वि-

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit वि- (vi-).

Prefix

वि- • (vi-)

  1. Prefix to verbs or nouns and other parts of speech derived from verbs, to express division, distinction, distribution, arrangement, order, opposition, or deliberation.

Derived terms

Hindi terms prefixed with वि-

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वि- (vi-).

Prefix

वि- • (vi-)

  1. Prefix to verbs or nouns and other parts of speech derived from verbs, to express division, distinction, distribution, arrangement, order, opposition, or deliberation.

Derived terms

Category Marathi terms prefixed with वि- not found

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *wi- (apart, away). Cognate with Hittite [script needed] (nawi, not yet), Old English wiþ (whence English with). Prefixal form of वि (vi).

Pronunciation

Prefix

वि- • (vi-)

  1. Prefix to verbs or nouns and other parts of speech derived from verbs, to express division, distinction, distribution, arrangement, order, opposition, or deliberation.
    वि- (vi-) + फल (phala, fruit, result)विफल (viphala, fruitless, useless)

Derived terms

Sanskrit terms prefixed with वि-

Descendants

  • Hindi: वि- (vi-)
  • Malayalam: വി- (vi-)
  • Marathi: वि- (vi-)
  • Pali: vi-

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “वि-”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 949/3.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 549-50
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