प्रकाश
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word प्रकाश. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word प्रकाश, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say प्रकाश in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word प्रकाश you have here. The definition of the word प्रकाश will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofप्रकाश, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रकाश (prakāśa).
Pronunciation
Noun
प्रकाश • (prakāś) m (Urdu spelling پرکاش)
- light
- daylight, sunshine
- Synonym: धूप (dhūp)
- appearance
- revelation, elucidation
- सभी विज्ञानों को डारविन के प्रकाश में दिशा बदलनी पड़ी
- sabhī vijñānõ ko ḍārvin ke prakāś mẽ diśā badalnī paṛī
- all science had to change direction with Darwin's revelation
- publication
Declension
Declension of प्रकाश (masc cons-stem)
Derived terms
Proper noun
प्रकाश • (prakāś) m
- a male given name, Prakash, from Sanskrit
Adjective
प्रकाश • (prakāś) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling پرکاش)
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रकाश (prakāśa).
Noun
प्रकाश • (prakāś) m
References
- Berntsen, Maxine, “प्रकाश”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “प्रकाश”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- প্ৰকাশ (Assamese script)
- ᬧ᭄ᬭᬓᬵᬰ (Balinese script)
- প্রকাশ (Bengali script)
- 𑰢𑰿𑰨𑰎𑰯𑰫 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀓𑀸𑀰 (Brahmi script)
- ပြကာၐ (Burmese script)
- પ્રકાશ (Gujarati script)
- ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌾𑌶 (Grantha script)
- ꦥꦿꦏꦴꦯ (Javanese script)
- 𑂣𑂹𑂩𑂍𑂰𑂬 (Kaithi script)
- ಪ್ರಕಾಶ (Kannada script)
- ប្រកាឝ (Khmer script)
- ປ຺ຣກາຨ (Lao script)
- പ്രകാശ (Malayalam script)
- ᢒᡵᠠᡬᠠ᠊ᠠᡧᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘢𑘿𑘨𑘎𑘰𑘫 (Modi script)
- ᢒᠷᠠᢉᠠᢗᠱᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧂𑧠𑧈𑦮𑧑𑧋 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐥𑑂𑐬𑐎𑐵𑐱 (Newa script)
- ପ୍ରକାଶ (Odia script)
- ꢦ꣄ꢬꢒꢵꢯ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆥𑇀𑆫𑆑𑆳𑆯 (Sharada script)
- 𑖢𑖿𑖨𑖎𑖯𑖫 (Siddham script)
- ප්රකාශ (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩰 𑪙𑩼𑩜𑩛𑩿 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚞𑚶𑚤𑚊𑚭𑚧 (Takri script)
- ப்ரகாஶ (Tamil script)
- ప్రకాశ (Telugu script)
- ปฺรกาศ (Thai script)
- པྲ་ཀཱ་ཤ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒣𑓂𑒩𑒏𑒰𑒬 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨞𑩇𑨫𑨋𑨊𑨮 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
प्र- (pra-) + काश (kāśa), from the root काश् (kāś).
Noun
प्रकाश • (prakāśa) stem, m
- lustre, brightness, light
- fame
- the very best of something
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of प्रकाश (prakāśa) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | प्रकाशः prakāśaḥ |
प्रकाशौ / प्रकाशा¹ prakāśau / prakāśā¹ |
प्रकाशाः / प्रकाशासः¹ prakāśāḥ / prakāśāsaḥ¹ |
| Vocative | प्रकाश prakāśa |
प्रकाशौ / प्रकाशा¹ prakāśau / prakāśā¹ |
प्रकाशाः / प्रकाशासः¹ prakāśāḥ / prakāśāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | प्रकाशम् prakāśam |
प्रकाशौ / प्रकाशा¹ prakāśau / prakāśā¹ |
प्रकाशान् prakāśān |
| Instrumental | प्रकाशेन prakāśena |
प्रकाशाभ्याम् prakāśābhyām |
प्रकाशैः / प्रकाशेभिः¹ prakāśaiḥ / prakāśebhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | प्रकाशाय prakāśāya |
प्रकाशाभ्याम् prakāśābhyām |
प्रकाशेभ्यः prakāśebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | प्रकाशात् prakāśāt |
प्रकाशाभ्याम् prakāśābhyām |
प्रकाशेभ्यः prakāśebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | प्रकाशस्य prakāśasya |
प्रकाशयोः prakāśayoḥ |
प्रकाशानाम् prakāśānām |
| Locative | प्रकाशे prakāśe |
प्रकाशयोः prakāśayoḥ |
प्रकाशेषु prakāśeṣu |
| Notes |
| ||
Derived terms
- प्रकाशम् (prakāśam, “evidently, apparently, openly”)
- प्रकाशक (prakāśaka, “sun”)
- प्रकाशन (prakāśana, “explanation, irradiation, exhibition”)
- प्रकाशयति (prakāśayati, “to shine, to publish”)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “प्रकाश”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 653/1.