व्यजन
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit व्यजन (vyajana).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʋjə.d͡ʒən/, [ʋjɐ.d͡ʒɐ̃n]
Noun
व्यजन • (vyajan) m
- fan, ventilator
- Synonym: पंखा (paṅkhā)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | व्यजन vyajan |
व्यजन vyajan |
| oblique | व्यजन vyajan |
व्यजनों vyajanõ |
| vocative | व्यजन vyajan |
व्यजनो vyajano |
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ৱ্যজন (Assamese script)
- ᬯ᭄ᬬᬚᬦ (Balinese script)
- ব্যজন (Bengali script)
- 𑰪𑰿𑰧𑰕𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀯𑁆𑀬𑀚𑀦 (Brahmi script)
- ဝျဇန (Burmese script)
- વ્યજન (Gujarati script)
- ਵ੍ਯਜਨ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌜𑌨 (Grantha script)
- ꦮꦾꦗꦤ (Javanese script)
- 𑂫𑂹𑂨𑂔𑂢 (Kaithi script)
- ವ್ಯಜನ (Kannada script)
- វ្យជន (Khmer script)
- ວ຺ຍຊນ (Lao script)
- വ്യജന (Malayalam script)
- ᠸᠶᠠᡯᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘪𑘿𑘧𑘕𑘡 (Modi script)
- ᠸᠶ᠋ᠠᠽᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧊𑧠𑧇𑦵𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐰𑑂𑐫𑐖𑐣 (Newa script)
- ଵ୍ଯଜନ (Odia script)
- ꢮ꣄ꢫꢙꢥ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆮𑇀𑆪𑆘𑆤 (Sharada script)
- 𑖪𑖿𑖧𑖕𑖡 (Siddham script)
- ව්යජන (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩾 𑪙𑩻𑩣𑩯 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚦𑚶𑚣𑚑𑚝 (Takri script)
- வ்யஜந (Tamil script)
- వ్యజన (Telugu script)
- วฺยชน (Thai script)
- ཝྱ་ཛ་ན (Tibetan script)
- 𑒫𑓂𑒨𑒖𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨭𑩇𑨪𑨥𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Of unclear origin, with many theories proposed:
- Hoffman considers the word a compound of वि- (vi-, “apart, away”) + ईज- (īja-), the latter from the root अज् (aj, “to drive, propel”). This appears to be Mayrhofer's preferred derivation.
- Burrow considers the word as borrowed from Dravidian; compare Tamil வீசு (vīcu, “to throw; to blow (of wind)”), Telugu వీచు (vīcu, “to blow (of wind); to wave (as a fan)”), Kui (India) ୱୀଂଜା (wīñja). In light of the word's lack of Vedic attestation, the possibility of this derivation rises.
- Wright considers the word as jointly derived from the roots विच् (vic, “to sift”) and विज् (vij, “to dart, speed”), with contamination from the Dravidian root above.
- Horn notes a similarity to Persian بادبزن (bâdbezan, “(hand) fan”), though a relation is unlikely.
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ʋjɐ.d͡ʑɐ.nɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ʋjɐ.d͡ʑɐ.n̪ɐ/
Noun
व्यजन • (vyajana) stem, n
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | व्यजनम् (vyajanam) | व्यजने (vyajane) | व्यजनानि (vyajanāni) व्यजना¹ (vyajanā¹) |
| accusative | व्यजनम् (vyajanam) | व्यजने (vyajane) | व्यजनानि (vyajanāni) व्यजना¹ (vyajanā¹) |
| instrumental | व्यजनेन (vyajanena) | व्यजनाभ्याम् (vyajanābhyām) | व्यजनैः (vyajanaiḥ) व्यजनेभिः¹ (vyajanebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | व्यजनाय (vyajanāya) | व्यजनाभ्याम् (vyajanābhyām) | व्यजनेभ्यः (vyajanebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | व्यजनात् (vyajanāt) | व्यजनाभ्याम् (vyajanābhyām) | व्यजनेभ्यः (vyajanebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | व्यजनस्य (vyajanasya) | व्यजनयोः (vyajanayoḥ) | व्यजनानाम् (vyajanānām) |
| locative | व्यजने (vyajane) | व्यजनयोः (vyajanayoḥ) | व्यजनेषु (vyajaneṣu) |
| vocative | व्यजन (vyajana) | व्यजने (vyajane) | व्यजनानि (vyajanāni) व्यजना¹ (vyajanā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Derived terms
- वीज् (vīj)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “व्यजन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1029/2.
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 482
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1976) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary][2] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 272
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “vīcu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 495.