वन्ध्य

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

ৱন্ধ্য (Assamese script)
ᬯᬦ᭄ᬥ᭄ᬬ (Balinese script)
বন্ধ্য (Bengali script)
𑰪𑰡𑰿𑰠𑰿𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀯𑀦𑁆𑀥𑁆𑀬 (Brahmi script)
ဝန္ဓျ (Burmese script)
વન્ધ્ય (Gujarati script)
ਵਨ੍ਧ੍ਯ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌵𑌨𑍍𑌧𑍍𑌯 (Grantha script)
ꦮꦤ꧀ꦣꦾ (Javanese script)
𑂫𑂢𑂹𑂡𑂹𑂨 (Kaithi script)
ವನ್ಧ್ಯ (Kannada script)
វន្ធ្យ (Khmer script)
ວນ຺ຘ຺ຍ (Lao script)
വന്ധ്യ (Malayalam script)
ᠸᠠᠨᢡᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘪𑘡𑘿𑘠𑘿𑘧 (Modi script)
ᠸᠠᠨᢑᠾᠶ᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
𑧊𑧁𑧠𑧀𑧠𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
𑐰𑐣𑑂𑐢𑑂𑐫 (Newa script)
ଵନ୍ଧ୍ଯ (Odia script)
ꢮꢥ꣄ꢤ꣄ꢫ (Saurashtra script)
𑆮𑆤𑇀𑆣𑇀𑆪 (Sharada script)
𑖪𑖡𑖿𑖠𑖿𑖧 (Siddham script)
වන්‍ධ්‍ය (Sinhalese script)
𑩾𑩯 𑪙𑩮 𑪙𑩻 (Soyombo script)
𑚦𑚝𑚶𑚜𑚶𑚣 (Takri script)
வந்த்⁴ய (Tamil script)
వన్ధ్య (Telugu script)
วนฺธฺย (Thai script)
ཝ་ནྡྷྱ (Tibetan script)
𑒫𑒢𑓂𑒡𑓂𑒨 (Tirhuta script)
𑨭𑨝𑩇𑨜𑩇𑨪 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋɐn.dʱjɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ʋɐn̪.d̪ʱjɐ/

Adjective

वन्ध्य • (vandhya) stem

barren, sterile

Descendants

Pali: vañjha
Prakrit: 𑀯𑀁𑀛 (vaṃjha)
- Central:
  - Ardhamagadhi Prakrit:
    - Old Awadhi: बाँझा (bām̐jhā)
  - Sauraseni Prakrit:
    - Hindustani: bā̃j, bā̃jh, bā̃jar
      - Hindi: बाँज, बाँझ, बाँजर
      - Urdu: بَاںج (bā̃j), بَاںجھ (bā̃jh), بَاںجَر (bā̃jar)
- Eastern:
  - Magadhi Prakrit:
    - Assamese: বঁজা (bõza), বঁজি (bõzi)
    - Bengali: বাঁজা (bãja), বাঁঝা (bãjha)
    - Bihari: बाँझ (bā̃jh), बाँझिन (bā̃jhin), बाँझड़ (bãjhaṛ)
      - Bhojpuri: बाँझ (bā̃jh)
    - Odia: ବାଂଝ (bāñjha), ବାଂଝୀ (bāñjhi)
- Northern:
  - Khasa Prakrit:
    - Central Pahari:
      - Garhwali: बाँझ (bāñjh)
      - Kumaoni: बाँज (bā̃j), बाँजो (bā̃jo)
    - Eastern Pahari:
      - Nepali: बाँझो (bā̃jho), बाँझि (bā̃jhi)
- Northwestern:
  - Paisaci Prakrit:
    - Takka Apabhramsa:
      - Punjabi: vañjh, bañjh
        Gurmukhi script: ਵਾਂਝ, ਬਾਂਝ
        
        Shahmukhi script: وَاںجھَ, بَاںجھَ
    - Vracada Apabhramsa:
      - Sindhi: vā̃jha
        Arabic script: بَانجھَ
        
        Devanagari script: वाँझ
        
        Jadgali: [script needed] (bā̃'jh)
- Southern:
  - Helu Prakrit:
    - Dhivehi: ވަނދު (vaⁿdu)
    - Sinhalese: වඳ (waⁿda), වඳී (waⁿdī), වැදී (wædī)
  - Maharastri Prakrit:
    - Konkani: vā̃z
      Devanagari script: वांज
      
      Konkani: vanz
      
      Kannada script: ವಾಂಜ್
    - Marathi: वाँझ (vā̃j̈h), वाँजा (vā̃j̈ā), वाँझा (vā̃j̈hā)
- Western:
  - Sauraseni Prakrit:
    - Gujarati: વાઁઝ (vām̐jh), વાઁઝો (vām̐jho), વાઁઝિયું (vām̐jhiyũ), વાઁઝ્ણું (vām̐jhṇũ), આઁઝ્ણી (ām̐jhṇī)

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “vandhya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 658