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उल्का

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit उल्का (ulkā́, meteor), which is probably related to Sanskrit वर्चस्- (várcas-, luster), from a root Proto-Indo-Iranian *warč-. Cognates include Hindi ऊक (ūk, torch), Bengali ঊক্ (uk, torch), Odia ଉକା (ukā, torch, flash of fire, meteor), Punjabi ਉਲਕਾ (ulakā), Assamese উকা (uka, ignis fatuus), Persian ورج (varj, dignity).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʊl.kɑː/, [ʊl.käː]

Noun

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उल्का (ulkāf

  1. (astronomy) meteor
    उल्का वर्षाulkā varṣāmeteor shower
    • (Can we date this quote?), Pradeep Kumar Mishra, अंतरिक्ष नगर [antrikṣ nagar, Space City]:
      परंतु पंकज इधर-उधर ऊपर-नीचे होकर बचता रहा। अचानक दोनों के बीच में एक बड़ा सा उल्का पिंड आ गया।
      parantu paṅkaj idhar-udhar ūpar-nīce hokar bactā rahā. acānak donõ ke bīc mẽ ek baṛā sā ulkā piṇḍ ā gayā.
      But Pankaj saved himself going here-and-there, under-and-over. Suddenly, a meteor came between the two.

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 231
  2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ulkā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 111

Further reading

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  • Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q. (2006) The Oxford introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European world, Oxford University Press
  • Monier-Williams (1872): A Sanskṛit-English Dictionary Etymologically and Philologically Arranged: With Special Reference to Greek, Latin, Gothic, German, Anglo-Saxon, and Other Cognate Indo-European Languages
  • Blažek, Václav (2010): The Indo-european "Smith"

Sanskrit

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Alternative scripts

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Etymology

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Uncertain. Probably related to वर्चस् (várcas-, lustre). Maybe related to Latin Vulcānus.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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उल्का (ulkā́) stemf

  1. meteor
  2. fiery appearance
  3. torch

Declension

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Feminine ā-stem declension of उल्का (ulkā́)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative उल्का
ulkā́
उल्के
ulké
उल्काः
ulkā́ḥ
Vocative उल्के
úlke
उल्के
úlke
उल्काः
úlkāḥ
Accusative उल्काम्
ulkā́m
उल्के
ulké
उल्काः
ulkā́ḥ
Instrumental उल्कया / उल्का¹
ulkáyā / ulkā́¹
उल्काभ्याम्
ulkā́bhyām
उल्काभिः
ulkā́bhiḥ
Dative उल्कायै
ulkā́yai
उल्काभ्याम्
ulkā́bhyām
उल्काभ्यः
ulkā́bhyaḥ
Ablative उल्कायाः / उल्कायै²
ulkā́yāḥ / ulkā́yai²
उल्काभ्याम्
ulkā́bhyām
उल्काभ्यः
ulkā́bhyaḥ
Genitive उल्कायाः / उल्कायै²
ulkā́yāḥ / ulkā́yai²
उल्कयोः
ulkáyoḥ
उल्कानाम्
ulkā́nām
Locative उल्कायाम्
ulkā́yām
उल्कयोः
ulkáyoḥ
उल्कासु
ulkā́su
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[2] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 231-32

Further reading

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  • Monier Williams (1899) “उल्का”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 218, column 3.
  • Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “उल्का”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
  • Otto Böhtlingk, Richard Schmidt (1879-1928) “उल्का”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016
  • Otto Böhtlingk, Richard Schmidt (1879-1928) “उल्क”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016