कृमि

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See also: क़ौम, कम, किम्, काम, कमी, and कामी

Sanskrit

Etymology

PIE word
*kʷŕ̥mis

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *kŕ̥miṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kŕ̥miš, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷŕ̥mis (“worm”). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *čьrvь (“worm”), Lithuanian kirmìs (“worm”), and Persian کرم (kerm, “worm”).

Pronunciation

Noun

कृमि • (kṛ́mi) stem, m

  1. a worm, insect (VS., TS., AV., ŚBr., Mn. etc.)
  2. "a spider" (» कृमितन्तुजाल (kṛ́mi-tantu-jāla))
  3. a silk-worm (L.)
  4. a shield-louse (L.)
  5. an ant (L.)
  6. lac (red dye caused by insects) (L.)
  7. name of a son (of उशीनर (uśīnara) Hariv. 1676 ff.; of भजमान (bhajamāna) Hariv. 2002)
  8. name of an Asura (brother of Rāvaṇa) (L.)
  9. name of a नागराज (nāga-rāja) (Buddh.)

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of कृमि (kṛ́mi)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative कृमिः
kṛ́miḥ 		कृमी
kṛ́mī 		कृमयः
kṛ́mayaḥ
Vocative कृमे
kṛ́me 		कृमी
kṛ́mī 		कृमयः
kṛ́mayaḥ
Accusative कृमिम्
kṛ́mim 		कृमी
kṛ́mī 		कृमीन्
kṛ́mīn
Instrumental कृमिणा / कृम्या¹
kṛ́miṇā / kṛ́myā¹ 		कृमिभ्याम्
kṛ́mibhyām 		कृमिभिः
kṛ́mibhiḥ
Dative कृमये
kṛ́maye 		कृमिभ्याम्
kṛ́mibhyām 		कृमिभ्यः
kṛ́mibhyaḥ
Ablative कृमेः / कृम्यः¹
kṛ́meḥ / kṛ́myaḥ¹ 		कृमिभ्याम्
kṛ́mibhyām 		कृमिभ्यः
kṛ́mibhyaḥ
Genitive कृमेः / कृम्यः¹
kṛ́meḥ / kṛ́myaḥ¹ 		कृम्योः
kṛ́myoḥ 		कृमीणाम्
kṛ́mīṇām
Locative कृमौ / कृमा¹
kṛ́mau / kṛ́mā¹ 		कृम्योः
kṛ́myoḥ 		कृमिषु
kṛ́miṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Derived terms

Descendants

Noun

कृमि • (kṛ́mi) stem, f

  1. name of the wife of उशीनर (uśīnara) and mother of Kṛmi (Hariv. 1675 and VP.; v.l. कृमी (kṛmī))
  2. name of a river (MBh. VI, 9, 17)

Declension

Feminine i-stem declension of कृमि (kṛ́mi)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative कृमिः
kṛ́miḥ 		कृमी
kṛ́mī 		कृमयः
kṛ́mayaḥ
Vocative कृमे
kṛ́me 		कृमी
kṛ́mī 		कृमयः
kṛ́mayaḥ
Accusative कृमिम्
kṛ́mim 		कृमी
kṛ́mī 		कृमीः
kṛ́mīḥ
Instrumental कृम्या / कृमी¹
kṛ́myā / kṛ́mī¹ 		कृमिभ्याम्
kṛ́mibhyām 		कृमिभिः
kṛ́mibhiḥ
Dative कृमये / कृम्यै² / कृमी¹
kṛ́maye / kṛ́myai² / kṛ́mī¹ 		कृमिभ्याम्
kṛ́mibhyām 		कृमिभ्यः
kṛ́mibhyaḥ
Ablative कृमेः / कृम्याः² / कृम्यै³
kṛ́meḥ / kṛ́myāḥ² / kṛ́myai³ 		कृमिभ्याम्
kṛ́mibhyām 		कृमिभ्यः
kṛ́mibhyaḥ
Genitive कृमेः / कृम्याः² / कृम्यै³
kṛ́meḥ / kṛ́myāḥ² / kṛ́myai³ 		कृम्योः
kṛ́myoḥ 		कृमीणाम्
kṛ́mīṇām
Locative कृमौ / कृम्याम्² / कृमा¹
kṛ́mau / kṛ́myām² / kṛ́mā¹ 		कृम्योः
kṛ́myoḥ 		कृमिषु
kṛ́miṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Later Sanskrit
  • ³Brāhmaṇas

References

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