विनिमय

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit विनिमय (vinimaya). By surface analysis, वि- (vi-) +‎ निमय (nimay).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʋɪ.nɪ.məj/, [ʋɪ.nɪ.mɐj]

Noun

विनिमय • (vinimay) m

1. (rare, formal) exchange, barter

Declension

Declension of विनिमय (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	विनिमय vinimay	विनिमय vinimay
oblique	विनिमय vinimay	विनिमयों vinimayõ
vocative	विनिमय vinimay	विनिमयो vinimayo

References

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

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৱিনিময় (Assamese script)
• ᬯᬶᬦᬶᬫᬬ (Balinese script)
• বিনিময় (Bengali script)
• 𑰪𑰰𑰡𑰰𑰦𑰧 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀯𑀺𑀦𑀺𑀫𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• ဝိနိမယ (Burmese script)
• વિનિમય (Gujarati script)
• ਵਿਨਿਮਯ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌿𑌮𑌯 (Grantha script)
• ꦮꦶꦤꦶꦩꦪ (Javanese script)
• 𑂫𑂱𑂢𑂱𑂧𑂨 (Kaithi script)
• ವಿನಿಮಯ (Kannada script)
• វិនិមយ (Khmer script)
• ວິນິມຍ (Lao script)
• വിനിമയ (Malayalam script)
• ᠸᡳᠨᡳᠮᠠᠶᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘪𑘱𑘡𑘱𑘦𑘧 (Modi script)
• ᠸᠢᠨᠢᠮᠠᠶ᠋ᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧊𑧒𑧁𑧒𑧆𑧇 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐰𑐶𑐣𑐶𑐩𑐫 (Newa script)
• ଵିନିମଯ (Odia script)
• ꢮꢶꢥꢶꢪꢫ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆮𑆴𑆤𑆴𑆩𑆪 (Sharada script)
• 𑖪𑖰𑖡𑖰𑖦𑖧 (Siddham script)
• විනිමය (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩾𑩑𑩯𑩑𑩴𑩻 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚦𑚮𑚝𑚮𑚢𑚣 (Takri script)
• விநிமய (Tamil script)
• వినిమయ (Telugu script)
• วินิมย (Thai script)
• ཝི་ནི་མ་ཡ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒫𑒱𑒢𑒱𑒧𑒨 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨭𑨁𑨝𑨁𑨢𑨪 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From वि- (vi-) +‎ निमय (nimaya).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋi.ni.mɐ.jɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈʋi.n̪i.mɐ.jɐ/

Noun

विनिमय • (vinimaya) stem, m

1. exchange, barter
2. mutual engagement, reciprocity
3. a pledge, deposit, security
4. transmutation (of letters)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of विनिमय (vinimaya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	विनिमयः vinimayaḥ	विनिमयौ / विनिमया¹ vinimayau / vinimayā¹	विनिमयाः / विनिमयासः¹ vinimayāḥ / vinimayāsaḥ¹
Vocative	विनिमय vinimaya	विनिमयौ / विनिमया¹ vinimayau / vinimayā¹	विनिमयाः / विनिमयासः¹ vinimayāḥ / vinimayāsaḥ¹
Accusative	विनिमयम् vinimayam	विनिमयौ / विनिमया¹ vinimayau / vinimayā¹	विनिमयान् vinimayān
Instrumental	विनिमयेन vinimayena	विनिमयाभ्याम् vinimayābhyām	विनिमयैः / विनिमयेभिः¹ vinimayaiḥ / vinimayebhiḥ¹
Dative	विनिमयाय vinimayāya	विनिमयाभ्याम् vinimayābhyām	विनिमयेभ्यः vinimayebhyaḥ
Ablative	विनिमयात् vinimayāt	विनिमयाभ्याम् vinimayābhyām	विनिमयेभ्यः vinimayebhyaḥ
Genitive	विनिमयस्य vinimayasya	विनिमययोः vinimayayoḥ	विनिमयानाम् vinimayānām
Locative	विनिमये vinimaye	विनिमययोः vinimayayoḥ	विनिमयेषु vinimayeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Hindi: विनिमय (vinimay) (learned)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “विनिमय”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 970, column 2.