वम्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wemh₁-.

Pronunciation

Root

वम् • (vam)

  1. to vomit

Derived terms

Sanskrit terms belonging to the root वम् (0 c, 2 e)
Terms derived from the Sanskrit root वम् (2 c, 0 e)
Primary Verbal Forms
  • वमति (vamati) (Present)
  • वमिति (vámiti) (Present)
  • वमिष्यति (vamiṣyáti) (Future)
  • वमिता (vamitā́) (Periphrastic Future)
  • अवान् (ávān) (Aorist)
  • अवमीत् (ávamīt) (Aorist)
  • ववाम (vavā́ma) (Perfect)
  • उवाम (uvā́ma) (Perfect)
Secondary Forms
  • वम्यते (vamyáte) (Passive)
  • अवामि (ávāmi) (Passive Aorist)
  • वामयति (vāmáyati) (Causative)
  • वमयति (vamáyati) (Causative)
  • अवीवमत् (ávīvamat) (Causative Aorist)
  • विवमिषति (vivamiṣati) (Desiderative)
  • वंवम्यते (vaṃvamyate) (Intensive)
  • वंवन्ति (vaṃvanti) (Intensive)
Non-Finite Forms
  • वान्त (vāntá) (Past Participle)
  • वमितुम् (vamitum) (Infinitive)
  • वमित्वा (vamitvā́) (Gerund)
  • वमितव्य (vamitavya) (Gerundive)
  • वमनीय (vamanīya) (Gerundive)
Derived Nominal Forms
  • वमथु (vamathu)
  • वमन (vamana, vomiting)
  • वमि (vami)
  • वामिन् (vāmin)
Prefixed Root Forms
  • अभिवम् (abhivam)
  • उद्वम् (udvam)
  • निर्वम् (nirvam)
  • परावम् (parāvam)

References

  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) “VAMI”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 506-7