विज्ञान

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit विज्ञान (vijñāna).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ʋɪɡ.jɑːn/, [ʋɪɡ.jä̃ːn]

Noun

विज्ञान • (vijñān) m (Urdu spelling وگیان)

  1. knowledge; understanding
  2. science, study of
    वनस्पतिविज्ञान (vanaspativijñān)study of plants

Declension

Derived terms

See also

References

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

Konkani

Noun

विज्ञान • (vijñān) (Latin script vidian, Kannada script ವಿಜ್ಞಾನ)

  1. science

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit विज्ञान (vijñāna).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋid͡ʑ.nan/

Noun

विज्ञान • (vijñān) n

  1. science

Declension

Declension of विज्ञान (neut cons-stem)
direct
singular
विज्ञान
vidnyān
direct
plural
विज्ञाने, विज्ञानं
vidnyāne, vijñāna
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
विज्ञान
vidnyān
विज्ञाने, विज्ञानं
vidnyāne, vijñāna
oblique
सामान्यरूप
विज्ञाना
vidnyānā
विज्ञानां-
vidnyānān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
विज्ञानाला
vidnyānālā
विज्ञानांना
vidnyānānnā
ergative विज्ञानाने, विज्ञानानं
vidnyānāne, vidnyānāna
विज्ञानांनी
vidnyānānnī
instrumental विज्ञानाशी
vidnyānāśī
विज्ञानांशी
vidnyānānśī
locative
सप्तमी
विज्ञानात
vidnyānāt
विज्ञानांत
vidnyānāt
vocative
संबोधन
विज्ञाना
vidnyānā
विज्ञानांनो
vidnyānānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of विज्ञान (neut cons-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म
feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म
neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म
oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular*
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता
विज्ञानाचा
vidnyānāċā
विज्ञानाचे
vidnyānāċe
विज्ञानाची
vidnyānācī
विज्ञानाच्या
vidnyānācā
विज्ञानाचे, विज्ञानाचं
vidnyānāċe, vidnyānāċa
विज्ञानाची
vidnyānācī
विज्ञानाच्या
vidnyānācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
विज्ञानांचा
vidnyānānċā
विज्ञानांचे
vidnyānānċe
विज्ञानांची
vidnyānāñcī
विज्ञानांच्या
vidnyānāncā
विज्ञानांचे, विज्ञानांचं
vidnyānānċe, vidnyānānċa
विज्ञानांची
vidnyānāñcī
विज्ञानांच्या
vidnyānāñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

See also

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “विज्ञान”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “विज्ञान”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “विज्ञान”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press

Nepali

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [biɡ̞ɡjän]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: बिग्ग्यान्

Noun

विज्ञान • (vigyān)

  1. Alternative form of बिज्ञान (bigyān)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From वि- (vi-, diverse) + ज्ञान (jñāna, knowledge).

Pronunciation

Noun

विज्ञान • (vijñā́na) stem, n

  1. the act of discerning, understanding, comprehending
    • c. 1200 BCE – 800 BCE, Kṛṣṇa-Yajurveda (Taittirīya Saṃhitā) V.7.4:
      अयꣳ शास्ताधिपतिर् वो अस्तु ।
      अस्य विज्ञानम् अनु सꣳ रभध्वम् इमम् पश्चाद् अनु जीवाथ सर्वे ॥
      ayaṃ śāstādhipatir vo astu.
      asya vijñānam anu saṃ rabhadhvam imam paścād anu jīvātha sarve.
      May he be your ruler, your overlord;
      On his discernment do ye depend; upon him henceforth do ye all serve.
  2. intelligence, knowledge
  3. science
  4. skill; proficiency

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of विज्ञान (vijñāna)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative विज्ञानम्
vijñānam
विज्ञाने
vijñāne
विज्ञानानि / विज्ञाना¹
vijñānāni / vijñānā¹
Vocative विज्ञान
vijñāna
विज्ञाने
vijñāne
विज्ञानानि / विज्ञाना¹
vijñānāni / vijñānā¹
Accusative विज्ञानम्
vijñānam
विज्ञाने
vijñāne
विज्ञानानि / विज्ञाना¹
vijñānāni / vijñānā¹
Instrumental विज्ञानेन
vijñānena
विज्ञानाभ्याम्
vijñānābhyām
विज्ञानैः / विज्ञानेभिः¹
vijñānaiḥ / vijñānebhiḥ¹
Dative विज्ञानाय
vijñānāya
विज्ञानाभ्याम्
vijñānābhyām
विज्ञानेभ्यः
vijñānebhyaḥ
Ablative विज्ञानात्
vijñānāt
विज्ञानाभ्याम्
vijñānābhyām
विज्ञानेभ्यः
vijñānebhyaḥ
Genitive विज्ञानस्य
vijñānasya
विज्ञानयोः
vijñānayoḥ
विज्ञानानाम्
vijñānānām
Locative विज्ञाने
vijñāne
विज्ञानयोः
vijñānayoḥ
विज्ञानेषु
vijñāneṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

References

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