वयस्

वयस्

Hindi

Alternative forms

• वयस (vayas)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वयस् (vayas). Doublet of वय (vay).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʋə.jəs/, [ʋə.jəs̪]

Noun

वयस् • (vayas) ?

1. age

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬯᬬᬲ᭄ (Balinese script)
• ৱযস্ (Assamese script)
• বযস্ (Bengali script)
• 𑰪𑰧𑰭𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀯𑀬𑀲𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌵𑌯𑌸𑍍 (Grantha script)
• વયસ્ (Gujarati script)
• ਵਯਸੑ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦮꦪꦱ꧀ (Javanese script)
• វយស៑ (Khmer script)
• ವಯಸ್ (Kannada script)
• ວຍສ຺ (Lao script)
• വയസ് (Malayalam script)
• 𑘪𑘧𑘭𑘿 (Modi script)
• ᠸᠠᠶ᠋ᠠᠰ (Mongolian script)
• ᠸᠠᠶᠠᠰ᠌ (Manchu script)
• ဝယသ် (Burmese script)
• 𑧊𑧇𑧍𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐰𑐫𑐳𑑂 (Newa script)
• ଵଯସ୍ (Oriya script)
• ꢮꢫꢱ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆮𑆪𑆱𑇀 (Sharada script)
• 𑖪𑖧𑖭𑖿 (Siddham script)
• වයස් (Sinhalese script)
• వయస్ (Telugu script)
• วยสฺ (Thai script)
• ཝ་ཡ་ས྄ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒫𑒨𑒮𑓂 (Tirhuta script)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋɐ́.jɐs/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɐ.jɐs̪/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *wáyHas, from Proto-Indo-European *wéyh₁os. Cognate with Latin vīs. Equivalent to वी (vī, root) +‎ -अस् (-as).

Noun

वयस् • (váyas) n

1. strength, vigor, force, energy, might
2. youth
3. age
4. enjoyment
5. food, meal
6. any period of life
7. type, degree, sort, kind

Declension

Neuter as-stem declension of वयस् (váyas)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	वयः váyaḥ	वयसी váyasī	वयांसि váyāṃsi
Vocative	वयः váyaḥ	वयसी váyasī	वयांसि váyāṃsi
Accusative	वयः váyaḥ	वयसी váyasī	वयांसि váyāṃsi
Instrumental	वयसा váyasā	वयोभ्याम् váyobhyām	वयोभिः váyobhiḥ
Dative	वयसे váyase	वयोभ्याम् váyobhyām	वयोभ्यः váyobhyaḥ
Ablative	वयसः váyasaḥ	वयोभ्याम् váyobhyām	वयोभ्यः váyobhyaḥ
Genitive	वयसः váyasaḥ	वयसोः váyasoḥ	वयसाम् váyasām
Locative	वयसि váyasi	वयसोः váyasoḥ	वयःसु váyaḥsu

Descendants

• Pali: vaya
  • → Malay: baya
    • Indonesian: baya
  • → Thai: วัย (wai)
• →Tatsama:

  • Bengali: বয়স (bôẏôs)
  • Gujarati: વય (vaya)
  • Hindi: वयस् (vayas)
  • Kannada: ವಯಸ್ಸು (vayassu)
  • Magahi: 𑂥𑂨𑂮
  • Malayalam: വയസ്സ് (vayassŭ)
  • Marathi: वय (vay)
  • Tamil: வயசு (vayacu)
  • Telugu: వయసు (vayasu)

Etymology 2

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

Noun

वयस् • (vayas) n

1. a bird
2. a winged animal

Declension

Neuter as-stem declension of वयस् (vayas)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	वयः vayaḥ	वयसी vayasī	वयांसि vayāṃsi
Vocative	वयः vayaḥ	वयसी vayasī	वयांसि vayāṃsi
Accusative	वयः vayaḥ	वयसी vayasī	वयांसि vayāṃsi
Instrumental	वयसा vayasā	वयोभ्याम् vayobhyām	वयोभिः vayobhiḥ
Dative	वयसे vayase	वयोभ्याम् vayobhyām	वयोभ्यः vayobhyaḥ
Ablative	वयसः vayasaḥ	वयोभ्याम् vayobhyām	वयोभ्यः vayobhyaḥ
Genitive	वयसः vayasaḥ	वयसोः vayasoḥ	वयसाम् vayasām
Locative	वयसि vayasi	वयसोः vayasoḥ	वयःसु vayaḥsu

Etymology 3

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

Noun

वयस् • (vayas) n

1. a web

Declension

Neuter as-stem declension of वयस् (vayas)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	वयः vayaḥ	वयसी vayasī	वयांसि vayāṃsi
Vocative	वयः vayaḥ	वयसी vayasī	वयांसि vayāṃsi
Accusative	वयः vayaḥ	वयसी vayasī	वयांसि vayāṃsi
Instrumental	वयसा vayasā	वयोभ्याम् vayobhyām	वयोभिः vayobhiḥ
Dative	वयसे vayase	वयोभ्याम् vayobhyām	वयोभ्यः vayobhyaḥ
Ablative	वयसः vayasaḥ	वयोभ्याम् vayobhyām	वयोभ्यः vayobhyaḥ
Genitive	वयसः vayasaḥ	वयसोः vayasoḥ	वयसाम् vayasām
Locative	वयसि vayasi	वयसोः vayasoḥ	वयःसु vayaḥsu

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “वयस्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 920, column 2.
• Monier Williams (1899), “वयस्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 920, column 3.