वेतन

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See also: वैतान

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वेतन (vetána).

Noun

वेतन • (vetan) m (Urdu spelling ويتن)

  1. wages, salary
    वे अधिक वेतन के लिए आंदोलन कर रहे थे।
    ve adhik vetan ke lie āndolan kar rahe the.
    They were agitating for higher wages.
    अगली सूचना तक उसका वेतन रोक दिया गया है।
    aglī sūcnā tak uskā vetan rok diyā gayā hai.
    His salary has been withheld until further notice.

Declension

Declension of वेतन (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct वेतन
vetan 		वेतन
vetan
oblique वेतन
vetan 		वेतनों
vetanõ
vocative वेतन
vetan 		वेतनो
vetano

Synonyms

References

  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “वेतन”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Sanskrit

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Etymology

From वी (vī, “to approach, procure”); Monier-Williams and Mayrhofer's conjectures linking the word to वृत् (vṛt, “to turn”) and विद् (vid, “to know, find”) respectively are inaccurate.

Pronunciation

Noun

वेतन • (vetana) stem, n

  1. wages, hire, salary, subsistence, livelihood
  2. price
  3. silver

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of वेतन (vetana)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative वेतनम्
vetanam 		वेतने
vetane 		वेतनानि / वेतना¹
vetanāni / vetanā¹
Vocative वेतन
vetana 		वेतने
vetane 		वेतनानि / वेतना¹
vetanāni / vetanā¹
Accusative वेतनम्
vetanam 		वेतने
vetane 		वेतनानि / वेतना¹
vetanāni / vetanā¹
Instrumental वेतनेन
vetanena 		वेतनाभ्याम्
vetanābhyām 		वेतनैः / वेतनेभिः¹
vetanaiḥ / vetanebhiḥ¹
Dative वेतनाय
vetanāya 		वेतनाभ्याम्
vetanābhyām 		वेतनेभ्यः
vetanebhyaḥ
Ablative वेतनात्
vetanāt 		वेतनाभ्याम्
vetanābhyām 		वेतनेभ्यः
vetanebhyaḥ
Genitive वेतनस्य
vetanasya 		वेतनयोः
vetanayoḥ 		वेतनानाम्
vetanānām
Locative वेतने
vetane 		वेतनयोः
vetanayoḥ 		वेतनेषु
vetaneṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “वेतन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1014/3.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 578
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