विज्ञान

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Hindi

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Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit विज्ञान (vijñāna).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʋɪɡ.jɑːn/,

Noun

विज्ञान • (vijñān) m (Urdu spelling وگیان)

  1. knowledge; understanding
  2. science, study of
    वनस्पतिविज्ञान (vanaspativijñān) – study of plants

Declension

Declension of विज्ञान (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct विज्ञान
vijñān 		विज्ञान
vijñān
oblique विज्ञान
vijñān 		विज्ञानों
vijñānõ
vocative विज्ञान
vijñān 		विज्ञानो
vijñāno

Derived terms

See also

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “विज्ञान”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Konkani

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit विज्ञान (vijñāna)

Noun

विज्ञान • (vijñān) (Latin script vidian, Kannada script ವಿಜ್ಞಾನ)

  1. science

Marathi

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Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit विज्ञान (vijñāna).

Pronunciation

Noun

विज्ञान • (vijñān) n

  1. science

Declension

Declension of विज्ञान (neut cons-stem)
direct
singular 		विज्ञान
vidnyān
direct
plural 		विज्ञाने, विज्ञानं
vidnyāne, vijñāna
singular
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा 		विज्ञान
vidnyān 		विज्ञाने, विज्ञानं
vidnyāne, vijñāna
oblique
सामान्यरूप 		विज्ञाना
vidnyānā 		विज्ञानां-
vidnyānān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी 		विज्ञानाला
vidnyānālā 		विज्ञानांना
vidnyānānnā
ergative विज्ञानाने, विज्ञानानं
vidnyānāne, vidnyānāna 		विज्ञानांनी
vidnyānānnī
instrumental विज्ञानाशी
vidnyānāśī 		विज्ञानांशी
vidnyānānśī
locative
सप्तमी 		विज्ञानात
vidnyānāt 		विज्ञानांत
vidnyānāt
vocative
संबोधन 		विज्ञाना
vidnyānā 		विज्ञानांनो
vidnyānānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of विज्ञान (neut cons-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म 		feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म 		neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म 		oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन 		singular
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन 		singular*
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता 		विज्ञानाचा
vidnyānāċā 		विज्ञानाचे
vidnyānāċe 		विज्ञानाची
vidnyānācī 		विज्ञानाच्या
vidnyānācā 		विज्ञानाचे, विज्ञानाचं
vidnyānāċe, vidnyānāċa 		विज्ञानाची
vidnyānācī 		विज्ञानाच्या
vidnyānācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता 		विज्ञानांचा
vidnyānānċā 		विज्ञानांचे
vidnyānānċe 		विज्ञानांची
vidnyānāñcī 		विज्ञानांच्या
vidnyānāncā 		विज्ञानांचे, विज्ञानांचं
vidnyānānċe, vidnyānānċa 		विज्ञानांची
vidnyānāñcī 		विज्ञानांच्या
vidnyānāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

See also

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “विज्ञान”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “विज्ञान”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “विज्ञान”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press

Nepali

Pronunciation

Noun

विज्ञान • (vigyān)

  1. science

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Compound of वि- (vi-, “apart, separate”) +‎ ज्ञान (jñā́na, “to know”).

Pronunciation

Noun

विज्ञान • (vijñā́na) stem, n

  1. the act of discerning, understanding, comprehending
    • c. 1200 BCE – 800 BCE, Kṛṣṇa-Yajurveda (Taittirīya Saṃhitā) V.7.4:
      अयꣳ शास्ताधिपतिर् वो अस्तु।
      अस्य विज्ञानम् अनु सꣳ रभध्वम् इमम् पश्चाद् अनु जीवाथ सर्वे॥
      ayaṃ śāstādhipatir vo astu.
      asya vijñānam anu saṃ rabhadhvam imam paścād anu jīvātha sarve.
      May he be your ruler, your overlord;
      On his discernment do ye depend; upon him henceforth do ye all serve.
  2. intelligence, knowledge
  3. science
  4. skill; proficiency

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of विज्ञान (vijñā́na)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative विज्ञानम्
vijñā́nam 		विज्ञाने
vijñā́ne 		विज्ञानानि / विज्ञाना¹
vijñā́nāni / vijñā́nā¹
Vocative विज्ञान
víjñāna 		विज्ञाने
víjñāne 		विज्ञानानि / विज्ञाना¹
víjñānāni / víjñānā¹
Accusative विज्ञानम्
vijñā́nam 		विज्ञाने
vijñā́ne 		विज्ञानानि / विज्ञाना¹
vijñā́nāni / vijñā́nā¹
Instrumental विज्ञानेन
vijñā́nena 		विज्ञानाभ्याम्
vijñā́nābhyām 		विज्ञानैः / विज्ञानेभिः¹
vijñā́naiḥ / vijñā́nebhiḥ¹
Dative विज्ञानाय
vijñā́nāya 		विज्ञानाभ्याम्
vijñā́nābhyām 		विज्ञानेभ्यः
vijñā́nebhyaḥ
Ablative विज्ञानात्
vijñā́nāt 		विज्ञानाभ्याम्
vijñā́nābhyām 		विज्ञानेभ्यः
vijñā́nebhyaḥ
Genitive विज्ञानस्य
vijñā́nasya 		विज्ञानयोः
vijñā́nayoḥ 		विज्ञानानाम्
vijñā́nānām
Locative विज्ञाने
vijñā́ne 		विज्ञानयोः
vijñā́nayoḥ 		विज्ञानेषु
vijñā́neṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

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