वीचि

वीचि

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वीचि (vī́ci). Doublet of बीच (bīc, “middle”), which also derived from the Sanskrit root *व्यञ्च् (vyañc).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʋiː.t͡ʃiː/

Noun

वीचि • (vīci) f (rare, formal)

1. a wave

   Synonyms: तरंग (taraṅg), लहर (lahar)

Declension

Declension of वीचि (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	वीचि vīci	वीचियाँ vīciyā̃
oblique	वीचि vīci	वीचियों vīciyõ
vocative	वीचि vīci	वीचियो vīciyo

References

• Syamasundara Dasa (1965–1975) , “वीचि”, in Hindi Sabdasagara [Comprehensive Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha.

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬯᬷᬘᬶ (Balinese script)
• ৱীচি (Assamese script)
• বীচি (Bengali script)
• 𑰪𑰱𑰓𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀯𑀻𑀘𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌵𑍀𑌚𑌿 (Grantha script)
• વીચિ (Gujarati script)
• ꦮꦷꦕꦶ (Javanese script)
• ವೀಚಿ (Kannada script)
• ဝီစိ (Burmese script)
• 𑐰𑐷𑐔𑐶 (Newa script)
• ଵୀଚି (Oriya script)
• ꢮꢷꢗꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆮𑆵𑆖𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖪𑖱𑖓𑖰 (Siddham script)
• వీచి (Telugu script)
• ཝཱིཙི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒫𑒲𑒔𑒱 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

Derived from the root *व्यञ्च् (vyañc), from वि- (vi-) +‎ अञ्च् (añc).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋiː.t͡ɕi/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈʋiː.t͡ɕi/

Noun

वीचि • (vī́ci) f

1. going or leading aside or astray, aberration, deceit, seduction
2. a wave, ripple
3. name of a subdivision of a chapter
4. name of a particular hell

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of वीचि (vī́ci)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	वीचिः vī́ciḥ	वीची vī́cī	वीचयः vī́cayaḥ
Vocative	वीचे vī́ce	वीची vī́cī	वीचयः vī́cayaḥ
Accusative	वीचिम् vī́cim	वीची vī́cī	वीचीः vī́cīḥ
Instrumental	वीच्या vī́cyā	वीचिभ्याम् vī́cibhyām	वीचिभिः vī́cibhiḥ
Dative	वीचये / वीच्ये¹ / वीच्यै² vī́caye / vī́cye¹ / vī́cyai²	वीचिभ्याम् vī́cibhyām	वीचिभ्यः vī́cibhyaḥ
Ablative	वीचेः / वीच्याः² vī́ceḥ / vī́cyāḥ²	वीचिभ्याम् vī́cibhyām	वीचिभ्यः vī́cibhyaḥ
Genitive	वीचेः / वीच्याः² vī́ceḥ / vī́cyāḥ²	वीच्योः vī́cyoḥ	वीचीनाम् vī́cīnām
Locative	वीचौ / वीच्याम्² vī́cau / vī́cyām²	वीच्योः vī́cyoḥ	वीचिषु vī́ciṣu
Notes	¹Less common ²Later Sanskrit

References

• Monier Williams (1899) , “वीचि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 1004.