वल्क

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *walkás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *walkás. Cognate with Younger Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬐𐬀 (varəka).

Pronunciation

Noun

वल्क • (valká) stem, m or n

  1. bark (of a tree)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of वल्क (valká)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative वल्कः
valkáḥ 		वल्कौ / वल्का¹
valkaú / valkā́¹ 		वल्काः / वल्कासः¹
valkā́ḥ / valkā́saḥ¹
Vocative वल्क
válka 		वल्कौ / वल्का¹
válkau / válkā¹ 		वल्काः / वल्कासः¹
válkāḥ / válkāsaḥ¹
Accusative वल्कम्
valkám 		वल्कौ / वल्का¹
valkaú / valkā́¹ 		वल्कान्
valkā́n
Instrumental वल्केन
valkéna 		वल्काभ्याम्
valkā́bhyām 		वल्कैः / वल्केभिः¹
valkaíḥ / valkébhiḥ¹
Dative वल्काय
valkā́ya 		वल्काभ्याम्
valkā́bhyām 		वल्केभ्यः
valkébhyaḥ
Ablative वल्कात्
valkā́t 		वल्काभ्याम्
valkā́bhyām 		वल्केभ्यः
valkébhyaḥ
Genitive वल्कस्य
valkásya 		वल्कयोः
valkáyoḥ 		वल्कानाम्
valkā́nām
Locative वल्के
valké 		वल्कयोः
valkáyoḥ 		वल्केषु
valkéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
Neuter a-stem declension of वल्क (valká)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative वल्कम्
valkám 		वल्के
valké 		वल्कानि / वल्का¹
valkā́ni / valkā́¹
Vocative वल्क
válka 		वल्के
válke 		वल्कानि / वल्का¹
válkāni / válkā¹
Accusative वल्कम्
valkám 		वल्के
valké 		वल्कानि / वल्का¹
valkā́ni / valkā́¹
Instrumental वल्केन
valkéna 		वल्काभ्याम्
valkā́bhyām 		वल्कैः / वल्केभिः¹
valkaíḥ / valkébhiḥ¹
Dative वल्काय
valkā́ya 		वल्काभ्याम्
valkā́bhyām 		वल्केभ्यः
valkébhyaḥ
Ablative वल्कात्
valkā́t 		वल्काभ्याम्
valkā́bhyām 		वल्केभ्यः
valkébhyaḥ
Genitive वल्कस्य
valkásya 		वल्कयोः
valkáyoḥ 		वल्कानाम्
valkā́nām
Locative वल्के
valké 		वल्कयोः
valkáyoḥ 		वल्केषु
valkéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Noun

वल्क • (valká) stem, n

  1. the scales of a fish

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “वल्क”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 928/1.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 525-6
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