अवकाश

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अवकाश (avakāśa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /əʋ.kɑːʃ/, [ɐʋ.käːʃ]

Noun

अवकाश • (avkāś) m (Urdu spelling اوکاش)

1. leisure
2. leave
3. free time

Declension

Declension of अवकाश (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अवकाश avkāś	अवकाश avkāś
oblique	अवकाश avkāś	अवकाशों avkāśõ
vocative	अवकाश avkāś	अवकाशो avkāśo

References

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

Marathi

Etymology

From Old Marathi 𑘀𑘪𑘎𑘰𑘫 (avakāśa), from Sanskrit अवकाश (avakāśa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əʋ.kaɕ/

Noun

अवकाश • (avkāś) m

1. leisure
2. time remaining; space of time
3. (sciences) interval, space, room

Declension

Declension of अवकाश (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	अवकाश avkāś
direct plural	अवकाश avkāś
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	अवकाश avkāś		अवकाश avkāś
oblique सामान्यरूप	अवकाशा avkāśā		अवकाशां- avkāśān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	अवकाशाला avkāśālā		अवकाशांना avkāśānnā
ergative	अवकाशाने, अवकाशानं avkāśāne, avkāśāna		अवकाशांनी avkāśānnī
instrumental	अवकाशाशी avkāśāśī		अवकाशांशी avkāśānśī
locative सप्तमी	अवकाशात avkāśāt		अवकाशांत avkāśāt
vocative संबोधन	अवकाशा avkāśā		अवकाशांनो avkāśānno
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 अवकाश (masc 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	अवकाशाचा avkāśāċā	अवकाशाचे avkāśāċe	अवकाशाची avkāśācī	अवकाशाच्या avkāśācā	अवकाशाचे, अवकाशाचं avkāśāċe, avkāśāċa	अवकाशाची avkāśācī	अवकाशाच्या avkāśācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	अवकाशांचा avkāśānċā	अवकाशांचे avkāśānċe	अवकाशांची avkāśāñcī	अवकाशांच्या avkāśāncā	अवकाशांचे, अवकाशांचं avkāśānċe, avkāśānċa	अवकाशांची avkāśāñcī	अवकाशांच्या avkāśāñcā
* 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.

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “अवकाश”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “अवकाश”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

Old Marathi

Noun

अवकाश (avakāśa) m

1. Devanagari form of 𑘀𑘪𑘎𑘰𑘫 (avakāśa)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• অৱকাশ (Assamese script)
• ᬅᬯᬓᬵᬰ (Balinese script)
• অবকাশ (Bengali script)
• 𑰀𑰪𑰎𑰯𑰫 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀅𑀯𑀓𑀸𑀰 (Brahmi script)
• အဝကာၐ (Burmese script)
• અવકાશ (Gujarati script)
• ਅਵਕਾਸ਼ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌅𑌵𑌕𑌾𑌶 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦮꦏꦴꦯ (Javanese script)
• 𑂃𑂫𑂍𑂰𑂬 (Kaithi script)
• ಅವಕಾಶ (Kannada script)
• អវកាឝ (Khmer script)
• ອວກາຨ (Lao script)
• അവകാശ (Malayalam script)
• ᠠᠸᠠᡬᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡧᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘀𑘪𑘎𑘰𑘫 (Modi script)
• ᠠᠸᠠᢉᠠᢗᠱᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦠𑧊𑦮𑧑𑧋 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐀𑐰𑐎𑐵𑐱 (Newa script)
• ଅଵକାଶ (Odia script)
• ꢂꢮꢒꢵꢯ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆃𑆮𑆑𑆳𑆯 (Sharada script)
• 𑖀𑖪𑖎𑖯𑖫 (Siddham script)
• අවකාශ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩾𑩜𑩛𑩿 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚀𑚦𑚊𑚭𑚧 (Takri script)
• அவகாஶ (Tamil script)
• అవకాశ (Telugu script)
• อวกาศ (Thai script)
• ཨ་ཝ་ཀཱ་ཤ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒁𑒫𑒏𑒰𑒬 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨭𑨋𑨊𑨮 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

अव- (ava-) +‎ काश (kāśa).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ʋɐ.kɑː.ɕɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ʋɐˈkɑː.ɕɐ/

Noun

अवकाश • (avakāśa) stem, m

1. space; room
2. occasion, opportunity
3. interval, aperture
4. intermediate time
5. access

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of अवकाश (avakāśa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	अवकाशः avakāśaḥ	अवकाशौ / अवकाशा¹ avakāśau / avakāśā¹	अवकाशाः / अवकाशासः¹ avakāśāḥ / avakāśāsaḥ¹
Vocative	अवकाश avakāśa	अवकाशौ / अवकाशा¹ avakāśau / avakāśā¹	अवकाशाः / अवकाशासः¹ avakāśāḥ / avakāśāsaḥ¹
Accusative	अवकाशम् avakāśam	अवकाशौ / अवकाशा¹ avakāśau / avakāśā¹	अवकाशान् avakāśān
Instrumental	अवकाशेन avakāśena	अवकाशाभ्याम् avakāśābhyām	अवकाशैः / अवकाशेभिः¹ avakāśaiḥ / avakāśebhiḥ¹
Dative	अवकाशाय avakāśāya	अवकाशाभ्याम् avakāśābhyām	अवकाशेभ्यः avakāśebhyaḥ
Ablative	अवकाशात् avakāśāt	अवकाशाभ्याम् avakāśābhyām	अवकाशेभ्यः avakāśebhyaḥ
Genitive	अवकाशस्य avakāśasya	अवकाशयोः avakāśayoḥ	अवकाशानाम् avakāśānām
Locative	अवकाशे avakāśe	अवकाशयोः avakāśayoḥ	अवकाशेषु avakāśeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Hindi: अवकाश (avkāś)
• → Khmer: អវកាស (ʼaʼvĕəʼkaah)
• → Lao: ອະວະກາດ (ʼa wa kāt)
• → Old Marathi: 𑘀𑘪𑘎𑘰𑘫 (avakāśa), 𑘀𑘪𑘎𑘰𑘭 (avakāsa)
  • Marathi: अवकाश (avkāś)
• → Telugu: అవకాశము (avakāśamu)
• → Thai: อวกาศ (à-wá-gàat)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “अवकाश”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 96/2.
• Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “अवकाश”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press