वंशी
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ৱংশী (Assamese script)
- ᬯᬂᬰᬷ (Balinese script)
- বংশী (Bengali script)
- 𑰪𑰽𑰫𑰱 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀯𑀁𑀰𑀻 (Brahmi script)
- ဝံၐီ (Burmese script)
- વંશી (Gujarati script)
- ਵਂਸ਼ੀ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌵𑌂𑌶𑍀 (Grantha script)
- ꦮꦁꦯꦷ (Javanese script)
- 𑂫𑂁𑂬𑂲 (Kaithi script)
- ವಂಶೀ (Kannada script)
- វំឝី (Khmer script)
- ວໍຨີ (Lao script)
- വംശീ (Malayalam script)
- ᢀ᠋ᠸᠠᡧᡳᡳ (Manchu script)
- 𑘪𑘽𑘫𑘲 (Modi script)
- ᢀ᠋ᠸᠠᠱᠢᠢ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧊𑧞𑧋𑧓 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐰𑑄𑐱𑐷 (Newa script)
- ଵଂଶୀ (Odia script)
- ꢮꢀꢯꢷ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆮𑆁𑆯𑆵 (Sharada script)
- 𑖪𑖽𑖫𑖱 (Siddham script)
- වංශී (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩾𑪖𑩿𑩑𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚦𑚫𑚧𑚯 (Takri script)
- வஂஶீ (Tamil script)
- వంశీ (Telugu script)
- วํศี (Thai script)
- ཝཾ་ཤཱི (Tibetan script)
- 𑒫𑓀𑒬𑒲 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨭𑨸𑨮𑨁𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
वंश (vaṃśa, “bamboo”) + -ई (-ī).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ʋɐ̃.ɕiː/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ʋɐ̃.ɕiː/
Noun
वंशी • (vaṃśī) stem, f
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | वंशी (vaṃśī) | वंश्यौ (vaṃśyau) वंशी¹ (vaṃśī¹) |
वंश्यः (vaṃśyaḥ) वंशीः¹ (vaṃśīḥ¹) |
| accusative | वंशीम् (vaṃśīm) | वंश्यौ (vaṃśyau) वंशी¹ (vaṃśī¹) |
वंशीः (vaṃśīḥ) |
| instrumental | वंश्या (vaṃśyā) | वंशीभ्याम् (vaṃśībhyām) | वंशीभिः (vaṃśībhiḥ) |
| dative | वंश्यै (vaṃśyai) | वंशीभ्याम् (vaṃśībhyām) | वंशीभ्यः (vaṃśībhyaḥ) |
| ablative | वंश्याः (vaṃśyāḥ) वंश्यै² (vaṃśyai²) |
वंशीभ्याम् (vaṃśībhyām) | वंशीभ्यः (vaṃśībhyaḥ) |
| genitive | वंश्याः (vaṃśyāḥ) वंश्यै² (vaṃśyai²) |
वंश्योः (vaṃśyoḥ) | वंशीनाम् (vaṃśīnām) |
| locative | वंश्याम् (vaṃśyām) | वंश्योः (vaṃśyoḥ) | वंशीषु (vaṃśīṣu) |
| vocative | वंशि (vaṃśi) | वंश्यौ (vaṃśyau) वंशी¹ (vaṃśī¹) |
वंश्यः (vaṃśyaḥ) वंशीः¹ (vaṃśīḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
Descendants
- Prakrit: 𑀯𑀁𑀲𑀻 (vaṃsī)
- Gujarati: વાંસળી (vā̃saḷī)
- Hindustani: bā̃surī
- Kumaoni: बाँसुरी (bā̃sulī)
- Maithili: बाँसुली (bā̃sulī)
- Nepali: बाँसुलि (bā̃suli), बाँसुरि (bā̃suri)
- Punjabi: vañjhlī, bañjhulī, bañjhlī
- Gurmukhi script: ਵੰਝਲੀ, ਬੰਝੁਲੀ, ਬੰਝਲੀ
- Shahmukhi script: ونجھلی, بنجھلی, بنجھلی
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “vaṃśī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press