विवेक

विवेक

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit विवेक (viveka). Cognates with Bengali বিবেক (bibek).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʋɪ.ʋeːk/

Noun

विवेक • (vivek) m

1. conscience, sense (the ability to discern the propriety of a decision)

Declension

Declension of विवेक (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	विवेक vivek	विवेक vivek
oblique	विवेक vivek	विवेकों vivekõ
vocative	विवेक vivek	विवेको viveko

Proper noun

विवेक • (vivek) m

1. a male given name, Vivek, from Sanskrit

Declension

Declension of विवेक (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	विवेक vivek	विवेक vivek
oblique	विवेक vivek	विवेकों vivekõ
vocative	विवेक vivek	विवेको viveko

Further reading

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “विवेक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• viveka (Latin script)
• 𑀯𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀓 (Brahmi script)
• ৰিৰেক (Bengali script)
• විවෙක (Sinhalese script)
• ဝိဝေက or ဝိဝေၵ (Burmese script)
• วิเวก or วิเวกะ (Thai script)
• ᩅᩥᩅᩮᨠ (Tai Tham script)
• ວິເວກ or ວິເວກະ (Lao script)
• វិវេក (Khmer script)
• 𑅇𑄨𑅇𑄬𑄇 (Chakma script)

Noun

विवेक m

1. Devanagari script form of viveka (“detachment”)

Declension

Declension table of "विवेक" (masculine)

Case \\ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	विवेको (viveko)	विवेका (vivekā)
Accusative (second)	विवेकं (vivekaṃ)	विवेके (viveke)
Instrumental (third)	विवेकेन (vivekena)	विवेकेहि (vivekehi) or विवेकेभि (vivekebhi)
Dative (fourth)	विवेकस्स (vivekassa) or विवेकाय (vivekāya) or विवेकत्थं (vivekatthaṃ)	विवेकानं (vivekānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	विवेकस्मा (vivekasmā) or विवेकम्हा (vivekamhā) or विवेका (vivekā)	विवेकेहि (vivekehi) or विवेकेभि (vivekebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	विवेकस्स (vivekassa)	विवेकानं (vivekānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	विवेकस्मिं (vivekasmiṃ) or विवेकम्हि (vivekamhi) or विवेके (viveke)	विवेकेसु (vivekesu)
Vocative (calling)	विवेक (viveka)	विवेका (vivekā)