वर्ग
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वर्ग (varga).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʋəɾɡ/, [ʋɐɾɡ]
- Hyphenation: वर्ग
- Rhymes: -əɾɡ
Noun
वर्ग • (varg) m (Urdu spelling ورگ)
- category, group, set
- लड़को के वर्ग में हमें खितब मिली।
- laṛko ke varg mẽ hamẽ khitab milī.
- We won a prize in the boys category.
- (phonetics) a set of consonants sharing the same place of articulation
- इस वर्ग में कौनसे व्यंजन हैं?
- is varg mẽ kaunse vyañjan ha͠i?
- Which consonants are in this category?
- section, division
- वर्ग अ ― varg a ― section A
- class (a social division based on economic or societal status)
- उच्च वर्ग ― ucc varg ― upper class
- सर्वहारा वर्ग ― sarvahārā varg ― working class; proletariat
- (geometry) a square
- square (an open space in town, not necessarily square in shape)
- (mathematics) square
- ९ का वर्ग ८१ है। ― 9 kā varg 81 hai. ― 9 squared is 81.
- (taxonomy) class
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | वर्ग varg |
वर्ग varg |
| oblique | वर्ग varg |
वर्गों vargõ |
| vocative | वर्ग varg |
वर्गो vargo |
Related terms
taxonomic ranksedit
References
- James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “वर्ग”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.
Marathi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वर्ग (varga).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋəɾ.ɡə/
- Hyphenation: वर्‧ग, वर्ग
- Rhymes: -ə
Noun
वर्ग • (varga) m
- (colloquial) classroom
- Synonym: वर्गखोली (vargakholī) (formal)
- ह्या शाळेत किती वर्ग आहेत?
- hyā śāḷet kitī varga āhet?
- How many classrooms are there in this school?
- (phonetics) a set of consonants sharing the same place of articulation
- class (a social division based on economic or societal status)
- आपल्या देशाचा मध्यम वर्ग खूप वाईट परिस्थितीत राहत आहे.
- āplyā deśācā madhyam varga khūp vāīṭ paristhitīt rāhat āhe.
- The middle class of our country is living in a very bad condition.
- (mathematics) square
- १० चा वर्ग १०० आहे.
- 10 cā varga 100 āhe.
- The square of 10 is 100.
- (taxonomy) class
Declension
| Declension of वर्ग (masc cons-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
वर्ग varga | ||
| direct plural |
वर्ग varga | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
वर्ग varga |
वर्ग varga | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
वर्गा vargā |
वर्गां- vargān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
वर्गाला vargālā |
वर्गांना vargānnā | |
| ergative | वर्गाने, वर्गानं vargāne, vargāna |
वर्गांनी vargānnī | |
| instrumental | वर्गाशी vargāśī |
वर्गांशी vargānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
वर्गात vargāt |
वर्गांत vargāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
वर्गा vargā |
वर्गांनो vargānno | |
| 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 वर्ग (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 |
|||
| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
वर्गाचा vargāċā |
वर्गाचे vargāċe |
वर्गाची vargācī |
वर्गाच्या vargācā |
वर्गाचे, वर्गाचं vargāċe, vargāċa |
वर्गाची vargācī |
वर्गाच्या vargācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
वर्गांचा vargānċā |
वर्गांचे vargānċe |
वर्गांची vargāñcī |
वर्गांच्या vargāncā |
वर्गांचे, वर्गांचं vargānċe, vargānċa |
वर्गांची vargāñcī |
वर्गांच्या vargāñcā | |
| * 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. | ||||||||
Derived terms
References
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “वर्ग”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
Nepali
Pronunciation
Noun
वर्ग • (varga)
- alternative form of बर्ग (barga)
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- ৱৰ্গ (Assamese script)
- ᬯᬃᬕ (Balinese script)
- বর্গ (Bengali script)
- 𑰪𑰨𑰿𑰐 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀯𑀭𑁆𑀕 (Brahmi script)
- ဝရ်္ဂ (Burmese script)
- વર્ગ (Gujarati script)
- ਵਰ੍ਗ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌗 (Grantha script)
- ꦮꦂꦒ (Javanese script)
- 𑂫𑂩𑂹𑂏 (Kaithi script)
- ವರ್ಗ (Kannada script)
- វគ៌ (Khmer script)
- ວຣ຺ຄ (Lao script)
- വര്ഗ (Malayalam script)
- ᠸᠠᡵᡤᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘪𑘨𑘿𑘐 (Modi script)
- ᠸᠠᠷᠺᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧊𑧈𑧠𑦰 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐰𑐬𑑂𑐐 (Newa script)
- ଵର୍ଗ (Odia script)
- ꢮꢬ꣄ꢔ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆮𑆫𑇀𑆓 (Sharada script)
- 𑖪𑖨𑖿𑖐 (Siddham script)
- වර්ග (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩾𑩼 𑪙𑩞 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚦𑚤𑚶𑚌 (Takri script)
- வர்க³ (Tamil script)
- వర్గ (Telugu script)
- วรฺค (Thai script)
- ཝ་རྒ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒫𑒩𑓂𑒑 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨭𑨫𑩇𑨍 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From वृज् (vṛj, root) + -अ (-a, nominalization suffix). The root carries a variety of senses, including "to pluck; to pick; to choose", etc.
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ʋɐ́ɾ.ɡɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ʋɐɾ.ɡɐ/
Noun
वर्ग • (várga) stem, m
- a separate division, class, set, or multitude of similar things or people; group; company; family; ilk; lot etc.
- the things being grouped together
- party; side (group of people forming a cohesive unit)
- section; chapter (of a book)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | वर्गः (várgaḥ) | वर्गौ (várgau) वर्गा¹ (várgā¹) |
वर्गाः (várgāḥ) वर्गासः¹ (várgāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | वर्गम् (várgam) | वर्गौ (várgau) वर्गा¹ (várgā¹) |
वर्गान् (várgān) |
| instrumental | वर्गेण (várgeṇa) | वर्गाभ्याम् (várgābhyām) | वर्गैः (várgaiḥ) वर्गेभिः¹ (várgebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | वर्गाय (várgāya) | वर्गाभ्याम् (várgābhyām) | वर्गेभ्यः (várgebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | वर्गात् (várgāt) | वर्गाभ्याम् (várgābhyām) | वर्गेभ्यः (várgebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | वर्गस्य (várgasya) | वर्गयोः (várgayoḥ) | वर्गाणाम् (várgāṇām) |
| locative | वर्गे (várge) | वर्गयोः (várgayoḥ) | वर्गेषु (várgeṣu) |
| vocative | वर्ग (várga) | वर्गौ (várgau) वर्गा¹ (várgā¹) |
वर्गाः (várgāḥ) वर्गासः¹ (várgāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Derived terms
- आत्मवर्ग (ātmavarga)
- अरिषड्वर्ग (ariṣaḍvarga)
Descendants
- → Hindi: वर्ग (varg)
- → Javanese: warga
- → Lao: ວັກ (wak)
- → Malay: warga
- > Indonesian: warga (inherited)
- → Marathi: वर्ग (varga)
- Nepali: बर्ग (barga)
- → Old Javanese: warga
- Pali: vagga
- → Punjabi: ਵਰਗ (varag)
- → Thai: วรรค (wák), พรรค (pák)
- → Pattani Malay: ڤ̲اء / พะ (pá)
References
- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “वर्गः”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
- Monier Williams (1899) “वर्ग”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 923/3.