वन्ध्य

Sanskrit

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋɐn.dʱjɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ʋɐn̪.d̪ʱjɐ/

Adjective

वन्ध्य • (vandhya) stem

barren, sterile

Descendants

Pali: vañjha
Prakrit: 𑀯𑀁𑀛 (vaṃjha)
- Central:
  - Ardhamagadhi Prakrit:
    - Old Awadhi: बाँझा (bām̐jhā)
  - Sauraseni Prakrit:
    - Hindustani: bā̃j, bā̃jh, bā̃jar
      - Hindi: बाँज, बाँझ, बाँजर
      - Urdu: بَاںج (bā̃j), بَاںجھ (bā̃jh), بَاںجَر (bā̃jar)
- Eastern:
  - Magadhi Prakrit:
    - Assamese: বঁজা (bõza), বঁজি (bõzi)
    - Bengali: বাঁজা (bãja), বাঁঝা (bãjha)
    - Bihari: बाँझ (bā̃jh), बाँझिन (bā̃jhin), बाँझड़ (bãjhaṛ)
      - Bhojpuri: बाँझ (bā̃jh)
    - Odia: ବାଂଝ (bāñjha), ବାଂଝୀ (bāñjhi)
- Northern:
  - Khasa Prakrit:
    - Central Pahari:
      - Garhwali: बाँझ (bāñjh)
      - Kumaoni: बाँज (bā̃j), बाँजो (bā̃jo)
    - Eastern Pahari:
      - Nepali: बाँझो (bā̃jho), बाँझि (bā̃jhi)
- Northwestern:
  - Paisaci Prakrit:
    - Takka Apabhramsa:
      - Punjabi: vañjh, bañjh
        Gurmukhi script: ਵਾਂਝ, ਬਾਂਝ
        
        Shahmukhi script: وَاںجھَ, بَاںجھَ
    - Vracada Apabhramsa:
      - Sindhi: vā̃jha
        Arabic script: بَانجھَ
        
        Devanagari script: वाँझ
        
        Jadgali: [script needed] (bā̃'jh)
- Southern:
  - Helu Prakrit:
    - Dhivehi: ވަނދު (vaⁿdu)
    - Sinhalese: වඳ (waⁿda), වඳී (waⁿdī), වැදී (wædī)
  - Maharastri Prakrit:
    - Konkani: vā̃z
      Devanagari script: वांज
      
      Konkani: vanz
      
      Kannada script: ವಾಂಜ್
    - Marathi: वाँझ (vā̃j̈h), वाँजा (vā̃j̈ā), वाँझा (vā̃j̈hā)
- Western:
  - Sauraseni Prakrit:
    - Gujarati: વાઁઝ (vām̐jh), વાઁઝો (vām̐jho), વાઁઝિયું (vām̐jhiyũ), વાઁઝ્ણું (vām̐jhṇũ), આઁઝ્ણી (ām̐jhṇī)

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vandhya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 658