वाक्य
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वाक्य (vākya).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ʋɑːk.jᵊ/, [ʋäːk.jᵊ]
Noun
वाक्य • (vākya) m (Urdu spelling واکیہ)
- sentence
- इस वाक्य को सही करो। ― is vāky ko sahī karo. ― Correct this sentence.
- मैं यह वाक्यों को नहीं पढ़ सकता हूँ।
- ma͠i yah vākyõ ko nahī̃ paṛh saktā hū̃.
- I cannot read these sentences.
- Synonym: जुमला (jumlā)
- (linguistics) clause (वाक्यखंड (vākyakhaṇḍ))
Declension
Declension of वाक्य (masc cons-stem)
singular | plural | |
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direct | वाक्य vākya | वाक्य vākya |
oblique | वाक्य vākya | वाक्यों vākyõ |
vocative | वाक्य vākya | वाक्यो vākyo |
Derived terms
- वाक्यविज्ञान (vākyavigyān)
- वाक्यरचना (vākyaracnā)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “वाक्य”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit वाक्य (vākya).
Noun
वाक्य • (vākya) n
- sentence
References
- Berntsen, Maxine, “वाक्य”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “वाक्य”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “वाक्य”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
Nepali
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [wäkke], [bäkke]
- Phonetic Devanagari: वाक्के, or बाक्के
Noun
वाक्य • (wākya)
- sentence
- यो शब्दलाई वाक्यमा प्रयोग गर्नुहोस्।
- yo śabdalāī wākyamā prayog garnuhos.
- Use this word to make a sentence.
- यो शब्दलाई वाक्यमा प्रयोग गर्नुहोस्।
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- vākya (Latin script)
- 𑀯𑀸𑀓𑁆𑀬 (Brahmi script)
- ৰাক্য (Bengali script)
- වාක්ය (Sinhalese script)
- ဝါကျ or ဝႃၵျ (Burmese script)
- วากฺย or วากยะ (Thai script)
- ᩅᩤᨠ᩠ᨿ (Tai Tham script)
- ວາກ຺ຍ or ວາກຍະ or ວາກຢະ (Lao script)
- វាក្យ (Khmer script)
- 𑅇𑄂𑄇𑄳𑄠 (Chakma script)
Noun
वाक्य n
- Devanagari script form of vākya
Declension
Declension table of "वाक्य" (neuter)
Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative (first) | वाक्यं (vākyaṃ) | वाक्यानि (vākyāni) |
Accusative (second) | वाक्यं (vākyaṃ) | वाक्यानि (vākyāni) |
Instrumental (third) | वाक्येन (vākyena) | वाक्येहि (vākyehi) or वाक्येभि (vākyebhi) |
Dative (fourth) | वाक्यस्स (vākyassa) or वाक्याय (vākyāya) or वाक्यत्थं (vākyatthaṃ) | वाक्यानं (vākyānaṃ) |
Ablative (fifth) | वाक्यस्मा (vākyasmā) or वाक्यम्हा (vākyamhā) or वाक्या (vākyā) | वाक्येहि (vākyehi) or वाक्येभि (vākyebhi) |
Genitive (sixth) | वाक्यस्स (vākyassa) | वाक्यानं (vākyānaṃ) |
Locative (seventh) | वाक्यस्मिं (vākyasmiṃ) or वाक्यम्हि (vākyamhi) or वाक्ये (vākye) | वाक्येसु (vākyesu) |
Vocative (calling) | वाक्य (vākya) | वाक्यानि (vākyāni) |
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ᬯᬵᬓ᭄ᬬ (Balinese script)
- ৱাক্য (Assamese script)
- বাক্য (Bengali script)
- 𑰪𑰯𑰎𑰿𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀯𑀸𑀓𑁆𑀬 (Brahmi script)
- 𑌵𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌯 (Grantha script)
- વાક્ય (Gujarati script)
- ਵਾਕੑਯ (Gurmukhi script)
- ꦮꦴꦏꦾ (Javanese script)
- វាក្យ (Khmer script)
- ವಾಕ್ಯ (Kannada script)
- ວາກ຺ຍ (Lao script)
- വാക്യ (Malayalam script)
- 𑘪𑘰𑘎𑘿𑘧 (Modi script)
- ᠸᠠᢗᢉᠶᠠ (Mongolian script)
- ᠸᠠ᠊ᠠᡬᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
- ဝါကျ (Burmese script)
- 𑧊𑧑𑦮𑧠𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐰𑐵𑐎𑑂𑐫 (Newa script)
- ଵାକ୍ଯ (Oriya script)
- ꢮꢵꢒ꣄ꢫ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆮𑆳𑆑𑇀𑆪 (Sharada script)
- 𑖪𑖯𑖎𑖿𑖧 (Siddham script)
- වාක්ය (Sinhalese script)
- వాక్య (Telugu script)
- วากฺย (Thai script)
- ཝཱ་ཀྱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒫𑒰𑒏𑓂𑒨 (Tirhuta script)
Etymology
Vrddhi derivative of वच् (vac) with a -य (-ya) extension.
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ʋɑːk.jɐ/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑːk.jɐ/
Noun
वाक्य • (vākya) n
- speech, saying, assertion, statement, command, words
- (law) a declaration, legal evidence
- an express declaration or statement
- betrothment
- (grammar) a sentence, period
- a mode of expression
- a periphrastic mode of expression
- a rule, precept, aphorism
- a disputation
- (logic) an argument, syllogism or member of a syllogism
- the singing of birds
- (astronomy) the solar process in computations
Declension
Neuter a-stem declension of वाक्य (vākya) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | वाक्यम् vākyam | वाक्ये vākye | वाक्यानि / वाक्या¹ vākyāni / vākyā¹ |
Vocative | वाक्य vākya | वाक्ये vākye | वाक्यानि / वाक्या¹ vākyāni / vākyā¹ |
Accusative | वाक्यम् vākyam | वाक्ये vākye | वाक्यानि / वाक्या¹ vākyāni / vākyā¹ |
Instrumental | वाक्येन vākyena | वाक्याभ्याम् vākyābhyām | वाक्यैः / वाक्येभिः¹ vākyaiḥ / vākyebhiḥ¹ |
Dative | वाक्याय vākyāya | वाक्याभ्याम् vākyābhyām | वाक्येभ्यः vākyebhyaḥ |
Ablative | वाक्यात् vākyāt | वाक्याभ्याम् vākyābhyām | वाक्येभ्यः vākyebhyaḥ |
Genitive | वाक्यस्य vākyasya | वाक्ययोः vākyayoḥ | वाक्यानाम् vākyānām |
Locative | वाक्ये vākye | वाक्ययोः vākyayoḥ | वाक्येषु vākyeṣu |
Notes |
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Descendants
- Pali: vākya
- → Burmese: ဝါကျ (wa-kya.)
- → Khmer: ពាក្យ (piək), វាក្យ (viəkyaʼ)
- → Lao: ພາກ (phāk)
- → Thai: พากย์ (pâak)
- → Gujarati: વાક્ય (vākya)
- → Hindustani:
- Hindi: वाक्य (vākya)
- Urdu: واکیہ (vākya)
- → Kannada: ವಾಕ್ಯ (vākya)
- → Old Marathi:
- Devanagari: वाइक्य (vāikya), वाक्य (vākya)
- Modi: 𑘪𑘰𑘃𑘎𑘿𑘧 (vāīkya), 𑘪𑘰𑘎𑘿𑘧 (vākya)
- → Marathi: वाक्य (vākya)
- → Nepali: वाक्य (wākya)
- ⇒ Telugu: వాక్యము (vākyamu)
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “वाक्य”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 936, column 2.