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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
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 (ulkáyā)
उल्का¹ (ulkā́¹)
उल्काभ्याम् (ulkā́bhyām) उल्काभिः (ulkā́bhiḥ)
dative उल्कायै (ulkā́yai) उल्काभ्याम् (ulkā́bhyām) उल्काभ्यः (ulkā́bhyaḥ)
ablative उल्कायाः (ulkā́yāḥ)
उल्कायै² (ulkā́yai²)
उल्काभ्याम् (ulkā́bhyām) उल्काभ्यः (ulkā́bhyaḥ)
genitive उल्कायाः (ulkā́yāḥ)
उल्कायै² (ulkā́yai²)
उल्कयोः (ulkáyoḥ) उल्कानाम् (ulkā́nām)
locative उल्कायाम् (ulkā́yām) उल्कयोः (ulkáyoḥ) उल्कासु (ulkā́su)
  • 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