वेश्या

See also: वैश्य

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वेश्या (veśyā).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʋeːʃ.jɑː/, [ʋeːʃ.jäː]

Noun

वेश्या • (veśyā) f

  1. prostitute
    Synonyms: गणिका (gaṇikā), ख़ानगी (xāngī), रंडी (raṇḍī)

Declension

Declension of वेश्या (fem ā-stem)
singular plural
direct वेश्या
veśyā 		वेश्याएँ
veśyāẽ
oblique वेश्या
veśyā 		वेश्याओं
veśyāõ
vocative वेश्या
veśyā 		वेश्याओ
veśyāo

Derived terms

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वेश्या (veśyā). First attested as Old Marathi 𑘪𑘺𑘭𑘿𑘧𑘰 (vaisyā, “prostitute”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋeɕ.ja/
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: वेश्‧या

Noun

वेश्या • (veśyā) f

  1. harlot, prostitute
    Synonyms: नायकीण (nāykīṇ), गणिका (gaṇikā), रंडी (raṇḍī)

Declension

Declension of वेश्या (fem ā-stem)
direct
singular 		वेश्या
veśyā
direct
plural 		वेश्या
vēśyā
singular
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा 		वेश्या
veśyā 		वेश्या
vēśyā
oblique
सामान्यरूप 		वेश्ये
vēśye 		वेश्यां-
vēśyān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी 		वेश्येला
vēśyelā 		वेश्यांना
vēśyānnā
ergative वेश्येने, वेश्येनं
vēśyene, vēśyena 		वेश्यांनी
vēśyānnī
instrumental वेश्येशी
vēśyeśī 		वेश्यांशी
vēśyānśī
locative
सप्तमी 		वेश्येत
vēśyet 		वेश्यांत
vēśyāt
vocative
संबोधन 		वेश्ये
vēśye 		वेश्यांनो
vēśyānno
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 वेश्या (fem ā-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 		वेश्येचा
vēśyeċā 		वेश्येचे
vēśyeċe 		वेश्येची
vēśyecī 		वेश्येच्या
vēśyecā 		वेश्येचे, वेश्येचं
vēśyeċe, vēśyeċa 		वेश्येची
vēśyecī 		वेश्येच्या
vēśyecā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता 		वेश्यांचा
vēśyānċā 		वेश्यांचे
vēśyānċe 		वेश्यांची
vēśyāñcī 		वेश्यांच्या
vēśyāncā 		वेश्यांचे, वेश्यांचं
vēśyānċe, vēśyānċa 		वेश्यांची
vēśyāñcī 		वेश्यांच्या
vēśyāñcā
* 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

  • वेश्याचार्य (veśyācārya)
  • वेश्यालय (veśyālay)

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “वेश्या”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “वेश्या”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)
  • Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “वैस्या”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts
  • ৱেশ্যা (Assamese script)
  • ᬯᬾᬰ᭄ᬬᬵ (Balinese script)
  • বেশ্যা (Bengali script)
  • 𑰪𑰸𑰫𑰿𑰧𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀯𑁂𑀰𑁆𑀬𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • ဝေၐျာ (Burmese script)
  • વેશ્યા (Gujarati script)
  • ਵੇਸ਼੍ਯਾ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌵𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌾 (Grantha script)
  • ꦮꦺꦯꦾꦴ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂫𑂵𑂬𑂹𑂨𑂰 (Kaithi script)
  • ವೇಶ್ಯಾ (Kannada script)
  • វេឝ្យា (Khmer script)
  • ເວຨ຺ຍາ (Lao script)
  • വേശ്യാ (Malayalam script)
  • ᠸᡝᡧᠶᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘪𑘹𑘫𑘿𑘧𑘰 (Modi script)
  • ᠸᠧᠱᠶ᠎ᠠ᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑧊𑧚𑧋𑧠𑧇𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐰𑐾𑐱𑑂𑐫𑐵 (Newa script)
  • ଵେଶ୍ଯା (Odia script)
  • ꢮꢾꢯ꣄ꢫꢵ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆮𑆼𑆯𑇀𑆪𑆳 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖪𑖸𑖫𑖿𑖧𑖯 (Siddham script)
  • වෙශ්‍යා (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩾𑩔𑩿 𑪙𑩻𑩛 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚦𑚲𑚧𑚶𑚣𑚭 (Takri script)
  • வேஶ்யா (Tamil script)
  • వేశ్యా (Telugu script)
  • เวศฺยา (Thai script)
  • ཝེ་ཤྱཱ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒫𑒹𑒬𑓂𑒨𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨭𑨄𑨮𑩇𑨪𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Feminine of वेश्य (veśya, “fit to be entered”), which see for more. The Sanskrit root is विश् (viś, “to enter”). Literally meaning "she who is fit to be entered"; with "enter" here referring to the act of sexual penetration.

Pronunciation

Noun

वेश्या • (veśyā) stem, f

  1. a prostitute, courtesan, harlot
    • c. 200 CE – 300 CE, Vātsyāyana, Kāma Sūtra 6.1:
      वेश्यानां पुरुषाधिगमे रतिर्वृत्तिश्च सर्गात् ॥
      रतितः प्रवर्तनं स्वाभाविकं कृत्रिमं अर्थार्थम् ॥
      veśyānāṃ puruṣādhigame ratirvṛttiśca sargāt.
      ratitaḥ pravartanaṃ svābhāvikaṃ kṛtrimaṃ arthārtham.
      By having intercourse with men, courtesans obtain sexual pleasure, as well as their own maintenance. Now when she engages with a man out of attraction, her action is natural; but when she resorts to him for the purpose of getting money, her action is artificial and feigned and not driven by arousal.

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of वेश्या
singular dual plural
nominative वेश्या (veśyā) वेश्ये (veśye) वेश्याः (veśyāḥ)
accusative वेश्याम् (veśyām) वेश्ये (veśye) वेश्याः (veśyāḥ)
instrumental वेश्यया (veśyayā)
वेश्या¹ (veśyā¹) 		वेश्याभ्याम् (veśyābhyām) वेश्याभिः (veśyābhiḥ)
dative वेश्यायै (veśyāyai) वेश्याभ्याम् (veśyābhyām) वेश्याभ्यः (veśyābhyaḥ)
ablative वेश्यायाः (veśyāyāḥ)
वेश्यायै² (veśyāyai²) 		वेश्याभ्याम् (veśyābhyām) वेश्याभ्यः (veśyābhyaḥ)
genitive वेश्यायाः (veśyāyāḥ)
वेश्यायै² (veśyāyai²) 		वेश्ययोः (veśyayoḥ) वेश्यानाम् (veśyānām)
locative वेश्यायाम् (veśyāyām) वेश्ययोः (veśyayoḥ) वेश्यासु (veśyāsu)
vocative वेश्ये (veśye) वेश्ये (veśye) वेश्याः (veśyāḥ)
  • ¹Vedic
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