वायु
See also: वायू
Hindi
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Sanskrit वायु (vāyu).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editवायु • (vāyu) f (Urdu spelling وایو)
Declension
editSanskrit
editAlternative scripts
editAlternative scripts
- ৱায়ু (Assamese script)
- ᬯᬵᬬᬸ (Balinese script)
- বায়ু (Bengali script)
- 𑰪𑰯𑰧𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀯𑀸𑀬𑀼 (Brahmi script)
- ဝါယု (Burmese script)
- વાયુ (Gujarati script)
- ਵਾਯੁ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌵𑌾𑌯𑍁 (Grantha script)
- ꦮꦴꦪꦸ (Javanese script)
- 𑂫𑂰𑂨𑂳 (Kaithi script)
- ವಾಯು (Kannada script)
- វាយុ (Khmer script)
- ວາຍຸ (Lao script)
- വായു (Malayalam script)
- ᠸᠠ᠊ᠠᠶᡠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘪𑘰𑘧𑘳 (Modi script)
- ᠸᠠᢗᠶ᠋ᠤ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧊𑧑𑧇𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐰𑐵𑐫𑐸 (Newa script)
- ଵାଯୁ (Odia script)
- ꢮꢵꢫꢸ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆮𑆳𑆪𑆶 (Sharada script)
- 𑖪𑖯𑖧𑖲 (Siddham script)
- වායු (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩾𑩛𑩻𑩒 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚦𑚭𑚣𑚰 (Takri script)
- வாயு (Tamil script)
- వాయు (Telugu script)
- วายุ (Thai script)
- ཝཱ་ཡུ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒫𑒰𑒨𑒳 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨭𑨊𑨪𑨃 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology 1
editFrom Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwaHyúš, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂weh₁yús (“wind, air”), from *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬎 (vaiiu), Lithuanian vejas.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editवायु • (vāyú) stem, m (root वा)
- wind
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 6.45.32:
- यस्य॑ वा॒योर्इव द्र॒वद्भ॒द्रा रा॒तिः स॑ह॒स्रिणी॑।
स॒द्यो दा॒नाय॒ मंह॑ते॥- yásya vāyórívá dravádbhadrā́ rātíḥ sahasríṇī.
sadyó dānā́ya máṃhate. - Of whom, prompt as the wind, the liberal donation of thousands of cattle have been quickly given to me soliciting a gift.
- yásya vāyórívá dravádbhadrā́ rātíḥ sahasríṇī.
- यस्य॑ वा॒योर्इव द्र॒वद्भ॒द्रा रा॒तिः स॑ह॒स्रिणी॑।
- air (as one of the 5 elements)
- the wind of the body, a vital air
- (medicine) the windy humour or any morbid affection of it
Declension
editMasculine u-stem declension of वायु (vāyú) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | वायुः vāyúḥ |
वायू vāyū́ |
वायवः vāyávaḥ |
Vocative | वायो vā́yo |
वायू vā́yū |
वायवः vā́yavaḥ |
Accusative | वायुम् vāyúm |
वायू vāyū́ |
वायून् vāyū́n |
Instrumental | वायुना / वाय्वा¹ vāyúnā / vāyvā́¹ |
वायुभ्याम् vāyúbhyām |
वायुभिः vāyúbhiḥ |
Dative | वायवे / वाय्वे¹ vāyáve / vāyvé¹ |
वायुभ्याम् vāyúbhyām |
वायुभ्यः vāyúbhyaḥ |
Ablative | वायोः / वाय्वः¹ vāyóḥ / vāyváḥ¹ |
वायुभ्याम् vāyúbhyām |
वायुभ्यः vāyúbhyaḥ |
Genitive | वायोः / वाय्वः¹ vāyóḥ / vāyváḥ¹ |
वाय्वोः vāyvóḥ |
वायूनाम् vāyūnā́m |
Locative | वायौ vāyaú |
वाय्वोः vāyvóḥ |
वायुषु vāyúṣu |
Notes |
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Proper noun
editवायु • (vāyú) stem, m
- the god of the wind: Vayu
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 7.91.3:
- पीवो॑अन्नाँ रयि॒वृध॑: सुमे॒धाः श्वे॒तः सि॑षक्ति नि॒युता॑मभि॒श्रीः ।
ते वा॒यवे॒ सम॑नसो॒ वि त॑स्थु॒र्विश्वेन्नर॑: स्वप॒त्यानि॑ चक्रुः ॥- pī́voannām̐ rayivṛ́dha: sumedhā́ḥ śvetáḥ siṣakti niyútāmabhiśrī́ḥ.
té vāyáve sámanaso ví tasthurvíśvénnára: svapatyā́ni cakruḥ. - The white-complexioned Vāyu, intelligent, glorious with the Niyut steeds, favours those men who arewell fed, abounding in riches, for they with one mind stand everywhere, ready to worship him, and leaders of rites, they perform all the ceremonies, that are productive of excellent offspring.
- pī́voannām̐ rayivṛ́dha: sumedhā́ḥ śvetáḥ siṣakti niyútāmabhiśrī́ḥ.
- पीवो॑अन्नाँ रयि॒वृध॑: सुमे॒धाः श्वे॒तः सि॑षक्ति नि॒युता॑मभि॒श्रीः ।
- name of Vasu
- name of Daitya
- name of a Marut
- (in the plural) the Maruts
Declension
editMasculine u-stem declension of वायु (vāyú) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | वायुः vāyúḥ |
वायू vāyū́ |
वायवः vāyávaḥ |
Vocative | वायो vā́yo |
वायू vā́yū |
वायवः vā́yavaḥ |
Accusative | वायुम् vāyúm |
वायू vāyū́ |
वायून् vāyū́n |
Instrumental | वायुना / वाय्वा¹ vāyúnā / vāyvā́¹ |
वायुभ्याम् vāyúbhyām |
वायुभिः vāyúbhiḥ |
Dative | वायवे / वाय्वे¹ vāyáve / vāyvé¹ |
वायुभ्याम् vāyúbhyām |
वायुभ्यः vāyúbhyaḥ |
Ablative | वायोः / वाय्वः¹ vāyóḥ / vāyváḥ¹ |
वायुभ्याम् vāyúbhyām |
वायुभ्यः vāyúbhyaḥ |
Genitive | वायोः / वाय्वः¹ vāyóḥ / vāyváḥ¹ |
वाय्वोः vāyvóḥ |
वायूनाम् vāyūnā́m |
Locative | वायौ vāyaú |
वाय्वोः vāyvóḥ |
वायुषु vāyúṣu |
Notes |
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Related terms
edit- वात (vā́ta)
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Helu Prakrit:
- Dhivehi: ވައި (vai)
- Javanese: ꦧꦪꦸ (bayu)
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀯𑀸𑀬𑀼 (vāyu)
- → Marathi: वायू (vāyū)
- Paisaci Prakrit:
- Pali: vāyu
- → Khmer: ព្យុះ (pyuh)
- → Lao: ພາຍຸ (phā nyu)
- → Lü: ᦘᦍᦳ (phyu)
- → Malay: bayu
- → Thai: พายุ (paa-yú)
- → Assamese: বায়ু (bayu) (learned)
- → Bengali: বায়ু (baẏu) (learned)
- → Hindustani: (learned)
- → Kannada: ವಾಯು (vāyu) (learned)
- → Tamil: வாயு (vāyu) (learned)
- → Telugu: వాయువు (vāyuvu) (learned)
Etymology 2
editFrom the root वै (vai).
Adjective
editवायु • (vāyú) stem
Declension
editMasculine u-stem declension of वायु (vāyú) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | वायुः vāyúḥ |
वायू vāyū́ |
वायवः vāyávaḥ |
Vocative | वायो vā́yo |
वायू vā́yū |
वायवः vā́yavaḥ |
Accusative | वायुम् vāyúm |
वायू vāyū́ |
वायून् vāyū́n |
Instrumental | वायुना / वाय्वा¹ vāyúnā / vāyvā́¹ |
वायुभ्याम् vāyúbhyām |
वायुभिः vāyúbhiḥ |
Dative | वायवे / वाय्वे¹ vāyáve / vāyvé¹ |
वायुभ्याम् vāyúbhyām |
वायुभ्यः vāyúbhyaḥ |
Ablative | वायोः / वाय्वः¹ vāyóḥ / vāyváḥ¹ |
वायुभ्याम् vāyúbhyām |
वायुभ्यः vāyúbhyaḥ |
Genitive | वायोः / वाय्वः¹ vāyóḥ / vāyváḥ¹ |
वाय्वोः vāyvóḥ |
वायूनाम् vāyūnā́m |
Locative | वायौ vāyaú |
वाय्वोः vāyvóḥ |
वायुषु vāyúṣu |
Notes |
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Feminine u-stem declension of वायु (vāyú) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | वायुः vāyúḥ |
वायू vāyū́ |
वायवः vāyávaḥ |
Vocative | वायो vā́yo |
वायू vā́yū |
वायवः vā́yavaḥ |
Accusative | वायुम् vāyúm |
वायू vāyū́ |
वायूः vāyū́ḥ |
Instrumental | वाय्वा vāyvā́ |
वायुभ्याम् vāyúbhyām |
वायुभिः vāyúbhiḥ |
Dative | वायवे / वाय्वै¹ vāyáve / vāyvaí¹ |
वायुभ्याम् vāyúbhyām |
वायुभ्यः vāyúbhyaḥ |
Ablative | वायोः / वाय्वाः¹ / वाय्वै² vāyóḥ / vāyvā́ḥ¹ / vāyvaí² |
वायुभ्याम् vāyúbhyām |
वायुभ्यः vāyúbhyaḥ |
Genitive | वायोः / वाय्वाः¹ / वाय्वै² vāyóḥ / vāyvā́ḥ¹ / vāyvaí² |
वाय्वोः vāyvóḥ |
वायूनाम् vāyūnā́m |
Locative | वायौ / वाय्वाम्¹ vāyaú / vāyvā́m¹ |
वाय्वोः vāyvóḥ |
वायुषु vāyúṣu |
Notes |
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Neuter u-stem declension of वायु (vāyú) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | वायु vāyú |
वायुनी vāyúnī |
वायूनि / वायु¹ / वायू¹ vāyū́ni / vāyú¹ / vāyū́¹ |
Vocative | वायु / वायो vā́yu / vā́yo |
वायुनी vā́yunī |
वायूनि / वायु¹ / वायू¹ vā́yūni / vā́yu¹ / vā́yū¹ |
Accusative | वायु vāyú |
वायुनी vāyúnī |
वायूनि / वायु¹ / वायू¹ vāyū́ni / vāyú¹ / vāyū́¹ |
Instrumental | वायुना / वाय्वा¹ vāyúnā / vāyvā́¹ |
वायुभ्याम् vāyúbhyām |
वायुभिः vāyúbhiḥ |
Dative | वायुने / वायवे¹ / वाय्वे¹ vāyúne / vāyáve¹ / vāyvé¹ |
वायुभ्याम् vāyúbhyām |
वायुभ्यः vāyúbhyaḥ |
Ablative | वायुनः / वायोः¹ / वाय्वः¹ vāyúnaḥ / vāyóḥ¹ / vāyváḥ¹ |
वायुभ्याम् vāyúbhyām |
वायुभ्यः vāyúbhyaḥ |
Genitive | वायुनः / वायोः¹ / वाय्वः¹ vāyúnaḥ / vāyóḥ¹ / vāyváḥ¹ |
वायुनोः vāyúnoḥ |
वायूनाम् vāyūnā́m |
Locative | वायुनि / वायौ¹ vāyúni / vāyaú¹ |
वायुनोः vāyúnoḥ |
वायुषु vāyúṣu |
Notes |
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Etymology 3
editFrom the root वी (vī).
Adjective
editवायु • (vāyú) stem
Declension
editMasculine u-stem declension of वायु (vāyú) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | वायुः vāyúḥ |
वायू vāyū́ |
वायवः vāyávaḥ |
Vocative | वायो vā́yo |
वायू vā́yū |
वायवः vā́yavaḥ |
Accusative | वायुम् vāyúm |
वायू vāyū́ |
वायून् vāyū́n |
Instrumental | वायुना / वाय्वा¹ vāyúnā / vāyvā́¹ |
वायुभ्याम् vāyúbhyām |
वायुभिः vāyúbhiḥ |
Dative | वायवे / वाय्वे¹ vāyáve / vāyvé¹ |
वायुभ्याम् vāyúbhyām |
वायुभ्यः vāyúbhyaḥ |
Ablative | वायोः / वाय्वः¹ vāyóḥ / vāyváḥ¹ |
वायुभ्याम् vāyúbhyām |
वायुभ्यः vāyúbhyaḥ |
Genitive | वायोः / वाय्वः¹ vāyóḥ / vāyváḥ¹ |
वाय्वोः vāyvóḥ |
वायूनाम् vāyūnā́m |
Locative | वायौ vāyaú |
वाय्वोः vāyvóḥ |
वायुषु vāyúṣu |
Notes |
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Feminine u-stem declension of वायु (vāyú) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | वायुः vāyúḥ |
वायू vāyū́ |
वायवः vāyávaḥ |
Vocative | वायो vā́yo |
वायू vā́yū |
वायवः vā́yavaḥ |
Accusative | वायुम् vāyúm |
वायू vāyū́ |
वायूः vāyū́ḥ |
Instrumental | वाय्वा vāyvā́ |
वायुभ्याम् vāyúbhyām |
वायुभिः vāyúbhiḥ |
Dative | वायवे / वाय्वै¹ vāyáve / vāyvaí¹ |
वायुभ्याम् vāyúbhyām |
वायुभ्यः vāyúbhyaḥ |
Ablative | वायोः / वाय्वाः¹ / वाय्वै² vāyóḥ / vāyvā́ḥ¹ / vāyvaí² |
वायुभ्याम् vāyúbhyām |
वायुभ्यः vāyúbhyaḥ |
Genitive | वायोः / वाय्वाः¹ / वाय्वै² vāyóḥ / vāyvā́ḥ¹ / vāyvaí² |
वाय्वोः vāyvóḥ |
वायूनाम् vāyūnā́m |
Locative | वायौ / वाय्वाम्¹ vāyaú / vāyvā́m¹ |
वाय्वोः vāyvóḥ |
वायुषु vāyúṣu |
Notes |
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Neuter u-stem declension of वायु (vāyú) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | वायु vāyú |
वायुनी vāyúnī |
वायूनि / वायु¹ / वायू¹ vāyū́ni / vāyú¹ / vāyū́¹ |
Vocative | वायु / वायो vā́yu / vā́yo |
वायुनी vā́yunī |
वायूनि / वायु¹ / वायू¹ vā́yūni / vā́yu¹ / vā́yū¹ |
Accusative | वायु vāyú |
वायुनी vāyúnī |
वायूनि / वायु¹ / वायू¹ vāyū́ni / vāyú¹ / vāyū́¹ |
Instrumental | वायुना / वाय्वा¹ vāyúnā / vāyvā́¹ |
वायुभ्याम् vāyúbhyām |
वायुभिः vāyúbhiḥ |
Dative | वायुने / वायवे¹ / वाय्वे¹ vāyúne / vāyáve¹ / vāyvé¹ |
वायुभ्याम् vāyúbhyām |
वायुभ्यः vāyúbhyaḥ |
Ablative | वायुनः / वायोः¹ / वाय्वः¹ vāyúnaḥ / vāyóḥ¹ / vāyváḥ¹ |
वायुभ्याम् vāyúbhyām |
वायुभ्यः vāyúbhyaḥ |
Genitive | वायुनः / वायोः¹ / वाय्वः¹ vāyúnaḥ / vāyóḥ¹ / vāyváḥ¹ |
वायुनोः vāyúnoḥ |
वायूनाम् vāyūnā́m |
Locative | वायुनि / वायौ¹ vāyúni / vāyaú¹ |
वायुनोः vāyúnoḥ |
वायुषु vāyúṣu |
Notes |
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References
edit- “वायु” in Carl Cappeller, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary: Based upon the St. Petersburg Lexicons, Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, 1891, →OCLC, page 485.
- Monier Williams (1899) “वायु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0942.
- Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “वायु”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press, page 277
- Horace Hayman Wilson, A dictionary in Sanscrit and English, 2nd ed., Calcutta: Education Press, Circular Road, 1832, page 752
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