आशी

आशी

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɑː.ʃiː/, [äː.ʃiː]

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit आशी (āśī).

Noun

आशी • (āśī) f (rare, formal)

1. a serpent's fang
2. a kind of venom
3. a snake

   Synonyms: साँप (sā̃p), सर्प (sarp), भुजंग (bhujaṅg)

Declension

Declension of आशी (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	आशी āśī	आशियाँ āśiyā̃
oblique	आशी āśī	आशियों āśiyõ
vocative	आशी āśī	आशियो āśiyo

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit आशिन् (āśin); synchronically analysable as आश (āś) +‎ -ई (-ī).

Adjective

आशी • (āśī) (indeclinable)

1. (in compounds only) one who eats

   वाताशी ― vātāśī ― snake (literally, “air-eater”)

Further reading

• Syamasundara Dasa (1965–1975) , “आशी”, in Hindi Sabdasagara [Comprehensive Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha.

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬆᬰᬷ (Balinese script)
• আশী (Assamese script)
• আশী (Bengali script)
• 𑰁𑰫𑰱 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀆𑀰𑀻 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌆𑌶𑍀 (Grantha script)
• આશી (Gujarati script)
• ꦄꦴꦯꦷ (Javanese script)
• ಆಶೀ (Kannada script)
• အာၐီ (Burmese script)
• 𑐁𑐱𑐷 (Newa script)
• ଆଶୀ (Oriya script)
• ꢃꢯꢷ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆄𑆯𑆵 (Sharada script)
• 𑖁𑖫𑖱 (Siddham script)
• ఆశీ (Telugu script)
• ཨཱཤཱི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒂𑒬𑒲 (Tirhuta script)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɑː.ɕiː/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɑː.ɕiː/

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

आशी • (āśī) f

1. a serpent's fang
2. a kind of venom
3. Synonym of आशिस् (āśis, “blessing, benediction”)
4. a snake

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:सर्प

Declension

Feminine ī-stem declension of आशी (āśī)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	आशी āśī	आश्यौ / आशी¹ āśyau / āśī¹	आश्यः / आशीः¹ āśyaḥ / āśīḥ¹
Vocative	आशि āśi	आश्यौ / आशी¹ āśyau / āśī¹	आश्यः / आशीः¹ āśyaḥ / āśīḥ¹
Accusative	आशीम् āśīm	आश्यौ / आशी¹ āśyau / āśī¹	आशीः āśīḥ
Instrumental	आश्या āśyā	आशीभ्याम् āśībhyām	आशीभिः āśībhiḥ
Dative	आश्यै āśyai	आशीभ्याम् āśībhyām	आशीभ्यः āśībhyaḥ
Ablative	आश्याः āśyāḥ	आशीभ्याम् āśībhyām	आशीभ्यः āśībhyaḥ
Genitive	आश्याः āśyāḥ	आश्योः āśyoḥ	आशीनाम् āśīnām
Locative	आश्याम् āśyām	आश्योः āśyoḥ	आशीषु āśīṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Etymology 2

From आ- (ā-) +‎ शी (śī, “to sleep”, root).

Root

आशी • (āśī)

1. to lie or rest on or round

Derived terms

• आशय (āśaya)

 

Further reading

• आशी – Apte, Vaman Shivaram. Revised and enlarged edition of Prin. V. S. Apte's The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary. Poona: Prasad Prakashan, 1957-1959. 3v.