कृमि

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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) stemm

  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
singular dual plural
nominative कृमिः (kṛmiḥ) कृमी (kṛmī) कृमयः (kṛmayaḥ)
vocative कृमे (kṛme) कृमी (kṛmī) कृमयः (kṛmayaḥ)
accusative कृमिम् (kṛmim) कृमी (kṛmī) कृमीन् (kṛmīn)
instrumental कृमिणा (kṛmiṇā)
कृम्या¹ (kṛmyā¹)
कृमिभ्याम् (kṛmibhyām) कृमिभिः (kṛmibhiḥ)
dative कृमये (kṛmaye) कृमिभ्याम् (kṛmibhyām) कृमिभ्यः (kṛmibhyaḥ)
ablative कृमेः (kṛmeḥ)
कृम्यः¹ (kṛmyaḥ¹)
कृमिभ्याम् (kṛmibhyām) कृमिभ्यः (kṛmibhyaḥ)
genitive कृमेः (kṛmeḥ)
कृम्यः¹ (kṛmyaḥ¹)
कृम्योः (kṛmyoḥ) कृमीणाम् (kṛmīṇām)
locative कृमौ (kṛmau)
कृमा¹ (kṛmā¹)
कृम्योः (kṛmyoḥ) कृमिषु (kṛmiṣu)
  • ¹Vedic

Derived terms

Descendants

Noun

कृमि (kṛ́mi) stemf

  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
singular dual plural
nominative कृमिः (kṛmiḥ) कृमी (kṛmī) कृमयः (kṛmayaḥ)
vocative कृमे (kṛme) कृमी (kṛmī) कृमयः (kṛmayaḥ)
accusative कृमिम् (kṛmim) कृमी (kṛmī) कृमीः (kṛmīḥ)
instrumental कृम्या (kṛmyā)
कृमी¹ (kṛmī¹)
कृमिभ्याम् (kṛmibhyām) कृमिभिः (kṛmibhiḥ)
dative कृमये (kṛmaye)
कृम्यै² (kṛmyai²)
कृमी¹ (kṛmī¹)
कृमिभ्याम् (kṛmibhyām) कृमिभ्यः (kṛmibhyaḥ)
ablative कृमेः (kṛmeḥ)
कृम्याः² (kṛmyāḥ²)
कृम्यै³ (kṛmyai³)
कृमिभ्याम् (kṛmibhyām) कृमिभ्यः (kṛmibhyaḥ)
genitive कृमेः (kṛmeḥ)
कृम्याः² (kṛmyāḥ²)
कृम्यै³ (kṛmyai³)
कृम्योः (kṛmyoḥ) कृमीणाम् (kṛmīṇām)
locative कृमौ (kṛmau)
कृम्याम्² (kṛmyām²)
कृमा¹ (kṛmā¹)
कृम्योः (kṛmyoḥ) कृमिषु (kṛmiṣu)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Later Sanskrit
  • ³Brāhmaṇas

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