वर्षा
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See also: वर्ष
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit वर्षा (varṣā).
Pronunciation
Noun
वर्षा • (varṣā) f
Declension
Declension of वर्षा (fem ā-stem)
Derived terms
- वर्षा ऋतु (varṣā ŕtu)
Proper noun
वर्षा • (varṣā) f
- a female given name, Varsha, from Sanskrit.
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit वर्षा (varṣā).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
वर्षा • (varṣā) f
- a female given name, Varsha.
Nepali
Pronunciation
Noun
वर्षा • (varṣā)
Derived terms
- वर्षा ऋतु (varṣā r̥tu, “rainy season”)
See also
- झरी (jharī)
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ৱৰ্ষা (Assamese script)
- ᬯᬃᬱᬵ (Balinese script)
- বর্ষা (Bengali script)
- 𑰪𑰨𑰿𑰬𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀯𑀭𑁆𑀱𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- ဝရ္ၑာ (Burmese script)
- વર્ષા (Gujarati script)
- ਵਰ੍ਸ਼ਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌷𑌾 (Grantha script)
- ꦮꦂꦰꦴ (Javanese script)
- 𑂫𑂩𑂹𑂭𑂰 (Kaithi script)
- ವರ್ಷಾ (Kannada script)
- វឞ៌ា (Khmer script)
- ວຣ຺ຩາ (Lao script)
- വര്ഷാ (Malayalam script)
- ᠸᠠᡵᢢᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- 𑘪𑘨𑘿𑘬𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᠸᠠᠷᢔᠠ᠋ᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧊𑧈𑧠𑧌𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐰𑐬𑑂𑐲𑐵 (Newa script)
- ଵର୍ଷା (Odia script)
- ꢮꢬ꣄ꢰꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆮𑆫𑇀𑆰𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖪𑖨𑖿𑖬𑖯 (Siddham script)
- වර්ෂා (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩾𑩼 𑪙𑪀𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚦𑚤𑚶𑚭 (Takri script)
- வர்ஷா (Tamil script)
- వర్షా (Telugu script)
- วรฺษา (Thai script)
- ཝ་རྵཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒫𑒩𑓂𑒭𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨭𑨫𑩇𑨯𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From वर्ष (varṣá, “rain”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁wers- (“to rain”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἕρση (hérsē, “dew”), Old Irish frass (“rain-shower”).
Pronunciation
Noun
वर्षा • (varṣā́) stem, f
- rain
- (in the plural) the rains, rainy season, monsoon (lasting two months according to the Hindu division of the year into six seasons)
- Medicago esculenta
Declension
| Feminine ā-stem declension of वर्षा (varṣā́) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | वर्षा varṣā́ |
वर्षे varṣé |
वर्षाः varṣā́ḥ |
| Vocative | वर्षे várṣe |
वर्षे várṣe |
वर्षाः várṣāḥ |
| Accusative | वर्षाम् varṣā́m |
वर्षे varṣé |
वर्षाः varṣā́ḥ |
| Instrumental | वर्षया / वर्षा¹ varṣáyā / varṣā́¹ |
वर्षाभ्याम् varṣā́bhyām |
वर्षाभिः varṣā́bhiḥ |
| Dative | वर्षायै varṣā́yai |
वर्षाभ्याम् varṣā́bhyām |
वर्षाभ्यः varṣā́bhyaḥ |
| Ablative | वर्षायाः / वर्षायै² varṣā́yāḥ / varṣā́yai² |
वर्षाभ्याम् varṣā́bhyām |
वर्षाभ्यः varṣā́bhyaḥ |
| Genitive | वर्षायाः / वर्षायै² varṣā́yāḥ / varṣā́yai² |
वर्षयोः varṣáyoḥ |
वर्षाणाम् varṣā́ṇām |
| Locative | वर्षायाम् varṣā́yām |
वर्षयोः varṣáyoḥ |
वर्षासु varṣā́su |
| Notes |
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Derived terms
- वर्षारात्रि (varṣārātri)
- वर्षाहू (varṣāhū́, “frog”, literally “calling out in the rain”)
Descendants
- Assamese: বাৰিষা (barixa)
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀯𑀭𑀺𑀲𑀸 (varisā)
- Sinhalese: වැස්ස (wæssa)
- → Bengali: বর্ষা (borśa)
- → Hindi: वर्षा (varṣā) (learned)
- → Hindustani: barkhā
- → Marathi: वर्षा (varṣā)
- → Nepali: वर्षा (varṣā)
- → Northern Kurdish: variş (“rain”)
- → Punjabi: ਵਰਖਾ (varkhā, “rain”)
- → Telugu: వర్షము (varṣamu)
- → Thai: พรรษา (pan-sǎa, “rainy season, year”)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “वर्षा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0927.