वेश्या

See also: वैश्य

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वेश्या (veśyā).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʋeːʃ.jɑː/, [ʋeːʃ.jäː]

Noun

वेश्या • (veśyā) f

prostitute
Synonyms: गणिका (gaṇikā), ख़ानगी (xāngī), रंडी (raṇḍī)

Declension

Declension of वेश्या (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	वेश्या veśyā	वेश्याएँ veśyāẽ
oblique	वेश्या veśyā	वेश्याओं veśyāõ
vocative	वेश्या veśyā	वेश्याओ veśyāo

Derived terms

वेश्यावृत्ति (veśyāvŕtti)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

ৱেশ্যা (Assamese script)
ᬯᬾᬰ᭄ᬬᬵ (Balinese script)
বেশ্যা (Bengali script)
𑰪𑰸𑰫𑰿𑰧𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀯𑁂𑀰𑁆𑀬𑀸 (Brahmi script)
ဝေၐျာ (Burmese script)
વેશ્યા (Gujarati script)
ਵੇਸ਼੍ਯਾ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌵𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌾 (Grantha script)
ꦮꦺꦯꦾꦴ (Javanese script)
𑂫𑂵𑂬𑂹𑂨𑂰 (Kaithi script)
ವೇಶ್ಯಾ (Kannada script)
វេឝ្យា (Khmer script)
ເວຨ຺ຍາ (Lao script)
വേശ്യാ (Malayalam script)
ᠸᡝᡧᠶᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
𑘪𑘹𑘫𑘿𑘧𑘰 (Modi script)
ᠸᠧᠱᠶ᠎ᠠ᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
𑧊𑧚𑧋𑧠𑧇𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
𑐰𑐾𑐱𑑂𑐫𑐵 (Newa script)
ଵେଶ୍ଯା (Odia script)
ꢮꢾꢯ꣄ꢫꢵ (Saurashtra script)
𑆮𑆼𑆯𑇀𑆪𑆳 (Sharada script)
𑖪𑖸𑖫𑖿𑖧𑖯 (Siddham script)
වෙශ්‍යා (Sinhalese script)
𑩾𑩔𑩿 𑪙𑩻𑩛 (Soyombo script)
𑚦𑚲𑚧𑚶𑚣𑚭 (Takri script)
வேஶ்யா (Tamil script)
వేశ్యా (Telugu script)
เวศฺยา (Thai script)
ཝེ་ཤྱཱ (Tibetan script)
𑒫𑒹𑒬𑓂𑒨𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
𑨭𑨄𑨮𑩇𑨪𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Feminine of वेश्य (veśya, “fit to be entered”), which see for more. The Sanskrit root is विश् (viś, “to enter”). Literally meaning "she who is fit to be entered"; with "enter" here referring to the act of sexual penetration.

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋɐjɕ.jɑː/

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈʋeːɕ.jɑː/

Noun

वेश्या • (veśyā) stem, f

a prostitute, courtesan, harlot
- c. 200 CE – 300 CE, Vātsyāyana, Kāma Sūtra 6.1:
  वेश्यानां पुरुषाधिगमे रतिर्वृत्तिश्च सर्गात् ॥
  रतितः प्रवर्तनं स्वाभाविकं कृत्रिमं अर्थार्थम् ॥
  veśyānāṃ puruṣādhigame ratirvṛttiśca sargāt.
  ratitaḥ pravartanaṃ svābhāvikaṃ kṛtrimaṃ arthārtham.
  By having intercourse with men, courtesans obtain sexual pleasure, as well as their own maintenance. Now when she engages with a man out of attraction, her action is natural; but when she resorts to him for the purpose of getting money, her action is artificial and feigned and not driven by arousal.

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of वेश्या (veśyā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	वेश्या veśyā	वेश्ये veśye	वेश्याः veśyāḥ
Vocative	वेश्ये veśye	वेश्ये veśye	वेश्याः veśyāḥ
Accusative	वेश्याम् veśyām	वेश्ये veśye	वेश्याः veśyāḥ
Instrumental	वेश्यया / वेश्या¹ veśyayā / veśyā¹	वेश्याभ्याम् veśyābhyām	वेश्याभिः veśyābhiḥ
Dative	वेश्यायै veśyāyai	वेश्याभ्याम् veśyābhyām	वेश्याभ्यः veśyābhyaḥ
Ablative	वेश्यायाः / वेश्यायै² veśyāyāḥ / veśyāyai²	वेश्याभ्याम् veśyābhyām	वेश्याभ्यः veśyābhyaḥ
Genitive	वेश्यायाः / वेश्यायै² veśyāyāḥ / veśyāyai²	वेश्ययोः veśyayoḥ	वेश्यानाम् veśyānām
Locative	वेश्यायाम् veśyāyām	वेश्ययोः veśyayoḥ	वेश्यासु veśyāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

Pali: vesī
- → Tamil: வேசி (vēci)
Pali: vesiyā
Prakrit: 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸 (vĕssā), 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀸 (vesā)
- Old Gujarati: वेस f (vesa)
- Hindi: बेसवा (besvā)
Prakrit: 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸 (vesiyā)
→ Hindi: वेश्या (veśyā)
→ Kannada: ವೇಶ್ಯೆ (vēśye)
→ Khmer: ពេស្យា (peihsyaa)
→ Malayalam: വേശ്യ (vēśya)
→ Tamil: வேசியை (vēciyai)
→ Telugu: వేశ్య (vēśya)
→ Thai: แพศยา (pɛ̂ɛt-sà-yǎa)

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