श्यामाक
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- শ্যামাক (Assamese script)
- ᬰ᭄ᬬᬵᬫᬵᬓ (Balinese script)
- শ্যামাক (Bengali script)
- 𑰫𑰿𑰧𑰯𑰦𑰯𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀰𑁆𑀬𑀸𑀫𑀸𑀓 (Brahmi script)
- ၐျာမာက (Burmese script)
- શ્યામાક (Gujarati script)
- ਸ਼੍ਯਾਮਾਕ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌕 (Grantha script)
- ꦯꦾꦴꦩꦴꦏ (Javanese script)
- 𑂬𑂹𑂨𑂰𑂧𑂰𑂍 (Kaithi script)
- ಶ್ಯಾಮಾಕ (Kannada script)
- ឝ្យាមាក (Khmer script)
- ຨ຺ຍາມາກ (Lao script)
- ശ്യാമാക (Malayalam script)
- ᡧᠶᠠ᠊ᠠᠮᠠ᠊ᠠᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘫𑘿𑘧𑘰𑘦𑘰𑘎 (Modi script)
- ᠱᠶ᠋ᠠᢗᠮᠠᢗᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧋𑧠𑧇𑧑𑧆𑧑𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐱𑑂𑐫𑐵𑐩𑐵𑐎 (Newa script)
- ଶ୍ଯାମାକ (Odia script)
- ꢯ꣄ꢫꢵꢪꢵꢒ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆯𑇀𑆪𑆳𑆩𑆳𑆑 (Sharada script)
- 𑖫𑖿𑖧𑖯𑖦𑖯𑖎 (Siddham script)
- ශ්යාමාක (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩿 𑪙𑩻𑩛𑩴𑩛𑩜 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚧𑚶𑚣𑚭𑚢𑚭𑚊 (Takri script)
- ஶ்யாமாக (Tamil script)
- శ్యామాక (Telugu script)
- ศฺยามาก (Thai script)
- ཤྱཱ་མཱ་ཀ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒬𑓂𑒨𑒰𑒧𑒰𑒏 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨮𑩇𑨪𑨊𑨢𑨊𑨋 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology 1
Derived from श्याम (śyāmá, “black, dark”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɕjɑː.mɑ́ː.kɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɕjɑː.mɑː.kɐ/
Noun
श्यामाक • (śyāmā́ka) stem, m
- a kind of cultivated millet (Echinochloa frumentacea)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | श्यामाकः (śyāmā́kaḥ) | श्यामाकौ (śyāmā́kau) श्यामाका¹ (śyāmā́kā¹) |
श्यामाकाः (śyāmā́kāḥ) श्यामाकासः¹ (śyāmā́kāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | श्यामाकम् (śyāmā́kam) | श्यामाकौ (śyāmā́kau) श्यामाका¹ (śyāmā́kā¹) |
श्यामाकान् (śyāmā́kān) |
| instrumental | श्यामाकेन (śyāmā́kena) | श्यामाकाभ्याम् (śyāmā́kābhyām) | श्यामाकैः (śyāmā́kaiḥ) श्यामाकेभिः¹ (śyāmā́kebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | श्यामाकाय (śyāmā́kāya) | श्यामाकाभ्याम् (śyāmā́kābhyām) | श्यामाकेभ्यः (śyāmā́kebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | श्यामाकात् (śyāmā́kāt) | श्यामाकाभ्याम् (śyāmā́kābhyām) | श्यामाकेभ्यः (śyāmā́kebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | श्यामाकस्य (śyāmā́kasya) | श्यामाकयोः (śyāmā́kayoḥ) | श्यामाकानाम् (śyāmā́kānām) |
| locative | श्यामाके (śyāmā́ke) | श्यामाकयोः (śyāmā́kayoḥ) | श्यामाकेषु (śyāmā́keṣu) |
| vocative | श्यामाक (śyā́māka) | श्यामाकौ (śyā́mākau) श्यामाका¹ (śyā́mākā¹) |
श्यामाकाः (śyā́mākāḥ) श्यामाकासः¹ (śyā́mākāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
- Pali: sāmāka
Proper noun
श्यामाक • (śyāmāka) stem, m
- name of a man (Divyāv.)
- (in the plural) name of a people (VarBṛS.)
Etymology 2
Vṛddhi derivative of श्यामाक (śyāmā́ka), see 'Etymology 1'.
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɕjɑː.mɑː.kɐ́/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɕjɑː.mɑː.kɐ/
Adjective
श्यामाक • (śyāmāká) stem
- made of Echinochloa frumentacea
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | श्यामाकः (śyāmākáḥ) | श्यामाकौ (śyāmākaú) श्यामाका¹ (śyāmākā́¹) |
श्यामाकाः (śyāmākā́ḥ) श्यामाकासः¹ (śyāmākā́saḥ¹) |
| accusative | श्यामाकम् (śyāmākám) | श्यामाकौ (śyāmākaú) श्यामाका¹ (śyāmākā́¹) |
श्यामाकान् (śyāmākā́n) |
| instrumental | श्यामाकेन (śyāmākéna) | श्यामाकाभ्याम् (śyāmākā́bhyām) | श्यामाकैः (śyāmākaíḥ) श्यामाकेभिः¹ (śyāmākébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | श्यामाकाय (śyāmākā́ya) | श्यामाकाभ्याम् (śyāmākā́bhyām) | श्यामाकेभ्यः (śyāmākébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | श्यामाकात् (śyāmākā́t) | श्यामाकाभ्याम् (śyāmākā́bhyām) | श्यामाकेभ्यः (śyāmākébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | श्यामाकस्य (śyāmākásya) | श्यामाकयोः (śyāmākáyoḥ) | श्यामाकानाम् (śyāmākā́nām) |
| locative | श्यामाके (śyāmāké) | श्यामाकयोः (śyāmākáyoḥ) | श्यामाकेषु (śyāmākéṣu) |
| vocative | श्यामाक (śyā́māka) | श्यामाकौ (śyā́mākau) श्यामाका¹ (śyā́mākā¹) |
श्यामाकाः (śyā́mākāḥ) श्यामाकासः¹ (śyā́mākāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | श्यामाकी (śyāmākī́) | श्यामाक्यौ (śyāmākyaù) श्यामाकी¹ (śyāmākī́¹) |
श्यामाक्यः (śyāmākyàḥ) श्यामाकीः¹ (śyāmākī́ḥ¹) |
| accusative | श्यामाकीम् (śyāmākī́m) | श्यामाक्यौ (śyāmākyaù) श्यामाकी¹ (śyāmākī́¹) |
श्यामाकीः (śyāmākī́ḥ) |
| instrumental | श्यामाक्या (śyāmākyā́) | श्यामाकीभ्याम् (śyāmākī́bhyām) | श्यामाकीभिः (śyāmākī́bhiḥ) |
| dative | श्यामाक्यै (śyāmākyaí) | श्यामाकीभ्याम् (śyāmākī́bhyām) | श्यामाकीभ्यः (śyāmākī́bhyaḥ) |
| ablative | श्यामाक्याः (śyāmākyā́ḥ) श्यामाक्यै² (śyāmākyaí²) |
श्यामाकीभ्याम् (śyāmākī́bhyām) | श्यामाकीभ्यः (śyāmākī́bhyaḥ) |
| genitive | श्यामाक्याः (śyāmākyā́ḥ) श्यामाक्यै² (śyāmākyaí²) |
श्यामाक्योः (śyāmākyóḥ) | श्यामाकीनाम् (śyāmākī́nām) |
| locative | श्यामाक्याम् (śyāmākyā́m) | श्यामाक्योः (śyāmākyóḥ) | श्यामाकीषु (śyāmākī́ṣu) |
| vocative | श्यामाकि (śyā́māki) | श्यामाक्यौ (śyā́mākyau) श्यामाकी¹ (śyā́mākī¹) |
श्यामाक्यः (śyā́mākyaḥ) श्यामाकीः¹ (śyā́mākīḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | श्यामाकम् (śyāmākám) | श्यामाके (śyāmāké) | श्यामाकानि (śyāmākā́ni) श्यामाका¹ (śyāmākā́¹) |
| accusative | श्यामाकम् (śyāmākám) | श्यामाके (śyāmāké) | श्यामाकानि (śyāmākā́ni) श्यामाका¹ (śyāmākā́¹) |
| instrumental | श्यामाकेन (śyāmākéna) | श्यामाकाभ्याम् (śyāmākā́bhyām) | श्यामाकैः (śyāmākaíḥ) श्यामाकेभिः¹ (śyāmākébhiḥ¹) |
| dative | श्यामाकाय (śyāmākā́ya) | श्यामाकाभ्याम् (śyāmākā́bhyām) | श्यामाकेभ्यः (śyāmākébhyaḥ) |
| ablative | श्यामाकात् (śyāmākā́t) | श्यामाकाभ्याम् (śyāmākā́bhyām) | श्यामाकेभ्यः (śyāmākébhyaḥ) |
| genitive | श्यामाकस्य (śyāmākásya) | श्यामाकयोः (śyāmākáyoḥ) | श्यामाकानाम् (śyāmākā́nām) |
| locative | श्यामाके (śyāmāké) | श्यामाकयोः (śyāmākáyoḥ) | श्यामाकेषु (śyāmākéṣu) |
| vocative | श्यामाक (śyā́māka) | श्यामाके (śyā́māke) | श्यामाकानि (śyā́mākāni) श्यामाका¹ (śyā́mākā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “श्यामाक”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1095, column 1.
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) “śyāmá-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 661
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śyāmā́ka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 734
- Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “śyāmāka”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.