तोय

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

Possibly ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-t(w)əj-n ~ m-ti-s, likely through a Dravidian intermediary.

Pronunciation

Noun

तोय (tóya) stemn

  1. water
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:जल
    तोयम्-√कृtoyam-√kṛto make offerings of water to the dead (+ genitive)

Usage notes

At the end of a compound the form तोया (toyā) is used.

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of तोय (tóya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative तोयम्
tóyam
तोये
tóye
तोयानि / तोया¹
tóyāni / tóyā¹
Vocative तोय
tóya
तोये
tóye
तोयानि / तोया¹
tóyāni / tóyā¹
Accusative तोयम्
tóyam
तोये
tóye
तोयानि / तोया¹
tóyāni / tóyā¹
Instrumental तोयेन
tóyena
तोयाभ्याम्
tóyābhyām
तोयैः / तोयेभिः¹
tóyaiḥ / tóyebhiḥ¹
Dative तोयाय
tóyāya
तोयाभ्याम्
tóyābhyām
तोयेभ्यः
tóyebhyaḥ
Ablative तोयात्
tóyāt
तोयाभ्याम्
tóyābhyām
तोयेभ्यः
tóyebhyaḥ
Genitive तोयस्य
tóyasya
तोययोः
tóyayoḥ
तोयानाम्
tóyānām
Locative तोये
tóye
तोययोः
tóyayoḥ
तोयेषु
tóyeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

Further reading

  • Apte, Macdonell (2022) “तोय”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]