वामन

वामन

See also: वमन

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वामन (vāmaná). Doublet of बौना (baunā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʋɑː.mən/, [ʋäː.mə̃n̪]

Adjective

वामन • (vāman) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling وامن‎)

1. (rare, formal) small, dwarfish

Noun

वामन • (vāman) m (Urdu spelling وامن‎)

1. (rare, formal) a dwarf

Declension

Declension of वामन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	वामन vāman	वामन vāman
oblique	वामन vāman	वामनों vāmanõ
vocative	वामन vāman	वामनो vāmano

Proper noun

वामन • (vāman) m (Urdu spelling وامن‎) (Hinduism)

1. Vāmana (the fifth avatar of Viṣṇu)
2. name of Śiva
3. name of the elephant that supports the south or west quarter

Declension

Declension of वामन (sg-only masc cons-stem)

	singular
direct	वामन vāman
oblique	वामन vāman
vocative	वामन vāman

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “वामन”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “वामन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884), “वामन”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• vāmana (Latin script)
• 𑀯𑀸𑀫𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• ৰামন (Bengali script)
• වාමන (Sinhalese script)
• ဝါမန or ဝႃမၼ (Burmese script)
• วามน or วามะนะ (Thai script)
• ᩅᩤᨾᨶ (Tai Tham script)
• ວາມນ or ວາມະນະ (Lao script)
• វាមន (Khmer script)
• 𑅇𑄂𑄟𑄚 (Chakma script)

Adjective

वामन

1. Devanagari script form of vāmana

Declension

Declension table of "वामन" (masculine)

Case \\ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	वामनो (vāmano)	वामना (vāmanā)
Accusative (second)	वामनं (vāmanaṃ)	वामने (vāmane)
Instrumental (third)	वामनेन (vāmanena)	वामनेहि (vāmanehi) or वामनेभि (vāmanebhi)
Dative (fourth)	वामनस्स (vāmanassa) or वामनाय (vāmanāya) or वामनत्थं (vāmanatthaṃ)	वामनानं (vāmanānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	वामनस्मा (vāmanasmā) or वामनम्हा (vāmanamhā) or वामना (vāmanā)	वामनेहि (vāmanehi) or वामनेभि (vāmanebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	वामनस्स (vāmanassa)	वामनानं (vāmanānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	वामनस्मिं (vāmanasmiṃ) or वामनम्हि (vāmanamhi) or वामने (vāmane)	वामनेसु (vāmanesu)
Vocative (calling)	वामन (vāmana)	वामना (vāmanā)

Declension table of "वामना" (feminine)

Case \\ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	वामना (vāmanā)	वामनायो (vāmanāyo) or वामना (vāmanā)
Accusative (second)	वामनं (vāmanaṃ)	वामनायो (vāmanāyo) or वामना (vāmanā)
Instrumental (third)	वामनाय (vāmanāya)	वामनाहि (vāmanāhi) or वामनाभि (vāmanābhi)
Dative (fourth)	वामनाय (vāmanāya)	वामनानं (vāmanānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	वामनाय (vāmanāya)	वामनाहि (vāmanāhi) or वामनाभि (vāmanābhi)
Genitive (sixth)	वामनाय (vāmanāya)	वामनानं (vāmanānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	वामनाय (vāmanāya) or वामनायं (vāmanāyaṃ)	वामनासु (vāmanāsu)
Vocative (calling)	वामने (vāmane)	वामनायो (vāmanāyo) or वामना (vāmanā)

Declension table of "वामन" (neuter)

Case \\ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	वामनं (vāmanaṃ)	वामनानि (vāmanāni)
Accusative (second)	वामनं (vāmanaṃ)	वामनानि (vāmanāni)
Instrumental (third)	वामनेन (vāmanena)	वामनेहि (vāmanehi) or वामनेभि (vāmanebhi)
Dative (fourth)	वामनस्स (vāmanassa) or वामनाय (vāmanāya) or वामनत्थं (vāmanatthaṃ)	वामनानं (vāmanānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	वामनस्मा (vāmanasmā) or वामनम्हा (vāmanamhā) or वामना (vāmanā)	वामनेहि (vāmanehi) or वामनेभि (vāmanebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	वामनस्स (vāmanassa)	वामनानं (vāmanānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	वामनस्मिं (vāmanasmiṃ) or वामनम्हि (vāmanamhi) or वामने (vāmane)	वामनेसु (vāmanesu)
Vocative (calling)	वामन (vāmana)	वामनानि (vāmanāni)

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬯᬵᬫᬦ (Balinese script)
• ৱামন (Assamese script)
• বামন (Bengali script)
• 𑰪𑰯𑰦𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀯𑀸𑀫𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌵𑌾𑌮𑌨 (Grantha script)
• વામન (Gujarati script)
• ਵਾਮਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦮꦴꦩꦤ (Javanese script)
• វាមន (Khmer script)
• ವಾಮನ (Kannada script)
• ວາມນ (Lao script)
• വാമന (Malayalam script)
• 𑘪𑘰𑘦𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᠸᠠᢗᠮᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• ᠸᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠮᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• ဝါမန (Burmese script)
• 𑧊𑧑𑧆𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐰𑐵𑐩𑐣 (Newa script)
• ଵାମନ (Oriya script)
• ꢮꢵꢪꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆮𑆳𑆩𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖪𑖯𑖦𑖡 (Siddham script)
• වාමන (Sinhalese script)
• వామన (Telugu script)
• วามน (Thai script)
• ཝཱ་མ་ན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒫𑒰𑒧𑒢 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

Unknown.[1] Maybe levelled from an earlier *vāmán (“deficient, lacking”), from the same origin as ऊन (ūna).[2]

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋɑː.mɐ.nɐ́/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑː.mɐ.n̪ɐ/

Adjective

वामन • (vāmaná)

1. dwarfish, small or short in stature
2. bent, inclined
3. relating to a dwarf
4. relating to the elephant Vāmana
5. relating to Viṣṇu (especially in his fifth avatāra)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of वामन (vāmaná)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	वामनः vāmanáḥ	वामनौ vāmanaú	वामनाः / वामनासः¹ vāmanā́ḥ / vāmanā́saḥ¹
Vocative	वामन vā́mana	वामनौ vā́manau	वामनाः / वामनासः¹ vā́manāḥ / vā́manāsaḥ¹
Accusative	वामनम् vāmanám	वामनौ vāmanaú	वामनान् vāmanā́n
Instrumental	वामनेन vāmanéna	वामनाभ्याम् vāmanā́bhyām	वामनैः / वामनेभिः¹ vāmanaíḥ / vāmanébhiḥ¹
Dative	वामनाय vāmanā́ya	वामनाभ्याम् vāmanā́bhyām	वामनेभ्यः vāmanébhyaḥ
Ablative	वामनात् vāmanā́t	वामनाभ्याम् vāmanā́bhyām	वामनेभ्यः vāmanébhyaḥ
Genitive	वामनस्य vāmanásya	वामनयोः vāmanáyoḥ	वामनानाम् vāmanā́nām
Locative	वामने vāmané	वामनयोः vāmanáyoḥ	वामनेषु vāmanéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of वामना (vāmanā́)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	वामना vāmanā́	वामने vāmané	वामनाः vāmanā́ḥ
Vocative	वामने vā́mane	वामने vā́mane	वामनाः vā́manāḥ
Accusative	वामनाम् vāmanā́m	वामने vāmané	वामनाः vāmanā́ḥ
Instrumental	वामनया / वामना¹ vāmanáyā / vāmanā́¹	वामनाभ्याम् vāmanā́bhyām	वामनाभिः vāmanā́bhiḥ
Dative	वामनायै vāmanā́yai	वामनाभ्याम् vāmanā́bhyām	वामनाभ्यः vāmanā́bhyaḥ
Ablative	वामनायाः vāmanā́yāḥ	वामनाभ्याम् vāmanā́bhyām	वामनाभ्यः vāmanā́bhyaḥ
Genitive	वामनायाः vāmanā́yāḥ	वामनयोः vāmanáyoḥ	वामनानाम् vāmanā́nām
Locative	वामनायाम् vāmanā́yām	वामनयोः vāmanáyoḥ	वामनासु vāmanā́su
Notes	¹Vedic

Neuter a-stem declension of वामन (vāmaná)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	वामनम् vāmanám	वामने vāmané	वामनानि / वामना¹ vāmanā́ni / vāmanā́¹
Vocative	वामन vā́mana	वामने vā́mane	वामनानि / वामना¹ vā́manāni / vā́manā¹
Accusative	वामनम् vāmanám	वामने vāmané	वामनानि / वामना¹ vāmanā́ni / vāmanā́¹
Instrumental	वामनेन vāmanéna	वामनाभ्याम् vāmanā́bhyām	वामनैः / वामनेभिः¹ vāmanaíḥ / vāmanébhiḥ¹
Dative	वामनाय vāmanā́ya	वामनाभ्याम् vāmanā́bhyām	वामनेभ्यः vāmanébhyaḥ
Ablative	वामनात् vāmanā́t	वामनाभ्याम् vāmanā́bhyām	वामनेभ्यः vāmanébhyaḥ
Genitive	वामनस्य vāmanásya	वामनयोः vāmanáyoḥ	वामनानाम् vāmanā́nām
Locative	वामने vāmané	वामनयोः vāmanáyoḥ	वामनेषु vāmanéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

वामन • (vāmaná) m

1. a dwarfish bull
2. a goat with particular marks
3. a person born under a particular constellation
4. a mare
5. a sort of woman

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of वामन (vāmaná)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	वामनः vāmanáḥ	वामनौ vāmanaú	वामनाः / वामनासः¹ vāmanā́ḥ / vāmanā́saḥ¹
Vocative	वामन vā́mana	वामनौ vā́manau	वामनाः / वामनासः¹ vā́manāḥ / vā́manāsaḥ¹
Accusative	वामनम् vāmanám	वामनौ vāmanaú	वामनान् vāmanā́n
Instrumental	वामनेन vāmanéna	वामनाभ्याम् vāmanā́bhyām	वामनैः / वामनेभिः¹ vāmanaíḥ / vāmanébhiḥ¹
Dative	वामनाय vāmanā́ya	वामनाभ्याम् vāmanā́bhyām	वामनेभ्यः vāmanébhyaḥ
Ablative	वामनात् vāmanā́t	वामनाभ्याम् vāmanā́bhyām	वामनेभ्यः vāmanébhyaḥ
Genitive	वामनस्य vāmanásya	वामनयोः vāmanáyoḥ	वामनानाम् vāmanā́nām
Locative	वामने vāmané	वामनयोः vāmanáyoḥ	वामनेषु vāmanéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Proper noun

वामन • (vāmaná) m

1. (Hinduism) Vāmana (the fifth avatar of Viṣṇu)
2. name of Śiva
3. name of the elephant that supports the south or west quarter
4. name of a particular month
5. name of a serpent-demon
6. name of a particular disease of the vagina
7. name of a yogini
8. name of a son of Garuḍa
9. name of a son of Hiraṇyagarbha
10. name of one of the 18 attendants of the Sun
11. name of a dānava
12. name of a muni
13. name of a poet who was the minister under Jayāpīḍa
14. name of various other scholars and authors (especially of one of the authors of the Kāśikā-vṛtti, the other being Jayāditya, and of the author of the Kāvyālaṃkāra-vṛtti)
15. Alangium hexapetalum

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of वामन (vāmaná)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	वामनः vāmanáḥ	वामनौ vāmanaú	वामनाः / वामनासः¹ vāmanā́ḥ / vāmanā́saḥ¹
Vocative	वामन vā́mana	वामनौ vā́manau	वामनाः / वामनासः¹ vā́manāḥ / vā́manāsaḥ¹
Accusative	वामनम् vāmanám	वामनौ vāmanaú	वामनान् vāmanā́n
Instrumental	वामनेन vāmanéna	वामनाभ्याम् vāmanā́bhyām	वामनैः / वामनेभिः¹ vāmanaíḥ / vāmanébhiḥ¹
Dative	वामनाय vāmanā́ya	वामनाभ्याम् vāmanā́bhyām	वामनेभ्यः vāmanébhyaḥ
Ablative	वामनात् vāmanā́t	वामनाभ्याम् vāmanā́bhyām	वामनेभ्यः vāmanébhyaḥ
Genitive	वामनस्य vāmanásya	वामनयोः vāmanáyoḥ	वामनानाम् vāmanā́nām
Locative	वामने vāmané	वामनयोः vāmanáyoḥ	वामनेषु vāmanéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Proper noun

वामन • (vāmaná) n

1. name of a place of pilgrimage
2. the Vāmana Purāṇa

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of वामन (vāmaná)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	वामनम् vāmanám	वामने vāmané	वामनानि / वामना¹ vāmanā́ni / vāmanā́¹
Vocative	वामन vā́mana	वामने vā́mane	वामनानि / वामना¹ vā́manāni / vā́manā¹
Accusative	वामनम् vāmanám	वामने vāmané	वामनानि / वामना¹ vāmanā́ni / vāmanā́¹
Instrumental	वामनेन vāmanéna	वामनाभ्याम् vāmanā́bhyām	वामनैः / वामनेभिः¹ vāmanaíḥ / vāmanébhiḥ¹
Dative	वामनाय vāmanā́ya	वामनाभ्याम् vāmanā́bhyām	वामनेभ्यः vāmanébhyaḥ
Ablative	वामनात् vāmanā́t	वामनाभ्याम् vāmanā́bhyām	वामनेभ्यः vāmanébhyaḥ
Genitive	वामनस्य vāmanásya	वामनयोः vāmanáyoḥ	वामनानाम् vāmanā́nām
Locative	वामने vāmané	वामनयोः vāmanáyoḥ	वामनेषु vāmanéṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Pali: vāmana
• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀯𑀸𑀫𑀡 (vāmaṇa)
• → Hindustani: (learned)

  Hindi: वामन (vāman)

  Urdu: وامن‎ (vāman)

References

1. Monier Williams (1899), “वामन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 941, column 3.
2. Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996), “vāmaná”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume II, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 544

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “vāmaná”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press