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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit व्यजन (vyajana).
Pronunciation
Noun
व्यजन • (vyajan) m
- fan, ventilator
- Synonym: पंखा (paṅkhā)
Declension
Declension of व्यजन (masc cons-stem)
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व्यजन
vyajan
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व्यजन
vyajan
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व्यजन
vyajan
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व्यजनों
vyajanõ
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व्यजन
vyajan
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व्यजनो
vyajano
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Sanskrit
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Etymology
Of unclear origin, with many theories proposed:
- Hoffman considers the word a compound of वि- (vi-, “apart, away”) + ईज- (īja-), the latter from the root अज् (aj, “to drive, propel”). This appears to be Mayrhofer's preferred derivation.
- Burrow considers the word as borrowed from Dravidian; compare Tamil வீசு (vīcu, “to throw; to blow (of wind)”), Telugu వీచు (vīcu, “to blow (of wind); to wave (as a fan)”), Kui (India) ୱୀଂଜା (wīñja). In light of the word's lack of Vedic attestation, the possibility of this derivation rises.
- Wright considers the word as jointly derived from the roots विच् (vic, “to sift”) and विज् (vij, “to dart, speed”), with contamination from the Dravidian root above.
- Horn notes a similarity to Persian بادبزن (bâdbezan, “(hand) fan”), though a relation is unlikely.
Pronunciation
Noun
व्यजन • (vyajana) stem, n
- a palm-leaf or other article used for fanning, fan, whisk
- fanning
Declension
Derived terms
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “व्यजन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1029/2.
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 482
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1976) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 272
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “vīcu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 495.