शक्य
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit शक्य (śakya).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʃək.jᵊ/, [ʃɐk.jᵊ]
Adjective
शक्य • (śakya) (indeclinable)
- possible, likely to happen
- practical, worthwhile
- 1929, मोहनदास करमचंद गांधी [mohandās karamcand gāndhī], सत्य के प्रयोग अथवा आत्मकथा [satya ke prayog athvā ātmakthā]:
- लेकिन ठेठ से ही मेरा यह मत रहा है कि जो एक के लिए शक्य है, वह सब के लिए भी शक्य है।
- lekin ṭheṭh se hī merā yah mat rahā hai ki jo ek ke lie śakya hai, vah sab ke lie bhī śakya hai.
- But from the outset, my opinion has remained that what is worthwhile for one person is worthwhile for all.
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “शक्य”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit शक्य (śakya).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɕək.jə/
- Hyphenation: शक्‧य
- Rhymes: -ə
Adjective
शक्य • (śakya) (indeclinable)
Derived terms
- शक्यता (śakyatā, “possibility”)
References
More information
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “शक्य”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “शक्य”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “शक्य”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “शक्य”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- শক্য (Assamese script)
- ᬰᬓ᭄ᬬ (Balinese script)
- শক্য (Bengali script)
- 𑰫𑰎𑰿𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀰𑀓𑁆𑀬 (Brahmi script)
- ၐကျ (Burmese script)
- શક્ય (Gujarati script)
- ਸ਼ਕ੍ਯ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌶𑌕𑍍𑌯 (Grantha script)
- ꦯꦏꦾ (Javanese script)
- 𑂬𑂍𑂹𑂨 (Kaithi script)
- ಶಕ್ಯ (Kannada script)
- ឝក្យ (Khmer script)
- ຨກ຺ຍ (Lao script)
- ശക്യ (Malayalam script)
- ᡧᠠᡬᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘫𑘎𑘿𑘧 (Modi script)
- ᠱᠠᢉᠶᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧋𑦮𑧠𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐱𑐎𑑂𑐫 (Newa script)
- ଶକ୍ଯ (Odia script)
- ꢯꢒ꣄ꢫ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆯𑆑𑇀𑆪 (Sharada script)
- 𑖫𑖎𑖿𑖧 (Siddham script)
- ශක්ය (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩿𑩜 𑪙𑩻 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚧𑚊𑚶𑚣 (Takri script)
- ஶக்ய (Tamil script)
- శక్య (Telugu script)
- ศกฺย (Thai script)
- ཤ་ཀྱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒬𑒏𑓂𑒨 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨮𑨋𑩇𑨪 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From the root शक् (śak) + -य (-ya).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɕɐk.jɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɕɐk.jɐ/
Adjective
शक्य • (śakya) stem
- possible, practicable, capable of being
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | शक्यः (śakyaḥ) | शक्यौ (śakyau) शक्या¹ (śakyā¹) |
शक्याः (śakyāḥ) शक्यासः¹ (śakyāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | शक्यम् (śakyam) | शक्यौ (śakyau) शक्या¹ (śakyā¹) |
शक्यान् (śakyān) |
| instrumental | शक्येन (śakyena) | शक्याभ्याम् (śakyābhyām) | शक्यैः (śakyaiḥ) शक्येभिः¹ (śakyebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | शक्याय (śakyāya) | शक्याभ्याम् (śakyābhyām) | शक्येभ्यः (śakyebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | शक्यात् (śakyāt) | शक्याभ्याम् (śakyābhyām) | शक्येभ्यः (śakyebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | शक्यस्य (śakyasya) | शक्ययोः (śakyayoḥ) | शक्यानाम् (śakyānām) |
| locative | शक्ये (śakye) | शक्ययोः (śakyayoḥ) | शक्येषु (śakyeṣu) |
| vocative | शक्य (śakya) | शक्यौ (śakyau) शक्या¹ (śakyā¹) |
शक्याः (śakyāḥ) शक्यासः¹ (śakyāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | शक्या (śakyā) | शक्ये (śakye) | शक्याः (śakyāḥ) |
| accusative | शक्याम् (śakyām) | शक्ये (śakye) | शक्याः (śakyāḥ) |
| instrumental | शक्यया (śakyayā) शक्या¹ (śakyā¹) |
शक्याभ्याम् (śakyābhyām) | शक्याभिः (śakyābhiḥ) |
| dative | शक्यायै (śakyāyai) | शक्याभ्याम् (śakyābhyām) | शक्याभ्यः (śakyābhyaḥ) |
| ablative | शक्यायाः (śakyāyāḥ) शक्यायै² (śakyāyai²) |
शक्याभ्याम् (śakyābhyām) | शक्याभ्यः (śakyābhyaḥ) |
| genitive | शक्यायाः (śakyāyāḥ) शक्यायै² (śakyāyai²) |
शक्ययोः (śakyayoḥ) | शक्यानाम् (śakyānām) |
| locative | शक्यायाम् (śakyāyām) | शक्ययोः (śakyayoḥ) | शक्यासु (śakyāsu) |
| vocative | शक्ये (śakye) | शक्ये (śakye) | शक्याः (śakyāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | शक्यम् (śakyam) | शक्ये (śakye) | शक्यानि (śakyāni) शक्या¹ (śakyā¹) |
| accusative | शक्यम् (śakyam) | शक्ये (śakye) | शक्यानि (śakyāni) शक्या¹ (śakyā¹) |
| instrumental | शक्येन (śakyena) | शक्याभ्याम् (śakyābhyām) | शक्यैः (śakyaiḥ) शक्येभिः¹ (śakyebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | शक्याय (śakyāya) | शक्याभ्याम् (śakyābhyām) | शक्येभ्यः (śakyebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | शक्यात् (śakyāt) | शक्याभ्याम् (śakyābhyām) | शक्येभ्यः (śakyebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | शक्यस्य (śakyasya) | शक्ययोः (śakyayoḥ) | शक्यानाम् (śakyānām) |
| locative | शक्ये (śakye) | शक्ययोः (śakyayoḥ) | शक्येषु (śakyeṣu) |
| vocative | शक्य (śakya) | शक्ये (śakye) | शक्यानि (śakyāni) शक्या¹ (śakyā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
References
- Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “शक्य”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śákya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 710