आशी

Hindi

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɑː.ʃiː/, [äː.ʃiː]

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit आशी (āśī).

Noun

आशी • (āśī) f (rare, formal)

  1. a serpent's fang
  2. a kind of venom
  3. a snake
    Synonyms: साँप (sā̃p), सर्प (sarp), भुजंग (bhujaṅg)
Declension
Declension of आशी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct आशी
āśī		 आशियाँ
āśiyā̃
oblique आशी
āśī		 आशियों
āśiyõ
vocative आशी
āśī		 आशियो
āśiyo

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit आशिन् (āśin). By surface analysis, आश (āś) +‎ -ई (-ī).

Adjective

आशी • (āśī) (indeclinable)

  1. (chiefly in compounds) one who eats
    वाताशी ― vātāśī ― snake (literally, “air-eater”)

Further reading

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
  • আশী (Assamese script)
  • ᬆᬰᬷ (Balinese script)
  • আশী (Bengali script)
  • 𑰁𑰫𑰱 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀆𑀰𑀻 (Brahmi script)
  • အာၐီ (Burmese script)
  • આશી (Gujarati script)
  • ਆਸ਼ੀ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌆𑌶𑍀 (Grantha script)
  • ꦄꦴꦯꦷ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂄𑂬𑂲 (Kaithi script)
  • ಆಶೀ (Kannada script)
  • អាឝី (Khmer script)
  • ອາຨີ (Lao script)
  • ആശീ (Malayalam script)
  • ᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡧᡳᡳ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘁𑘫𑘲 (Modi script)
  • ᠠᢗᠱᠢᠢ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑦡𑧋𑧓 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐁𑐱𑐷 (Newa script)
  • ଆଶୀ (Odia script)
  • ꢃꢯꢷ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆄𑆯𑆵 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖁𑖫𑖱 (Siddham script)
  • ආශී (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩐𑩛𑩿𑩑𑩛 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚁𑚧𑚯 (Takri script)
  • ஆஶீ (Tamil script)
  • ఆశీ (Telugu script)
  • อาศี (Thai script)
  • ཨཱ་ཤཱི (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒂𑒬𑒲 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨀𑨊𑨮𑨁𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Clipping of आशीविष (āśīviṣa, “a kind of venomous snake”).[1]

Noun

आशी • (āśī) stem, f

  1. a serpent's fang
  2. a kind of venom
  3. a snake
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:सर्प
Declension
Feminine ī-stem declension of आशी (āśī)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative आशी
āśī		 आश्यौ / आशी¹
āśyau / āśī¹		 आश्यः / आशीः¹
āśyaḥ / āśīḥ¹
Vocative आशि
āśi		 आश्यौ / आशी¹
āśyau / āśī¹		 आश्यः / आशीः¹
āśyaḥ / āśīḥ¹
Accusative आशीम्
āśīm		 आश्यौ / आशी¹
āśyau / āśī¹		 आशीः
āśīḥ
Instrumental आश्या
āśyā		 आशीभ्याम्
āśībhyām		 आशीभिः
āśībhiḥ
Dative आश्यै
āśyai		 आशीभ्याम्
āśībhyām		 आशीभ्यः
āśībhyaḥ
Ablative आश्याः / आश्यै²
āśyāḥ / āśyai²		 आशीभ्याम्
āśībhyām		 आशीभ्यः
āśībhyaḥ
Genitive आश्याः / आश्यै²
āśyāḥ / āśyai²		 आश्योः
āśyoḥ		 आशीनाम्
āśīnām
Locative आश्याम्
āśyām		 आश्योः
āśyoḥ		 आशीषु
āśīṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

Etymology 2

From आ- (ā-) +‎ शी (śī, “to sleep”, root).

Root

आशी • (āśī)

  1. to lie or rest on or round
Derived terms
  • आशय (āśaya)
  • आशयन् (āśayan)
  • आशयाम् (āśayām)
  • आशये (āśaye)
  • आशीशयत् (āśīśayat)
  • आशेरते (āśerate)

Etymology 3

See आशिस् (āśis).

Noun

आशी • (āśī) stem, f

  1. Alternative form of आशिस् (āśis, “blessing, benediction”)

References
  1. Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 179
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