उच्छ्वास

उच्छ्वास

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit उच्छ्वास (ucchvāsá). Doublet of उसांस (usāns).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʊt͡ʃ.t͡ʃʰʋɑːs/, [ʊt̚.t͡ʃʰʋäːs̪]

Noun

उच्छ्वास • (ucchvās) m

1. (formal) breathing out, a breath, sigh
2. division of a book (especially a romance)

Declension

Declension of उच्छ्वास (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	उच्छ्वास ucchvās	उच्छ्वास ucchvās
oblique	उच्छ्वास ucchvās	उच्छ्वासों ucchvāsõ
vocative	उच्छ्वास ucchvās	उच्छ्वासो ucchvāso

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) , “उच्छ्वास”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Syamasundara Dasa (1965–1975) , “उच्छ्वास”, in Hindi Sabdasagara [Comprehensive Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha.

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬉᬘ᭄ᬙ᭄ᬯᬵᬲ (Balinese script)
• উচ্ছ্ৱাস (Assamese script)
• উচ্ছ্বাস (Bengali script)
• 𑰄𑰓𑰿𑰔𑰿𑰪𑰯𑰭 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀙𑁆𑀯𑀸𑀲 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌉𑌚𑍍𑌛𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌸 (Grantha script)
• ઉચ્છ્વાસ (Gujarati script)
• ꦈꦕ꧀ꦖ꧀ꦮꦴꦱ (Javanese script)
• ಉಚ್ಛ್ವಾಸ (Kannada script)
• ဥစ္ဆွာသ (Burmese script)
• 𑐄𑐔𑑂𑐕𑑂𑐰𑐵𑐳 (Newa script)
• ଉଚ୍ଛ୍ଵାସ (Oriya script)
• ꢆꢗ꣄ꢘ꣄ꢮꢵꢱ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆇𑆖𑇀𑆗𑇀𑆮𑆳𑆱 (Sharada script)
• 𑖄𑖓𑖿𑖔𑖿𑖪𑖯𑖭 (Siddham script)
• ఉచ్ఛ్వాస (Telugu script)
• ཨུཙྪྭཱས (Tibetan script)
• 𑒅𑒔𑓂𑒕𑓂𑒫𑒰𑒮 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From उत्- (ut-) +‎ श्वास (śvāsa) or from the root उच्छ्वस् (ucchvas).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ut.t͡ɕʰʋɑː.s̪ɐ́/, [ut̚.t͡ɕʰʋɑː.s̪ɐ́]
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /utˈt͡ɕʰʋɑː.s̪ɐ/, [ut̚ˈt͡ɕʰʋɑː.s̪ɐ]

Noun

उच्छ्वास • (ucchvāsá) m

1. breathing out
2. breath, deep inspiration
3. expiration, death
4. sigh
5. froth, yeast, foam
6. swelling up, rising, increasing
7. consolation, encouragement
8. pause in a narration
9. division of a book

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of उच्छ्वास (ucchvāsá)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	उच्छ्वासः ucchvāsáḥ	उच्छ्वासौ ucchvāsaú	उच्छ्वासाः / उच्छ्वासासः¹ ucchvāsā́ḥ / ucchvāsā́saḥ¹
Vocative	उच्छ्वास úcchvāsa	उच्छ्वासौ úcchvāsau	उच्छ्वासाः / उच्छ्वासासः¹ úcchvāsāḥ / úcchvāsāsaḥ¹
Accusative	उच्छ्वासम् ucchvāsám	उच्छ्वासौ ucchvāsaú	उच्छ्वासान् ucchvāsā́n
Instrumental	उच्छ्वासेन ucchvāséna	उच्छ्वासाभ्याम् ucchvāsā́bhyām	उच्छ्वासैः / उच्छ्वासेभिः¹ ucchvāsaíḥ / ucchvāsébhiḥ¹
Dative	उच्छ्वासाय ucchvāsā́ya	उच्छ्वासाभ्याम् ucchvāsā́bhyām	उच्छ्वासेभ्यः ucchvāsébhyaḥ
Ablative	उच्छ्वासात् ucchvāsā́t	उच्छ्वासाभ्याम् ucchvāsā́bhyām	उच्छ्वासेभ्यः ucchvāsébhyaḥ
Genitive	उच्छ्वासस्य ucchvāsásya	उच्छ्वासयोः ucchvāsáyoḥ	उच्छ्वासानाम् ucchvāsā́nām
Locative	उच्छ्वासे ucchvāsé	उच्छ्वासयोः ucchvāsáyoḥ	उच्छ्वासेषु ucchvāséṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Ashokan Prakrit: [Term?]
  • Magadhi Prakrit: [Term?]
    • Sylheti: ꠃꠀ (ua)
    • Old Oriya: [Term?]
      • Middle Oriya: [Term?]
        • Oriya: ଉସାସ (usasô)
    • Kamarupi Prakrit: [Term?]
      • Early Assamese: উশাস (uśaso)
        • Assamese: উশাহ (uxah)
  • Maharastri Prakrit: [Term?]
    • Old Marathi: [Term?]
      • Marathi: उसासा (usāsā)
  • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀉𑀲𑀸𑀲 (usāsa)
    • Hindi: उसाँस (usā̃s)
    • Urdu: اساس‎ (usā̃s)
• → Assamese: উচ্ছ্বাস (usssax) (learned)
• → Bengali: উচ্ছ্বাস (ucchaś) (learned)
• → Gujarati: ઉચ્છ્વાસ (ucchvās) (learned)
• → Hindi: उच्छ्वास (ucchvās) (learned)
• → Marathi: उच्छ्वास (ucchvās) (learned)
• → Nepali: उच्छ्वास (ucchvās) (learned)
• → Tamil: உச்சுவாசம் (uccuvācam) (learned)
• → Telugu: ఉచ్ఛ్వాసము (ucchvāsamu) (learned)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) , “उच्छ्वास”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 174.