वंश

See also: विश्

Hindi

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-Iranian *wanćás

Sanskrit वंश (vaṃśa)bor.

Hindi वंश (vañś)

Borrowed from Sanskrit वंश (vaṃśá). Doublet of बंस (bans) and बाँस (bā̃s).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʋənʃ/, [ʋɐ̃ɲʃ]

Noun

वंश • (vañś) m

(literally, rare) bamboo cane
lineage, family
उच्च वंश का ― ucc vañś kā ― noble, of high lineage
dynasty, clan, house
लोदी वंश ― lodī vañś ― Lodi Dynasty (1451-1526)
(taxonomy) genus
(genetics) group

Declension

Declension of *वंश* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	वंश vañś	वंश vañś
oblique	वंश vañś	वंशों vañśõ
vocative	वंश vañś	वंशो vañśo

Derived terms

राजवंश (rājvañś)
वंशावली (vañśāvlī)
वंशक्रम (vañśakram)

Related terms

taxonomic ranksedit

प्रक्षेत्र (prakṣetra), अधिजगत (adhijgat)
जगत (jagat)
संघ (saṅgh)
वर्ग (varg)
गण (gaṇ)
कुल (kul)
वंश (vañś)
जाति (jāti)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

ৱংশ (Assamese script)
ᬯᬂᬰ (Balinese script)
বংশ (Bengali script)
𑰪𑰽𑰫 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀯𑀁𑀰 (Brahmi script)
ဝံၐ (Burmese script)
વંશ (Gujarati script)
ਵਂਸ਼ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌵𑌂𑌶 (Grantha script)
ꦮꦁꦯ (Javanese script)
𑂫𑂁𑂬 (Kaithi script)
ವಂಶ (Kannada script)
វំឝ (Khmer script)
ວໍຨ (Lao script)
വംശ (Malayalam script)
ᢀ᠋ᠸᠠᡧᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘪𑘽𑘫 (Modi script)
ᢀ᠋ᠸᠠᠱᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑧊𑧞𑧋 (Nandinagari script)
𑐰𑑄𑐱 (Newa script)
ଵଂଶ (Odia script)
ꢮꢀꢯ (Saurashtra script)
𑆮𑆁𑆯 (Sharada script)
𑖪𑖽𑖫 (Siddham script)
වංශ (Sinhalese script)
𑩾𑪖𑩿 (Soyombo script)
𑚦𑚫𑚧 (Takri script)
வஂஶ (Tamil script)
వంశ (Telugu script)
วํศ (Thai script)
ཝཾ་ཤ (Tibetan script)
𑒫𑓀𑒬 (Tirhuta script)
𑨭𑨸𑨮 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋɐ̃.ɕɐ́/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ʋɐ̃.ɕɐ/

Etymology 1

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Proto-Indo-Iranian *wanćás

Sanskrit वंश (vaṃśa)

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *wanćás (“bamboo; ceiling beam”); cognate with Wakhi was (“ceiling beam”), Shughni вис (vis, “main roof-beam”).^[1]^[2]

Noun

वंश • (vaṃśá) stem, m

bamboo cane, cane
Synonym: वेणु (veṇu)
- c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda
the upper timber or beam of a house, roofing beam, roofing lath or rafter
- c. 1200 BCE – 1000 BCE, Atharvaveda
reed pipe, flute (Kāv., Rājat.)
joist, joint (VarBṛS.)
hollow bone (BhP.)
a measure of length (10 हस्त (hasta)) (Līl.)
(music) musical note (Śiś.)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of वंश
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	वंशः (vaṃśáḥ)	वंशौ (vaṃśaú) वंशा¹ (vaṃśā́¹)	वंशाः (vaṃśā́ḥ) वंशासः¹ (vaṃśā́saḥ¹)
accusative	वंशम् (vaṃśám)	वंशौ (vaṃśaú) वंशा¹ (vaṃśā́¹)	वंशान् (vaṃśā́n)
instrumental	वंशेन (vaṃśéna)	वंशाभ्याम् (vaṃśā́bhyām)	वंशैः (vaṃśaíḥ) वंशेभिः¹ (vaṃśébhiḥ¹)
dative	वंशाय (vaṃśā́ya)	वंशाभ्याम् (vaṃśā́bhyām)	वंशेभ्यः (vaṃśébhyaḥ)
ablative	वंशात् (vaṃśā́t)	वंशाभ्याम् (vaṃśā́bhyām)	वंशेभ्यः (vaṃśébhyaḥ)
genitive	वंशस्य (vaṃśásya)	वंशयोः (vaṃśáyoḥ)	वंशानाम् (vaṃśā́nām)
locative	वंशे (vaṃśé)	वंशयोः (vaṃśáyoḥ)	वंशेषु (vaṃśéṣu)
vocative	वंश (váṃśa)	वंशौ (váṃśau) वंशा¹ (váṃśā¹)	वंशाः (váṃśāḥ) वंशासः¹ (váṃśāsaḥ¹)

¹Vedic

Descendants

→ Tamil: வங்கியம் (vaṅkiyam), வங்கிசம் (vaṅkicam)

Dardic:
- Kalami: بانش (bǟ˜š)
- Kalasha: baš
Magadhi Prakrit:
- Assamese: বাঁহ (bãh)
- Bengali: বাঁশ (bãś)
- Odia: ବାଉଁଶ (bāũśa)
Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀯𑀁𑀲 (vaṃsa)
- Konkani: वासो (vāsô)
Paisaci Prakrit:
- Punjabi: ਬਾਂਸ (bāns), ਬੰਸ (bans), ਵੰਸ (vans)
Pali: vaṃsa
Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀯𑀁𑀲 (vaṃsa)
- Gujarati: વાંસ (vā̃s)
- Hindi: बाँस (bā̃s)
- Urdu: بانس (bāṉs)
  - → Pashto: باڼس (bāṇs)
  - → Persian:
    Dari: بَانْس (bāns), بَانْگْس (bāngs)

Etymology 2

A semantic extension of the "bamboo cane" sense in Etymology 1, from the succession of joints observed in a bamboo.

Noun

वंश • (vaṃśá) stem, m

race, lineage, clan, stock, pedigree, of genealogical descent or otherwise (ŚBr.)
offspring, son (BhP.)
collection, multitude (MBh., Kāv., etc.)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of वंश
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	वंशः (vaṃśáḥ)	वंशौ (vaṃśaú) वंशा¹ (vaṃśā́¹)	वंशाः (vaṃśā́ḥ) वंशासः¹ (vaṃśā́saḥ¹)
accusative	वंशम् (vaṃśám)	वंशौ (vaṃśaú) वंशा¹ (vaṃśā́¹)	वंशान् (vaṃśā́n)
instrumental	वंशेन (vaṃśéna)	वंशाभ्याम् (vaṃśā́bhyām)	वंशैः (vaṃśaíḥ) वंशेभिः¹ (vaṃśébhiḥ¹)
dative	वंशाय (vaṃśā́ya)	वंशाभ्याम् (vaṃśā́bhyām)	वंशेभ्यः (vaṃśébhyaḥ)
ablative	वंशात् (vaṃśā́t)	वंशाभ्याम् (vaṃśā́bhyām)	वंशेभ्यः (vaṃśébhyaḥ)
genitive	वंशस्य (vaṃśásya)	वंशयोः (vaṃśáyoḥ)	वंशानाम् (vaṃśā́nām)
locative	वंशे (vaṃśé)	वंशयोः (vaṃśáyoḥ)	वंशेषु (vaṃśéṣu)
vocative	वंश (váṃśa)	वंशौ (váṃśau) वंशा¹ (váṃśā¹)	वंशाः (váṃśāḥ) वंशासः¹ (váṃśāsaḥ¹)

¹Vedic

Derived terms

राजवंश (rājavaṃśa, “dynasty”)

Descendants

→ Assamese: বঙহ (boṅoh)
→ Bengali: বংশ (boṅśo)
→ Balinese: ᬯᬂᬲ (wangsa)
→ Hindi: वंश (vañś)
→ Old Javanese: waṅśa
- > Javanese: ꦧꦁꦱ (bangsa), ꦲꦁꦱ (angsa), ꦮꦁꦱ (wangsa) (inherited)
- → Balinese: ᬩᬗ᭄ᬲ (bangsa), ᬯᬗ᭄ᬰ (wangsa)
→ Kannada: ವಂಶಂ (vaṃśaṃ)
→ Old Malay: vaṃśa
- Malay: bangsa
  - Indonesian: bangsa
  - → Iban: bansa
  - → Mansaka: bansa
  - → Maranao: bansa
  - → Pangutaran Sama: bangsa
  - → Tagalog: bansa (learned)
  - → Ternate: bangsa
→ Marathi: वंश (vauśa)
→ Tamil: வம்சம் (vamcam)
→ Telugu: వంశం (vaṁśaṁ)
→ Thai: วงศ์ (wong)

References

^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) “vam̆́śá-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 485
^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “vam·śá-”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, pages 549-50

Hindi

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Sanskrit

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

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Etymology 2

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

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