वयस्

Hindi

Alternative forms
  • वयस (vayas)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वयस् (vayas). Doublet of वय (vay).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ʋə.jəs/, [ʋɐ.jɐs]

Noun

वयस् • (vayas) ?

  1. age

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
  • ৱয়স্ (Assamese script)
  • ᬯᬬᬲ᭄ (Balinese script)
  • বয়স্ (Bengali script)
  • 𑰪𑰧𑰭𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀯𑀬𑀲𑁆 (Brahmi script)
  • ဝယသ် (Burmese script)
  • વયસ્ (Gujarati script)
  • ਵਯਸ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌵𑌯𑌸𑍍 (Grantha script)
  • ꦮꦪꦱ꧀ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂫𑂨𑂮𑂹 (Kaithi script)
  • ವಯಸ್ (Kannada script)
  • វយស៑ (Khmer script)
  • ວຍສ຺ (Lao script)
  • വയസ് (Malayalam script)
  • ᠸᠠᠶᠠᠰ᠌ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘪𑘧𑘭𑘿 (Modi script)
  • ᠸᠠᠶ᠋ᠠᠰ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑧊𑧇𑧍𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐰𑐫𑐳𑑂 (Newa script)
  • ଵଯସ୍ (Odia script)
  • ꢮꢫꢱ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆮𑆪𑆱𑇀 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖪𑖧𑖭𑖿 (Siddham script)
  • වයස් (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩾𑩻𑪁 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚦𑚣𑚨𑚶 (Takri script)
  • வயஸ் (Tamil script)
  • వయస్ (Telugu script)
  • วยสฺ (Thai script)
  • ཝ་ཡ་ས྄ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒫𑒨𑒮𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨭𑨪𑨰𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *wáyHas, from Proto-Indo-European *wéyh₁os. Cognate with Latin vīs. Equivalent to वी (vī, root) +‎ -अस् (-as).

Noun

वयस् • (váyas) stem, n

  1. strength, vigor, force, energy, might
  2. youth
  3. age
  4. enjoyment
  5. food, meal
  6. any period of life
  7. type, degree, sort, kind
Declension
Neuter as-stem declension of वयस् (váyas)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative वयः
váyaḥ		 वयसी
váyasī		 वयांसि
váyāṃsi
Vocative वयः
váyaḥ		 वयसी
váyasī		 वयांसि
váyāṃsi
Accusative वयः
váyaḥ		 वयसी
váyasī		 वयांसि
váyāṃsi
Instrumental वयसा
váyasā		 वयोभ्याम्
váyobhyām		 वयोभिः
váyobhiḥ
Dative वयसे
váyase		 वयोभ्याम्
váyobhyām		 वयोभ्यः
váyobhyaḥ
Ablative वयसः
váyasaḥ		 वयोभ्याम्
váyobhyām		 वयोभ्यः
váyobhyaḥ
Genitive वयसः
váyasaḥ		 वयसोः
váyasoḥ		 वयसाम्
váyasām
Locative वयसि
váyasi		 वयसोः
váyasoḥ		 वयःसु
váyaḥsu
Descendants

Etymology 2

From the nominative plural of वि (vi, “bird”).

Noun

वयस् • (vayas) stem, n

  1. a bird
  2. a winged animal
Declension
Neuter as-stem declension of वयस् (vayas)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative वयः
vayaḥ		 वयसी
vayasī		 वयांसि
vayāṃsi
Vocative वयः
vayaḥ		 वयसी
vayasī		 वयांसि
vayāṃsi
Accusative वयः
vayaḥ		 वयसी
vayasī		 वयांसि
vayāṃsi
Instrumental वयसा
vayasā		 वयोभ्याम्
vayobhyām		 वयोभिः
vayobhiḥ
Dative वयसे
vayase		 वयोभ्याम्
vayobhyām		 वयोभ्यः
vayobhyaḥ
Ablative वयसः
vayasaḥ		 वयोभ्याम्
vayobhyām		 वयोभ्यः
vayobhyaḥ
Genitive वयसः
vayasaḥ		 वयसोः
vayasoḥ		 वयसाम्
vayasām
Locative वयसि
vayasi		 वयसोः
vayasoḥ		 वयःसु
vayaḥsu

Etymology 3

See वयति (vayati).

Noun

वयस् • (vayas) stem, n

  1. a web
Declension
Neuter as-stem declension of वयस् (vayas)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative वयः
vayaḥ		 वयसी
vayasī		 वयांसि
vayāṃsi
Vocative वयः
vayaḥ		 वयसी
vayasī		 वयांसि
vayāṃsi
Accusative वयः
vayaḥ		 वयसी
vayasī		 वयांसि
vayāṃsi
Instrumental वयसा
vayasā		 वयोभ्याम्
vayobhyām		 वयोभिः
vayobhiḥ
Dative वयसे
vayase		 वयोभ्याम्
vayobhyām		 वयोभ्यः
vayobhyaḥ
Ablative वयसः
vayasaḥ		 वयोभ्याम्
vayobhyām		 वयोभ्यः
vayobhyaḥ
Genitive वयसः
vayasaḥ		 वयसोः
vayasoḥ		 वयसाम्
vayasām
Locative वयसि
vayasi		 वयसोः
vayasoḥ		 वयःसु
vayaḥsu

References
  • Monier Williams (1899) “वयस्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, pages 920/2-3.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 507-8; 509
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