विवेक
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit विवेक (viveka). Cognates with Bengali বিবেক (bibek).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʋɪ.ʋeːk/
Noun
विवेक • (vivek) m
- conscience, sense (the ability to discern the propriety of a decision)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | विवेक vivek |
विवेक vivek |
| oblique | विवेक vivek |
विवेकों vivekõ |
| vocative | विवेक vivek |
विवेको viveko |
Proper noun
विवेक • (vivek) m
- a male given name, Vivek, from Sanskrit
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | विवेक vivek |
विवेक vivek |
| oblique | विवेक vivek |
विवेकों vivekõ |
| vocative | विवेक vivek |
विवेको viveko |
Further reading
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “विवेक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Noun
विवेक m
- Devanagari script form of viveka (“detachment”)
Declension
Declension table of "विवेक" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | विवेको (viveko) | विवेका (vivekā) |
| Accusative (second) | विवेकं (vivekaṃ) | विवेके (viveke) |
| Instrumental (third) | विवेकेन (vivekena) | विवेकेहि (vivekehi) or विवेकेभि (vivekebhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | विवेकस्स (vivekassa) or विवेकाय (vivekāya) or विवेकत्थं (vivekatthaṃ) | विवेकानं (vivekānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | विवेकस्मा (vivekasmā) or विवेकम्हा (vivekamhā) or विवेका (vivekā) | विवेकेहि (vivekehi) or विवेकेभि (vivekebhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | विवेकस्स (vivekassa) | विवेकानं (vivekānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | विवेकस्मिं (vivekasmiṃ) or विवेकम्हि (vivekamhi) or विवेके (viveke) | विवेकेसु (vivekesu) |
| Vocative (calling) | विवेक (viveka) | विवेका (vivekā) |
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ৱিৱেক (Assamese script)
- ᬯᬶᬯᬾᬓ (Balinese script)
- বিবেক (Bengali script)
- 𑰪𑰰𑰪𑰸𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀯𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀓 (Brahmi script)
- ဝိဝေက (Burmese script)
- વિવેક (Gujarati script)
- ਵਿਵੇਕ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌵𑌿𑌵𑍇𑌕 (Grantha script)
- ꦮꦶꦮꦺꦏ (Javanese script)
- 𑂫𑂱𑂫𑂵𑂍 (Kaithi script)
- ವಿವೇಕ (Kannada script)
- វិវេក (Khmer script)
- ວິເວກ (Lao script)
- വിവേക (Malayalam script)
- ᠸᡳᠸᡝᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘪𑘱𑘪𑘹𑘎 (Modi script)
- ᠸᠢᠸᠧᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧊𑧒𑧊𑧚𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐰𑐶𑐰𑐾𑐎 (Newa script)
- ଵିଵେକ (Odia script)
- ꢮꢶꢮꢾꢒ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆮𑆴𑆮𑆼𑆑 (Sharada script)
- 𑖪𑖰𑖪𑖸𑖎 (Siddham script)
- විවෙක (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩾𑩑𑩾𑩔𑩜 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚦𑚮𑚦𑚲𑚊 (Takri script)
- விவேக (Tamil script)
- వివేక (Telugu script)
- วิเวก (Thai script)
- ཝི་ཝེ་ཀ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒫𑒱𑒫𑒹𑒏 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨭𑨁𑨭𑨄𑨋 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Reduplicated noun from the root विच् (vic, “to sift, discriminate”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ʋi.ʋɐj.kɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ʋi.ʋeː.kɐ/
Noun
विवेक • (viveka) stem, m
- discrimination, discernment
- consideration, discussion
- distinction
- (Vedanta) the power of distinguishing between the visible world and the invisible spirit
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | विवेकः (vivekaḥ) | विवेकौ (vivekau) विवेका¹ (vivekā¹) |
विवेकाः (vivekāḥ) विवेकासः¹ (vivekāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | विवेकम् (vivekam) | विवेकौ (vivekau) विवेका¹ (vivekā¹) |
विवेकान् (vivekān) |
| instrumental | विवेकेन (vivekena) | विवेकाभ्याम् (vivekābhyām) | विवेकैः (vivekaiḥ) विवेकेभिः¹ (vivekebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | विवेकाय (vivekāya) | विवेकाभ्याम् (vivekābhyām) | विवेकेभ्यः (vivekebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | विवेकात् (vivekāt) | विवेकाभ्याम् (vivekābhyām) | विवेकेभ्यः (vivekebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | विवेकस्य (vivekasya) | विवेकयोः (vivekayoḥ) | विवेकानाम् (vivekānām) |
| locative | विवेके (viveke) | विवेकयोः (vivekayoḥ) | विवेकेषु (vivekeṣu) |
| vocative | विवेक (viveka) | विवेकौ (vivekau) विवेका¹ (vivekā¹) |
विवेकाः (vivekāḥ) विवेकासः¹ (vivekāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
References
- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “विवेक”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) “VEC”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 576-7