वध
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit वध (vadha).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋəd̪ʱ/
- Hyphenation: वध
- Rhymes: -əd̪ʱ
Noun
वध • (vadh) m (countable, uncountable)
Declension
| Declension of वध (masc cons-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
वध vadh | ||
| direct plural |
वध vadh | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
वध vadh |
वध vadh | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
वधा vadhā |
वधां- vadhān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
वधाला vadhālā |
वधांना vadhānnā | |
| ergative | वधाने, वधानं vadhāne, vadhāna |
वधांनी vadhānnī | |
| instrumental | वधाशी vadhāśī |
वधांशी vadhānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
वधात vadhāt |
वधांत vadhāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
वधा vadhā |
वधांनो vadhānno | |
| Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition. | |||
| Genitive declension of वध (masc cons-stem) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म |
feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म |
neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म |
oblique सामान्यरूप | |||||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular* एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
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| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
वधाचा vadhāċā |
वधाचे vadhāċe |
वधाची vadhācī |
वधाच्या vadhācā |
वधाचे, वधाचं vadhāċe, vadhāċa |
वधाची vadhācī |
वधाच्या vadhācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
वधांचा vadhānċā |
वधांचे vadhānċe |
वधांची vadhāñcī |
वधांच्या vadhāncā |
वधांचे, वधांचं vadhānċe, vadhānċa |
वधांची vadhāñcī |
वधांच्या vadhāñcā | |
| * Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition. | ||||||||
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “वध”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “वध”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ৱধ (Assamese script)
- ᬯᬥ (Balinese script)
- বধ (Bengali script)
- 𑰪𑰠 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀯𑀥 (Brahmi script)
- ဝဓ (Burmese script)
- વધ (Gujarati script)
- ਵਧ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌵𑌧 (Grantha script)
- ꦮꦣ (Javanese script)
- 𑂫𑂡 (Kaithi script)
- ವಧ (Kannada script)
- វធ (Khmer script)
- ວຘ (Lao script)
- വധ (Malayalam script)
- ᠸᠠᢡᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘪𑘠 (Modi script)
- ᠸᠠᢑᠾᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧊𑧀 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐰𑐢 (Newa script)
- ଵଧ (Odia script)
- ꢮꢤ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆮𑆣 (Sharada script)
- 𑖪𑖠 (Siddham script)
- වධ (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩾𑩮 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚦𑚜 (Takri script)
- வத⁴ (Tamil script)
- వధ (Telugu script)
- วธ (Thai script)
- ཝ་དྷ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒫𑒡 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨭𑨜 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Cognate to Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬜𐬀 (vaδa), 𐬬𐬀𐬛𐬀 (vada, “weapon”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ʋɐ.dʱɐ́/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ʋɐ.d̪ʱɐ/
Noun
वध • (vadhá) stem, m
- murder, slaughter
- one who kills; destroyer
- deadly weapon (especially Indra's thunderbolt)
- injury, hurt
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | वधः (vadháḥ) | वधौ (vadhaú) वधा¹ (vadhā́¹) |
वधाः (vadhā́ḥ) वधासः¹ (vadhā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | वधम् (vadhám) | वधौ (vadhaú) वधा¹ (vadhā́¹) |
वधान् (vadhā́n) |
| instrumental | वधेन (vadhéna) | वधाभ्याम् (vadhā́bhyām) | वधैः (vadhaíḥ) वधेभिः¹ (vadhébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | वधाय (vadhā́ya) | वधाभ्याम् (vadhā́bhyām) | वधेभ्यः (vadhébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | वधात् (vadhā́t) | वधाभ्याम् (vadhā́bhyām) | वधेभ्यः (vadhébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | वधस्य (vadhásya) | वधयोः (vadháyoḥ) | वधानाम् (vadhā́nām) |
| locative | वधे (vadhé) | वधयोः (vadháyoḥ) | वधेषु (vadhéṣu) |
| vocative | वध (vádha) | वधौ (vádhau) वधा¹ (vádhā¹) |
वधाः (vádhāḥ) वधासः¹ (vádhāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Derived terms
- वध्या (vadhyā, “slaughter, massacre”)
- वधकर्माधिकारिन् (vadhakarmādhikārin, “an executioner or he who superintends killings”)
- वधकाङ्क्षिन् (vadhakāṅkṣin, “wishing for death”)
Descendants
- → Hindi: वध (vadh, “killing, execution, massacre”)
- → Marathi: वध (vadh, “slaying, slaughter”)
- → Sinhalese: වධ (wadha, “torture”)
- → Telugu: వధ (vadha, “killing, slaying, murder”)
- ⇒ Telugu: వధించు (vadhiñcu)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “वध”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0916.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vadhá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press