लौक्य

लौक्य

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit लौक्य (laukyà).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /lɔːk.jᵊ/, [l̪ɔːk.jᵊ]

Adjective

लौक्य • (laukya) (indeclinable)

1. worldly, terrestrial, earthly
2. general, usual, common, ordinary

Further reading

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

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬮᭁᬓ᭄ᬬ (Balinese script)
• লৌক্য (Assamese script)
• লৌক্য (Bengali script)
• 𑰩𑰻𑰎𑰿𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀮𑁅𑀓𑁆𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌲𑍌𑌕𑍍𑌯 (Grantha script)
• લૌક્ય (Gujarati script)
• ਲੌਕੑਯ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦭꦻꦴꦏꦾ (Javanese script)
• លៅក្យ (Khmer script)
• ಲೌಕ್ಯ (Kannada script)
• ເລົາກ຺ຍ (Lao script)
• ലൗക്യ (Malayalam script)
• 𑘩𑘼𑘎𑘿𑘧 (Modi script)
• ᠯᠣᠧᠸᠠᢉᠶ᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• ᠯᠣᠣᡬᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
• လော်ကျ (Burmese script)
• 𑧉𑧝𑦮𑧠𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐮𑑁𑐎𑑂𑐫 (Newa script)
• ଲୌକ୍ଯ (Oriya script)
• ꢭꣃꢒ꣄ꢫ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆬𑆿𑆑𑇀𑆪 (Sharada script)
• 𑖩𑖻𑖎𑖿𑖧 (Siddham script)
• ලෞක්ය (Sinhalese script)
• లౌక్య (Telugu script)
• เลากฺย (Thai script)
• ལཽ་ཀྱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒪𑒾𑒏𑓂𑒨 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

Vrddhi derivative of लोक (loká, “world, empty space; inhabitants of the world, mankind; ordinary life”) with a -य (-ya) extension.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /l̪ɑːw.kí.jɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪ɑwk.jɐ/

Adjective

लौक्य • (laukyà) (metrical Vedic laukíya)

1. worldly, terrestrial, mundane, human
2. general, usual, common, ordinary

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of लौक्य (laukyà)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	लौक्यः laukyàḥ	लौक्यौ laukyaù	लौक्याः / लौक्यासः¹ laukyā̀ḥ / laukyā̀saḥ¹
Vocative	लौक्य laúkya	लौक्यौ laúkyau	लौक्याः / लौक्यासः¹ laúkyāḥ / laúkyāsaḥ¹
Accusative	लौक्यम् laukyàm	लौक्यौ laukyaù	लौक्यान् laukyā̀n
Instrumental	लौक्येन laukyèna	लौक्याभ्याम् laukyā̀bhyām	लौक्यैः / लौक्येभिः¹ laukyaìḥ / laukyèbhiḥ¹
Dative	लौक्याय laukyā̀ya	लौक्याभ्याम् laukyā̀bhyām	लौक्येभ्यः laukyèbhyaḥ
Ablative	लौक्यात् laukyā̀t	लौक्याभ्याम् laukyā̀bhyām	लौक्येभ्यः laukyèbhyaḥ
Genitive	लौक्यस्य laukyàsya	लौक्ययोः laukyàyoḥ	लौक्यानाम् laukyā̀nām
Locative	लौक्ये laukyè	लौक्ययोः laukyàyoḥ	लौक्येषु laukyèṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of लौक्या (laukyā̀)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	लौक्या laukyā̀	लौक्ये laukyè	लौक्याः laukyā̀ḥ
Vocative	लौक्ये laúkye	लौक्ये laúkye	लौक्याः laúkyāḥ
Accusative	लौक्याम् laukyā̀m	लौक्ये laukyè	लौक्याः laukyā̀ḥ
Instrumental	लौक्यया / लौक्या¹ laukyàyā / laukyā̀¹	लौक्याभ्याम् laukyā̀bhyām	लौक्याभिः laukyā̀bhiḥ
Dative	लौक्यायै laukyā̀yai	लौक्याभ्याम् laukyā̀bhyām	लौक्याभ्यः laukyā̀bhyaḥ
Ablative	लौक्यायाः laukyā̀yāḥ	लौक्याभ्याम् laukyā̀bhyām	लौक्याभ्यः laukyā̀bhyaḥ
Genitive	लौक्यायाः laukyā̀yāḥ	लौक्ययोः laukyàyoḥ	लौक्यानाम् laukyā̀nām
Locative	लौक्यायाम् laukyā̀yām	लौक्ययोः laukyàyoḥ	लौक्यासु laukyā̀su
Notes	¹Vedic

Neuter a-stem declension of लौक्य (laukyà)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	लौक्यम् laukyàm	लौक्ये laukyè	लौक्यानि / लौक्या¹ laukyā̀ni / laukyā̀¹
Vocative	लौक्य laúkya	लौक्ये laúkye	लौक्यानि / लौक्या¹ laúkyāni / laúkyā¹
Accusative	लौक्यम् laukyàm	लौक्ये laukyè	लौक्यानि / लौक्या¹ laukyā̀ni / laukyā̀¹
Instrumental	लौक्येन laukyèna	लौक्याभ्याम् laukyā̀bhyām	लौक्यैः / लौक्येभिः¹ laukyaìḥ / laukyèbhiḥ¹
Dative	लौक्याय laukyā̀ya	लौक्याभ्याम् laukyā̀bhyām	लौक्येभ्यः laukyèbhyaḥ
Ablative	लौक्यात् laukyā̀t	लौक्याभ्याम् laukyā̀bhyām	लौक्येभ्यः laukyèbhyaḥ
Genitive	लौक्यस्य laukyàsya	लौक्ययोः laukyàyoḥ	लौक्यानाम् laukyā̀nām
Locative	लौक्ये laukyè	लौक्ययोः laukyàyoḥ	लौक्येषु laukyèṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899), “लौक्य”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 909.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890), “लौक्य”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan