वाणी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वाणी (vā́ṇī).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ʋɑː.ɳiː/, [ʋäː.ɳiː]

Noun

वाणी • (vāṇī) f

  1. speech, voice
    Synonyms: आवाज़ (āvāz), वाक् (vāk)
  2. sound (of which the source is known)
  3. (Dhrupad) one of four specific forms or styles of dhrupad, distinct from a gharana
    Synonym: बानी (bānī) (more common)

Declension
Declension of वाणी (fem ī-stem)
singular plural
direct वाणी
vāṇī		 वाणियाँ
vāṇiyā̃
oblique वाणी
vāṇī		 वाणियों
vāṇiyõ
vocative वाणी
vāṇī		 वाणियो
vāṇiyo

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
  • ᬯᬵᬡᬷ (Balinese script)
  • ৱাণী (Assamese script)
  • বাণী (Bengali script)
  • 𑰪𑰯𑰜𑰱 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀯𑀸𑀡𑀻 (Brahmi script)
  • 𑌵𑌾𑌣𑍀 (Grantha script)
  • વાણી (Gujarati script)
  • ਵਾਣੀ (Gurmukhi script)
  • ꦮꦴꦟꦷ (Javanese script)
  • វាណី (Khmer script)
  • ವಾಣೀ (Kannada script)
  • ວາຓີ (Lao script)
  • വാണീ (Malayalam script)
  • 𑘪𑘰𑘜𑘲 (Modi script)
  • ᠸᠠᢗᢏᠢᠢ (Mongolian script)
  • ᠸᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢏᡳᡳ (Manchu script)
  • ဝါဏီ (Burmese script)
  • 𑧊𑧑𑦼𑧓 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐰𑐵𑐞𑐷 (Newa script)
  • ଵାଣୀ (Odia script)
  • ꢮꢵꢠꢷ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆮𑆳𑆟𑆵 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖪𑖯𑖜𑖱 (Siddham script)
  • වාණී (Sinhalese script)
  • வாணீ (Tamil script)
  • వాణీ (Telugu script)
  • วาณี (Thai script)
  • ཝཱ་ཎཱི (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒫𑒰𑒝𑒲 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

वाणी • (vā́ṇī) stem, f

  1. Hindu goddess of speech.

Declension
Feminine ī-stem declension of वाणी (vā́ṇī)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative वाणी
vā́ṇī		 वाण्यौ / वाणी¹
vā́ṇyau / vā́ṇī¹		 वाण्यः / वाणीः¹
vā́ṇyaḥ / vā́ṇīḥ¹
Vocative वाणि
vā́ṇi		 वाण्यौ / वाणी¹
vā́ṇyau / vā́ṇī¹		 वाण्यः / वाणीः¹
vā́ṇyaḥ / vā́ṇīḥ¹
Accusative वाणीम्
vā́ṇīm		 वाण्यौ / वाणी¹
vā́ṇyau / vā́ṇī¹		 वाणीः
vā́ṇīḥ
Instrumental वाण्या
vā́ṇyā		 वाणीभ्याम्
vā́ṇībhyām		 वाणीभिः
vā́ṇībhiḥ
Dative वाण्यै
vā́ṇyai		 वाणीभ्याम्
vā́ṇībhyām		 वाणीभ्यः
vā́ṇībhyaḥ
Ablative वाण्याः
vā́ṇyāḥ		 वाणीभ्याम्
vā́ṇībhyām		 वाणीभ्यः
vā́ṇībhyaḥ
Genitive वाण्याः
vā́ṇyāḥ		 वाण्योः
vā́ṇyoḥ		 वाणीनाम्
vā́ṇīnām
Locative वाण्याम्
vā́ṇyām		 वाण्योः
vā́ṇyoḥ		 वाणीषु
vā́ṇīṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

References
  • Apte, Macdonell (2022), “वाणी”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]
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