तायु
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- তায়ু (Assamese script)
- ᬢᬵᬬᬸ (Balinese script)
- তায়ু (Bengali script)
- 𑰝𑰯𑰧𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀢𑀸𑀬𑀼 (Brahmi script)
- တာယု (Burmese script)
- તાયુ (Gujarati script)
- ਤਾਯੁ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌤𑌾𑌯𑍁 (Grantha script)
- ꦠꦴꦪꦸ (Javanese script)
- 𑂞𑂰𑂨𑂳 (Kaithi script)
- ತಾಯು (Kannada script)
- តាយុ (Khmer script)
- ຕາຍຸ (Lao script)
- തായു (Malayalam script)
- ᢠᠠ᠊ᠠᠶᡠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘝𑘰𑘧𑘳 (Modi script)
- ᢐᠠᢗᠶ᠋ᠤ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦽𑧑𑧇𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐟𑐵𑐫𑐸 (Newa script)
- ତାଯୁ (Odia script)
- ꢡꢵꢫꢸ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆠𑆳𑆪𑆶 (Sharada script)
- 𑖝𑖯𑖧𑖲 (Siddham script)
- තායු (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩫𑩛𑩻𑩒 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚙𑚭𑚣𑚰 (Takri script)
- தாயு (Tamil script)
- తాయు (Telugu script)
- ตายุ (Thai script)
- ཏཱ་ཡུ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒞𑒰𑒨𑒳 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨙𑨊𑨪𑨃 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *(s)taHyúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *(s)taHyúš, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teh₂y- (“to steal”). Variant of स्तायु (stāyú). Cognate with Avestan 𐬙𐬁𐬌𐬌𐬎 (tāiiu, “thief”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /tɑː.jú/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /t̪ɑː.ju/
Noun
तायु • (tāyú) stem, m
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | तायुः (tāyúḥ) | तायू (tāyū́) | तायवः (tāyávaḥ) |
| accusative | तायुम् (tāyúm) | तायू (tāyū́) | तायून् (tāyū́n) |
| instrumental | तायुना (tāyúnā) ताय्वा¹ (tāyvā́¹) |
तायुभ्याम् (tāyúbhyām) | तायुभिः (tāyúbhiḥ) |
| dative | तायवे (tāyáve) ताय्वे¹ (tāyvé¹) |
तायुभ्याम् (tāyúbhyām) | तायुभ्यः (tāyúbhyaḥ) |
| ablative | तायोः (tāyóḥ) ताय्वः¹ (tāyváḥ¹) |
तायुभ्याम् (tāyúbhyām) | तायुभ्यः (tāyúbhyaḥ) |
| genitive | तायोः (tāyóḥ) ताय्वः¹ (tāyváḥ¹) |
ताय्वोः (tāyvóḥ) | तायूनाम् (tāyūnā́m) |
| locative | तायौ (tāyáu) | ताय्वोः (tāyvóḥ) | तायुषु (tāyúṣu) |
| vocative | तायो (tā́yo) | तायू (tā́yū) | तायवः (tā́yavaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “तायु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0443.