प्रभाकीट

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Classical Sanskrit प्रभाकीट (prabhākīṭa). Equivalent to प्रभा (prabhā) +‎ कीट (kīṭ).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /pɾə.bʱɑː.kiːʈ/, [pɾə.bʱäː.kiːʈ]

Noun

प्रभाकीट • (prabhākīṭ) m[1][2][3][4][5][6]

(literary, rare) firefly
Synonyms: पटबीजना (paṭbījnā), किर्मक-ए-शब-ताब (kirmak-e-śab-tāb), खद्योत (khadyot), ज्योतिरिंगण (jyotiriṅgaṇ), जुगनू (jugnū)

Declension

Declension of प्रभाकीट (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	प्रभाकीट prabhākīṭ	प्रभाकीट prabhākīṭ
oblique	प्रभाकीट prabhākīṭ	प्रभाकीटों prabhākīṭõ
vocative	प्रभाकीट prabhākīṭ	प्रभाकीटो prabhākīṭo

References

Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “प्रभाकीट”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
Platts, John T. (1884), “prabhā-kīṭ”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
“प्रभाकीट”, in Hindi Dictionary: For the Use of Schools (in Hindi), India: Calcutta School-book and Vernacular Literature Society, 1863, page 203.
Miśra, Chailabihārī, “प्रभाकीट”, in Abhinava Hindī-An̐grezī-Hindī kośa [Modern Hindi-English Dictionary], Āloka Bhāratī, 1991, page 145.
Vimlesh Kumar Shastri, “प्रभाकीट”, in Hindi Samantar Kosh [Hindi parallel dictionary], India: Diamond Pocket Books (P) Limited, page 147.
YCT Expert Team, “प्रभाकीट”, in अध्ययन सामग्री [Study Material] (in Hindi): YOUTH COMPETITION TIMES, page 17.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

ᬧ᭄ᬭᬪᬵᬓᬷᬝ (Balinese script)
প্ৰভাকীট (Assamese script)
প্রভাকীট (Bengali script)
𑰢𑰿𑰨𑰥𑰯𑰎𑰱𑰘 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀪𑀸𑀓𑀻𑀝 (Brahmi script)
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑌾𑌕𑍀𑌟 (Grantha script)
પ્રભાકીટ (Gujarati script)
ਪੑਰਭਾਕੀਟ (Gurmukhi script)
ꦥꦿꦨꦴꦏꦷꦛ (Javanese script)
ប្រភាកីដ (Khmer script)
ಪ್ರಭಾಕೀಟ (Kannada script)
ປ຺ຣຠາກີຏ (Lao script)
പ്രഭാകീട (Malayalam script)
𑘢𑘿𑘨𑘥𑘰𑘎𑘲𑘘 (Modi script)
ᢒᠷᠠᠪᠾᠠᢗᢉᢈᢈᢌᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
ᢒᡵᠠᢨᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡬᡳᡳᢞᠠ (Manchu script)
ပြဘာကီဋ (Burmese script)
𑧂𑧠𑧈𑧅𑧑𑦮𑧓𑦸 (Nandinagari script)
𑐥𑑂𑐬𑐨𑐵𑐎𑐷𑐚 (Newa script)
ପ୍ରଭାକୀଟ (Oriya script)
ꢦ꣄ꢬꢩꢵꢒꢷꢜ (Saurashtra script)
𑆥𑇀𑆫𑆨𑆳𑆑𑆵𑆛 (Sharada script)
𑖢𑖿𑖨𑖥𑖯𑖎𑖱𑖘 (Siddham script)
ප්රභාකීට (Sinhalese script)
ప్రభాకీట (Telugu script)
ปฺรภากีฏ (Thai script)
པྲ་བྷཱ་ཀཱི་ཊ (Tibetan script)
𑒣𑓂𑒩𑒦𑒰𑒏𑒲𑒙 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

Compound of प्रभा (prabhā́, “light”) +‎ कीट (kīṭá, “insect”), literally “light-insect”.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /pɾɐ.bʱɑːˈkiː.ʈɐ/

Noun

प्रभाकीट • (prabhākīṭa) m [1][2][3][4][5]

(Classical Sanskrit) a firefly
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:खद्योत
- c. 1400 – 1600, Rājanighaṇṭu 168:
  प्रभाकीटस्तु खद्योतः खज्योतिरुपसूर्यकः
  prabhākīṭastu khadyotaḥ khajyotirupasūryakaḥ
  And a firefly is khadyota, khajyotis, upasūryaka.

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of प्रभाकीट (prabhākīṭa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	प्रभाकीटः prabhākīṭaḥ	प्रभाकीटौ prabhākīṭau	प्रभाकीटाः / प्रभाकीटासः¹ prabhākīṭāḥ / prabhākīṭāsaḥ¹
Vocative	प्रभाकीट prabhākīṭa	प्रभाकीटौ prabhākīṭau	प्रभाकीटाः / प्रभाकीटासः¹ prabhākīṭāḥ / prabhākīṭāsaḥ¹
Accusative	प्रभाकीटम् prabhākīṭam	प्रभाकीटौ prabhākīṭau	प्रभाकीटान् prabhākīṭān
Instrumental	प्रभाकीटेन prabhākīṭena	प्रभाकीटाभ्याम् prabhākīṭābhyām	प्रभाकीटैः / प्रभाकीटेभिः¹ prabhākīṭaiḥ / prabhākīṭebhiḥ¹
Dative	प्रभाकीटाय prabhākīṭāya	प्रभाकीटाभ्याम् prabhākīṭābhyām	प्रभाकीटेभ्यः prabhākīṭebhyaḥ
Ablative	प्रभाकीटात् prabhākīṭāt	प्रभाकीटाभ्याम् prabhākīṭābhyām	प्रभाकीटेभ्यः prabhākīṭebhyaḥ
Genitive	प्रभाकीटस्य prabhākīṭasya	प्रभाकीटयोः prabhākīṭayoḥ	प्रभाकीटानाम् prabhākīṭānām
Locative	प्रभाकीटे prabhākīṭe	प्रभाकीटयोः prabhākīṭayoḥ	प्रभाकीटेषु prabhākīṭeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

References

Monier Williams (1899), “प्रभाकीट”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 684, column 1.
Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890), “प्रभा-कीट”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 1098
Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2023), “prabhākīṭa”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
Borooah, Anundoram, “प्रभाकीट” in A Practical English-Sanskrit Dictionary: Falsification to Oyster. With a supplementary treatise on higher Sanskrit grammar, India: Saraswati Press, 1879, page 609.
Purandare, Nārāyaṇaśarmā Viṭṭhala; Naraharipaṇḍita, “प्रभाकीट”, in Dhanvantarīyanighaṇṭu [Dhanavantari's glossary], India: Ānandāśramaviśvastaiḥ, 1986, page 86.

[1] Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “प्रभाकीट”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

[2] Platts, John T. (1884), “prabhā-kīṭ”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

[3] “प्रभाकीट”, in Hindi Dictionary: For the Use of Schools (in Hindi), India: Calcutta School-book and Vernacular Literature Society, 1863, page 203.

[4] Miśra, Chailabihārī, “प्रभाकीट”, in Abhinava Hindī-An̐grezī-Hindī kośa [Modern Hindi-English Dictionary], Āloka Bhāratī, 1991, page 145.

[5] Vimlesh Kumar Shastri, “प्रभाकीट”, in Hindi Samantar Kosh [Hindi parallel dictionary], India: Diamond Pocket Books (P) Limited, page 147.

[6] YCT Expert Team, “प्रभाकीट”, in अध्ययन सामग्री [Study Material] (in Hindi): YOUTH COMPETITION TIMES, page 17.

[7] Monier Williams (1899), “प्रभाकीट”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 684, column 1.

[8] Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890), “प्रभा-कीट”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 1098

[9] Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2023), “prabhākīṭa”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.

[10] Borooah, Anundoram, “प्रभाकीट” in A Practical English-Sanskrit Dictionary: Falsification to Oyster. With a supplementary treatise on higher Sanskrit grammar, India: Saraswati Press, 1879, page 609.

[11] Purandare, Nārāyaṇaśarmā Viṭṭhala; Naraharipaṇḍita, “प्रभाकीट”, in Dhanvantarīyanighaṇṭu [Dhanavantari's glossary], India: Ānandāśramaviśvastaiḥ, 1986, page 86.