लक्ष्मी
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit लक्ष्मी (lakṣmī).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /lək.ʂmiː/, [lɐk.ʃmiː]
Proper noun
लक्ष्मी • (lakṣmī) f (Urdu spelling لکشمی)
- Lakshmi (Hindu deity)
- a female given name, Lakshmi, from Sanskrit
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| direct | लक्ष्मी lakṣmī |
| oblique | लक्ष्मी lakṣmī |
| vocative | लक्ष्मी lakṣmī |
Noun
लक्ष्मी • (lakṣmī) f (Urdu spelling لکشمی)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | लक्ष्मी lakṣmī |
लक्ष्मियाँ lakṣmiyā̃ |
| oblique | लक्ष्मी lakṣmī |
लक्ष्मियों lakṣmiyõ |
| vocative | लक्ष्मी lakṣmī |
लक्ष्मियो lakṣmiyo |
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit लक्ष्मी (lakṣmī).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lək.ʂmi/, [lək.ʂmiː]
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Proper noun
लक्ष्मी • (lakṣmī) f
- Lakshmi
- a female given name, Lakshmi, from Sanskrit
Nepali
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit लक्ष्मी (lakṣmī).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [lʌk̚t͡sʰjmi]
- Phonetic Devanagari: लछ्मि
- IPA(key): [lʌksmi]
- Phonetic Devanagari: लक्स्मि
- IPA(key): [lʌt̚t͡sʰimi]
- Phonetic Devanagari: लछ्छिमि
Proper noun
लक्ष्मी • (lakṣmī)
- Lakshmi
- a female given name, Lakshmi, from Sanskrit.
Declension
| Declension of लक्ष्मी | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| nominative | लक्ष्मी [lʌksmi] | ||
| accusative | लक्ष्मीलाई [lʌksmiläi] | ||
| instrumental/ergative | लक्ष्मीले [lʌksmile] | ||
| dative | लक्ष्मीलाई [lʌksmiläi] | ||
| ablative | लक्ष्मीबाट [lʌksmibäʈʌ] | ||
| genitive | लक्ष्मीको [lʌksmiko] | ||
| locative | लक्ष्मीमा [lʌksmimä] | ||
Notes:
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Sanskrit
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- লক্ষ্মী (Assamese script)
- ᬮᬓ᭄ᬱ᭄ᬫᬷ (Balinese script)
- লক্ষ্মী (Bengali script)
- 𑰩𑰎𑰿𑰬𑰿𑰦𑰱 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀱𑁆𑀫𑀻 (Brahmi script)
- လက္ၑ္မီ (Burmese script)
- લક્ષ્મી (Gujarati script)
- ਲਕ੍ਸ਼੍ਮੀ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌲𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌮𑍀 (Grantha script)
- ꦭꦏ꧀ꦰ꧀ꦩꦷ (Javanese script)
- 𑂪𑂍𑂹𑂭𑂹𑂧𑂲 (Kaithi script)
- ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮೀ (Kannada script)
- លក្ឞ្មី (Khmer script)
- ລກ຺ຩ຺ມີ (Lao script)
- ലക്ഷ്മീ (Malayalam script)
- ᠯᠠᡬᢢᠮᡳᡳ (Manchu script)
- 𑘩𑘎𑘿𑘬𑘿𑘦𑘲 (Modi script)
- ᠯᠠᢉᢔᠮᠢᠢ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧉𑦮𑧠𑧌𑧠𑧆𑧓 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐮𑐎𑑂𑐲𑑂𑐩𑐷 (Newa script)
- ଲକ୍ଷ୍ମୀ (Odia script)
- ꢭꢒ꣄ꢰ꣄ꢪꢷ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆬𑆑𑇀𑆰𑇀𑆩𑆵 (Sharada script)
- 𑖩𑖎𑖿𑖬𑖿𑖦𑖱 (Siddham script)
- ලක්ෂ්මී (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩽𑩜 𑪙𑪀 𑪙𑩴𑩑𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚥𑚊𑚶𑚶𑚢𑚯 (Takri script)
- லக்ஷ்மீ (Tamil script)
- లక్ష్మీ (Telugu script)
- ลกฺษฺมี (Thai script)
- ལ་ཀྵྨཱི (Tibetan script)
- 𑒪𑒏𑓂𑒭𑓂𑒧𑒲 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨬𑨋𑩇𑨯𑩇𑨢𑨁𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From लक्ष् (lakṣ).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /lɐkʂ.míː/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /l̪ɐkʂ.miː/
Noun
लक्ष्मी • (lakṣmī́) stem, f
- mark, sign, token
- RV 10.71.2
- सक्तुमिव-तित-उना पुनन्तो यत्र धीरा मनसा वाचमक्रत |
- अत्रा सखायः सख्यानि जानते भद्रैषांलक्ष्मीर्निहिताधि वाचि ||
- saktumiva-tita-unā punanto yatra dhīrā manasā vācamakrata |
- atrā sakhāyaḥ sakhyāni jānate bhadraiṣāṃlakṣmīrnihitādhi vāci ||
- Where, like men cleansing corn-flour in a cribble, the wise in spirit have created language,
- Friends see and recognize the marks of friendship: their speech retains the blessed sign imprinted.
- RV 10.71.2
- (with or without पापी (pāpī́)) a bad sign, impending misfortune
- (but in the older language more usually with पुण्या (púṇyā)) a good sign, good fortune, prosperity, success, happiness
- wealth, riches
- beauty, loveliness, grace, charm, splendour, lustre
- Lakshmi
- the Good Genius or Fortune of a king personified (and often regarded as a rival of his queen), royal power, dominion, majesty
- a particular verse or formula
- name of various plants (Hibiscus mutabilis, Acacia polycantha (syn. Mimosa suma), turmeric etc.)
- pearl
- name of the eleventh kala of the moon
- name of two kinds of metre
- name of the wife of a hero
- = द्रव्य (dravya)
- name of the wife of king Chandra-simha of Mithila and patroness of various authors
- name of a poetess
- name of another woman
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | लक्ष्मी, लक्ष्मीः (lakṣmī, lakṣmīḥ) | लक्ष्म्यौ, लक्ष्म्या (lakṣmyau, lakṣmyā) | लक्ष्म्यः (lakṣmyaḥ) |
| accusative | लक्ष्मीम्, लक्ष्म्यम् (lakṣmīm, lakṣmyam) | लक्ष्म्यौ, लक्ष्म्या (lakṣmyau, lakṣmyā) | लक्ष्मीः, लक्ष्म्यः (lakṣmīḥ, lakṣmyaḥ) |
| instrumental | लक्ष्म्या (lakṣmyā) | लक्ष्मीभ्याम् (lakṣmībhyām) | लक्ष्मीभिः (lakṣmībhiḥ) |
| dative | लक्ष्म्यै, लक्ष्म्ये (lakṣmyai, lakṣmye) | लक्ष्मीभ्याम् (lakṣmībhyām) | लक्ष्मीभ्यः (lakṣmībhyaḥ) |
| ablative | लक्ष्म्याः, लक्ष्म्यः (lakṣmyāḥ, lakṣmyaḥ) | लक्ष्मीभ्याम् (lakṣmībhyām) | लक्ष्मीभ्यः (lakṣmībhyaḥ) |
| genitive | लक्ष्म्याः, लक्ष्म्यः (lakṣmyāḥ, lakṣmyaḥ) | लक्ष्म्योः (lakṣmyoḥ) | लक्ष्मीणाम् (lakṣmīṇām) |
| locative | लक्ष्म्याम्, लक्ष्म्यि (lakṣmyām, lakṣmyi) | लक्ष्म्योः (lakṣmyoḥ) | लक्ष्मीषु (lakṣmīṣu) |
| vocative | लक्ष्मि (lakṣmi) | लक्ष्म्यौ, लक्ष्म्या (lakṣmyau, lakṣmyā) | लक्ष्म्यः (lakṣmyaḥ) |
Descendants
- Prakrit: 𑀮𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀻 (lacchī)
- Old Gujarati: लाछि (lāchi)
- Gujarati: લાછ (lāch)
- Marwari:
- Devanagari script: लाछ (lāch), लाछी (lāchī)
- Mahajani script: 𑅮𑅚 (lch), 𑅮𑅚𑅑 (lchi)
- Old Gujarati: लाछि (lāchi)
- → Hindustani:
- → Kannada: ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಿ (lakṣmi)
- → Khmer: លក្ស្មី (lĕəksməy)
- → Malayalam: ലക്ഷ്മി (lakṣmi)
- → Malay: laksmi
- → Punjabi:
- → Tamil: லட்சுமி (laṭcumi)
- → Telugu: లక్ష్మి (lakṣmi)
References
- “लक्ष्मी” in Carl Cappeller, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary: Based upon the St. Petersburg Lexicons, Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, 1891, →OCLC, page 457.
- Monier Williams (1899) “लक्ष्मी”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0892.
- Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “लक्ष्मी”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press, page 259
- Horace Hayman Wilson, A dictionary in Sanscrit and English, 2nd ed., Calcutta: Education Press, Circular Road, 1832, page 713
