यवनिका
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit यवनिका (yavanikā), from यवन (yavan) + -इका (-ikā) from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀬𑁄𑀦 (yona), from Old Persian 𐎹𐎢𐎴 (y-u-n /yauna/), ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἴων (Íōn, “an Ionian”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /jəʋ.nɪ.kɑː/, [jɐʋ.nɪ.käː]
Noun
यवनिका • (yavnikā) f (Urdu spelling يونکا)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | यवनिका yavnikā |
यवनिकाएँ yavnikāẽ |
| oblique | यवनिका yavnikā |
यवनिकाओं yavnikāõ |
| vocative | यवनिका yavnikā |
यवनिकाओ yavnikāo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “यवनिका”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “यवनिका”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “यवनिका”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- যৱনিকা (Assamese script)
- ᬬᬯᬦᬶᬓᬵ (Balinese script)
- যবনিকা (Bengali script)
- 𑰧𑰪𑰡𑰰𑰎𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀬𑀯𑀦𑀺𑀓𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- ယဝနိကာ (Burmese script)
- યવનિકા (Gujarati script)
- ਯਵਨਿਕਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌯𑌵𑌨𑌿𑌕𑌾 (Grantha script)
- ꦪꦮꦤꦶꦏꦴ (Javanese script)
- 𑂨𑂫𑂢𑂱𑂍𑂰 (Kaithi script)
- ಯವನಿಕಾ (Kannada script)
- យវនិកា (Khmer script)
- ຍວນິກາ (Lao script)
- യവനികാ (Malayalam script)
- ᠶᠠᠸᠠᠨᡳᡬᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- 𑘧𑘪𑘡𑘱𑘎𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᠶ᠋ᠠᠸᠠᠨᠢᢉᠠᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧇𑧊𑧁𑧒𑦮𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐫𑐰𑐣𑐶𑐎𑐵 (Newa script)
- ଯଵନିକା (Odia script)
- ꢫꢮꢥꢶꢒꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆪𑆮𑆤𑆴𑆑𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖧𑖪𑖡𑖰𑖎𑖯 (Siddham script)
- යවනිකා (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩻𑩾𑩯𑩑𑩜𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚣𑚦𑚝𑚮𑚊𑚭 (Takri script)
- யவநிகா (Tamil script)
- యవనికా (Telugu script)
- ยวนิกา (Thai script)
- ཡ་ཝ་ནི་ཀཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒨𑒫𑒢𑒱𑒏𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨪𑨭𑨝𑨁𑨋𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From यवन (yavana) + -इका (-ikā).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /jɐ.ʋɐ.n̪i.kɑː/
Noun
यवनिका • (yavanikā) stem, f
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | यवनिका (yavanikā) | यवनिके (yavanike) | यवनिकाः (yavanikāḥ) |
| accusative | यवनिकाम् (yavanikām) | यवनिके (yavanike) | यवनिकाः (yavanikāḥ) |
| instrumental | यवनिकया (yavanikayā) यवनिका¹ (yavanikā¹) |
यवनिकाभ्याम् (yavanikābhyām) | यवनिकाभिः (yavanikābhiḥ) |
| dative | यवनिकायै (yavanikāyai) | यवनिकाभ्याम् (yavanikābhyām) | यवनिकाभ्यः (yavanikābhyaḥ) |
| ablative | यवनिकायाः (yavanikāyāḥ) यवनिकायै² (yavanikāyai²) |
यवनिकाभ्याम् (yavanikābhyām) | यवनिकाभ्यः (yavanikābhyaḥ) |
| genitive | यवनिकायाः (yavanikāyāḥ) यवनिकायै² (yavanikāyai²) |
यवनिकयोः (yavanikayoḥ) | यवनिकानाम् (yavanikānām) |
| locative | यवनिकायाम् (yavanikāyām) | यवनिकयोः (yavanikayoḥ) | यवनिकासु (yavanikāsu) |
| vocative | यवनिके (yavanike) | यवनिके (yavanike) | यवनिकाः (yavanikāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
Descendants
- Tamil: யவனிகை (yavaṉikai)
- → Hindi: यवनिका (yavnikā)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “यवनिका”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 848.