रुद्राक्ष

Hindi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *HrewdH-

Sanskrit रुद् (rud)

Sanskrit -र (-ra)

Sanskrit रु॒द्र (rudrá)

Sanskrit अ॒क्ष (akṣá)

Sanskrit रुद्राक्ष (rudrākṣa)bor.

Hindi रुद्राक्ष (rudrākṣ)

Borrowed from Sanskrit रुद्राक्ष (rudrākṣa).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɾʊd̪.ɾɑːkʂ/,

Noun

रुद्राक्ष • (rudrākṣ) m (Urdu spelling رُدراکش)

A tree used for rosaries and held sacred in Hinduism, the rudraksha, Elaeocarpus ganitrus

Declension

Declension of रुद्राक्ष (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	रुद्राक्ष rudrākṣ	रुद्राक्ष rudrākṣ
oblique	रुद्राक्ष rudrākṣ	रुद्राक्षों rudrākṣõ
vocative	रुद्राक्ष rudrākṣ	रुद्राक्षो rudrākṣo

Sanskrit

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Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *HrewdH-

Sanskrit रुद् (rud)

Sanskrit -र (-ra)

Sanskrit रु॒द्र (rudrá)

Sanskrit अ॒क्ष (akṣá)

Sanskrit रुद्राक्ष (rudrākṣa)

Compound of रु॒द्र (rudrá, “Shiva”) +‎ अ॒क्ष (akṣá, “die”).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɾud.ɾɑːk.ʂɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɾud̪ˈɾɑːk.ʂɐ/

Noun

रुद्राक्ष • (rudrākṣa) stem, m

a tree used for rosaries and held sacred in Hinduism, the rudraksha, Elaeocarpus angustifolius

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of रुद्राक्ष (rudrākṣa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	रुद्राक्षः rudrākṣaḥ	रुद्राक्षौ / रुद्राक्षा¹ rudrākṣau / rudrākṣā¹	रुद्राक्षाः / रुद्राक्षासः¹ rudrākṣāḥ / rudrākṣāsaḥ¹
Vocative	रुद्राक्ष rudrākṣa	रुद्राक्षौ / रुद्राक्षा¹ rudrākṣau / rudrākṣā¹	रुद्राक्षाः / रुद्राक्षासः¹ rudrākṣāḥ / rudrākṣāsaḥ¹
Accusative	रुद्राक्षम् rudrākṣam	रुद्राक्षौ / रुद्राक्षा¹ rudrākṣau / rudrākṣā¹	रुद्राक्षान् rudrākṣān
Instrumental	रुद्राक्षेण rudrākṣeṇa	रुद्राक्षाभ्याम् rudrākṣābhyām	रुद्राक्षैः / रुद्राक्षेभिः¹ rudrākṣaiḥ / rudrākṣebhiḥ¹
Dative	रुद्राक्षाय rudrākṣāya	रुद्राक्षाभ्याम् rudrākṣābhyām	रुद्राक्षेभ्यः rudrākṣebhyaḥ
Ablative	रुद्राक्षात् rudrākṣāt	रुद्राक्षाभ्याम् rudrākṣābhyām	रुद्राक्षेभ्यः rudrākṣebhyaḥ
Genitive	रुद्राक्षस्य rudrākṣasya	रुद्राक्षयोः rudrākṣayoḥ	रुद्राक्षाणाम् rudrākṣāṇām
Locative	रुद्राक्षे rudrākṣe	रुद्राक्षयोः rudrākṣayoḥ	रुद्राक्षेषु rudrākṣeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

Prakrit: 𑀭𑀼𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀓𑁆𑀔 (ruddakkha)

Borrowed terms

→ Assamese: ৰুদ্ৰাক্ষ (rudrakh)
→ Bengali: রুদ্রাক্ষ (rudrakkho)
→ Hindustani:
- Hindi: रुद्राक्ष (rudrākṣ)
- Urdu: رُدراکش
→ Kannada: ರುದ್ರಾಕ್ಷ (rudrākṣa) (learned)
→ Malayalam: രുദ്രാക്ഷം (rudrākṣaṁ) (learned)
→ Marathi: रुद्राक्ष (rudrākṣa) (learned)
→ Nepali: रुद्राक्ष (rudrākṣa) (learned)
→ Odia: ରୁଦ୍ରାକ୍ଷ (rudrāksha) (learned)
→ Punjabi:
Gurmukhi script: ਰੁੱਦਰਾਖ (ruddarākh)

Shahmukhi script: ردراکھ (rdrākh)
→ Tamil: உருத்திராக்கம் (uruttirākkam)
→ Telugu: రుద్రాక్షచెట్టు (rudrākṣaceṭṭu)

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rudrākṣa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 623

रुद्राक्ष

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