वाहन

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वाहन (vāhana).

Pronunciation

Noun

वाहन (vāhanm

  1. a vehicle (means of transport)
    Synonym: गाड़ी (gāṛī) (land vehicle)
  2. an animal used as transport

Declension

Sanskrit

Etymology

From the root वह् (vah) +‎ -अन (-ana); see वहन (vahana).

Pronunciation

Noun

वाहन (vā́hana) stemn

  1. vehicle, carriage; horse or other draught animal
  2. conveyance, carrying
    1. driving
    2. riding; guiding (a horse)

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of वाहन (vā́hana)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative वाहनम्
vā́hanam
वाहने
vā́hane
वाहनानि / वाहना¹
vā́hanāni / vā́hanā¹
Vocative वाहन
vā́hana
वाहने
vā́hane
वाहनानि / वाहना¹
vā́hanāni / vā́hanā¹
Accusative वाहनम्
vā́hanam
वाहने
vā́hane
वाहनानि / वाहना¹
vā́hanāni / vā́hanā¹
Instrumental वाहनेन
vā́hanena
वाहनाभ्याम्
vā́hanābhyām
वाहनैः / वाहनेभिः¹
vā́hanaiḥ / vā́hanebhiḥ¹
Dative वाहनाय
vā́hanāya
वाहनाभ्याम्
vā́hanābhyām
वाहनेभ्यः
vā́hanebhyaḥ
Ablative वाहनात्
vā́hanāt
वाहनाभ्याम्
vā́hanābhyām
वाहनेभ्यः
vā́hanebhyaḥ
Genitive वाहनस्य
vā́hanasya
वाहनयोः
vā́hanayoḥ
वाहनानाम्
vā́hanānām
Locative वाहने
vā́hane
वाहनयोः
vā́hanayoḥ
वाहनेषु
vā́haneṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

Adjective

वाहन (vāhana) stem

  1. carrying, drawing, conveying

Usage notes

  • c. 600 BCE – 400 BCE, Pāṇini, Aṣṭhādhyāyī 8.4.8:
    वाहनं आहितात् ।
    vāhanaṃ āhitāt.