विश्

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See also: वंश

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Etymology 1

    Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *wíṭṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wíćš, from Proto-Indo-European *wiḱs (village, household).

    Cognate with Latin vīcus, Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos, house), Gothic 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐍃 (weihs, village, place), Avestan 𐬬𐬍𐬯 (vīs), Albanian vis (place, land, country).

    Noun

    विश् (víś) stemf

    1. settlement, house
    2. community, people, tribe
    3. wealth
    Declension
    Feminine root-stem declension of विश् (víś)
    Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative विट्
    víṭ
    विशौ / विशा¹
    víśau / víśā¹
    विशः
    víśaḥ
    Vocative विट्
    víṭ
    विशौ / विशा¹
    víśau / víśā¹
    विशः
    víśaḥ
    Accusative विशम्
    víśam
    विशौ / विशा¹
    víśau / víśā¹
    विशः
    víśaḥ
    Instrumental विशा
    viśā́
    विड्भ्याम्
    viḍbhyā́m
    विड्भिः
    viḍbhíḥ
    Dative विशे
    viśé
    विड्भ्याम्
    viḍbhyā́m
    विड्भ्यः
    viḍbhyáḥ
    Ablative विशः
    viśáḥ
    विड्भ्याम्
    viḍbhyā́m
    विड्भ्यः
    viḍbhyáḥ
    Genitive विशः
    viśáḥ
    विशोः
    viśóḥ
    विशाम्
    viśā́m
    Locative विशि
    viśí
    विशोः
    viśóḥ
    विक्षु
    vikṣú
    Notes
    • ¹Vedic
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

      From Proto-Indo-European *weyḱ- (to settle), related to Etymology 1.

      Alternative forms

      Root

      विश् (viś)

      1. to enter, enter in or settle down on, go into, pervade
      2. to be absorbed into
      3. (astronomy) to come into conjunction with
      4. (with अग्निम्, ज्वलनम् etc.) to enter the fire (i.e. ascend the funeral pyre)
      5. (with अपस्) to sink or be immersed in the water
      6. to enter (a house etc.)
      7. to appear (on the stage)
      8. to go home or to rest
      9. to sit down upon
      10. to resort or betake one's self to
      11. (of rivers and armies etc.) to flow into (and join with)
      12. to flow or redound to, fall to the share of
      13. to occur to (as a thought)
      14. to befall, come to (as death)
      15. to belong to, exist for
      16. to fall or get into any state or condition
      17. to enter upon, undertake, begin
      18. to mind (any business), attend to
      Derived terms
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      References

      • Monier Williams (1899) “विश्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 989, columns 1-2.
      • Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “viś”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
      • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 561; 584