etymology 2
From Proto-Indo-European *prew- (“to jump, hop, leap, jerk”).
Adjective
प्लव • (plavá)
Noun
प्लव • (plavá) stem, m
- frog (literally, “the one who jumps/plunges”)
- jump, leap; dive, plunge
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | प्लवः (plaváḥ) | प्लवौ (plavaú) प्लवा¹ (plavā́¹) |
प्लवाः (plavā́ḥ) प्लवासः¹ (plavā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | प्लवम् (plavám) | प्लवौ (plavaú) प्लवा¹ (plavā́¹) |
प्लवान् (plavā́n) |
| instrumental | प्लवेन (plavéna) | प्लवाभ्याम् (plavā́bhyām) | प्लवैः (plavaíḥ) प्लवेभिः¹ (plavébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | प्लवाय (plavā́ya) | प्लवाभ्याम् (plavā́bhyām) | प्लवेभ्यः (plavébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | प्लवात् (plavā́t) | प्लवाभ्याम् (plavā́bhyām) | प्लवेभ्यः (plavébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | प्लवस्य (plavásya) | प्लवयोः (plaváyoḥ) | प्लवानाम् (plavā́nām) |
| locative | प्लवे (plavé) | प्लवयोः (plaváyoḥ) | प्लवेषु (plavéṣu) |
| vocative | प्लव (pláva) | प्लवौ (plávau) प्लवा¹ (plávā¹) |
प्लवाः (plávāḥ) प्लवासः¹ (plávāsaḥ¹) |
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Derived terms
- प्लवक (plavaka)
- प्लवग (plavaga)
- प्लवगति (plavagati)
- प्लवङ्गम (plavaṅgama)