प्रकाश

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रकाश (prakāśa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pɾə.kɑːʃ/, [pɾɐ.käːʃ]

Noun

प्रकाश • (prakāś) m (Urdu spelling پرکاش)

1. light

   Synonyms: रौशनी (rauśnī), रोशनी (rośnī), ज्योति (jyoti)

2. daylight, sunshine

   Synonym: धूप (dhūp)

3. appearance
4. revelation, elucidation

   सभी विज्ञानों को डारविन के प्रकाश में दिशा बदलनी पड़ी

   sabhī vijñānõ ko ḍārvin ke prakāś mẽ diśā badalnī paṛī

   all science had to change direction with Darwin's revelation

5. publication

Declension

Declension of प्रकाश (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	प्रकाश prakāś	प्रकाश prakāś
oblique	प्रकाश prakāś	प्रकाशों prakāśõ
vocative	प्रकाश prakāś	प्रकाशो prakāśo

Derived terms

• प्रकाशित (prakāśit, “published”)
• प्रकाशन (prakāśan, “publishing”)

Proper noun

प्रकाश • (prakāś) m

1. a male given name, Prakash, from Sanskrit

Adjective

प्रकाश • (prakāś) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling پرکاش)

1. visible, illuminated; bright; shining
2. clear; evident, open
3. public
4. famous, renown

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रकाश (prakāśa).

Noun

प्रकाश • (prakāś) m

1. light, luster, splendor
2. radiance, diffusion, manifestation

References

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

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• প্ৰকাশ (Assamese script)
• ᬧ᭄ᬭᬓᬵᬰ (Balinese script)
• প্রকাশ (Bengali script)
• 𑰢𑰿𑰨𑰎𑰯𑰫 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀓𑀸𑀰 (Brahmi script)
• ပြကာၐ (Burmese script)
• પ્રકાશ (Gujarati script)
• ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌾𑌶 (Grantha script)
• ꦥꦿꦏꦴꦯ (Javanese script)
• 𑂣𑂹𑂩𑂍𑂰𑂬 (Kaithi script)
• ಪ್ರಕಾಶ (Kannada script)
• ប្រកាឝ (Khmer script)
• ປ຺ຣກາຨ (Lao script)
• പ്രകാശ (Malayalam script)
• ᢒᡵᠠᡬᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡧᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘢𑘿𑘨𑘎𑘰𑘫 (Modi script)
• ᢒᠷᠠᢉᠠᢗᠱᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧂𑧠𑧈𑦮𑧑𑧋 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐥𑑂𑐬𑐎𑐵𑐱 (Newa script)
• ପ୍ରକାଶ (Odia script)
• ꢦ꣄ꢬꢒꢵꢯ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆥𑇀𑆫𑆑𑆳𑆯 (Sharada script)
• 𑖢𑖿𑖨𑖎𑖯𑖫 (Siddham script)
• ප්‍රකාශ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩰 𑪙𑩼𑩜𑩛𑩿 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚞𑚶𑚤𑚊𑚭𑚧 (Takri script)
• ப்ரகாஶ (Tamil script)
• ప్రకాశ (Telugu script)
• ปฺรกาศ (Thai script)
• པྲ་ཀཱ་ཤ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒣𑓂𑒩𑒏𑒰𑒬 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨞𑩇𑨫𑨋𑨊𑨮 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

प्र- (pra-) +‎ काश (kāśa), from the root काश् (kāś).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /pɾɐ.kɑː.ɕɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /pɾɐˈkɑː.ɕɐ/

Noun

प्रकाश • (prakāśa) stem, m

1. lustre, brightness, light
2. fame
3. the very best of something

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of प्रकाश

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	प्रकाशः (prakāśaḥ)	प्रकाशौ (prakāśau) प्रकाशा¹ (prakāśā¹)	प्रकाशाः (prakāśāḥ) प्रकाशासः¹ (prakāśāsaḥ¹)
vocative	प्रकाश (prakāśa)	प्रकाशौ (prakāśau) प्रकाशा¹ (prakāśā¹)	प्रकाशाः (prakāśāḥ) प्रकाशासः¹ (prakāśāsaḥ¹)
accusative	प्रकाशम् (prakāśam)	प्रकाशौ (prakāśau) प्रकाशा¹ (prakāśā¹)	प्रकाशान् (prakāśān)
instrumental	प्रकाशेन (prakāśena)	प्रकाशाभ्याम् (prakāśābhyām)	प्रकाशैः (prakāśaiḥ) प्रकाशेभिः¹ (prakāśebhiḥ¹)
dative	प्रकाशाय (prakāśāya)	प्रकाशाभ्याम् (prakāśābhyām)	प्रकाशेभ्यः (prakāśebhyaḥ)
ablative	प्रकाशात् (prakāśāt)	प्रकाशाभ्याम् (prakāśābhyām)	प्रकाशेभ्यः (prakāśebhyaḥ)
genitive	प्रकाशस्य (prakāśasya)	प्रकाशयोः (prakāśayoḥ)	प्रकाशानाम् (prakāśānām)
locative	प्रकाशे (prakāśe)	प्रकाशयोः (prakāśayoḥ)	प्रकाशेषु (prakāśeṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Derived terms

• प्रकाशम् (prakāśam, “evidently, apparently, openly”)
• प्रकाशक (prakāśaka, “sun”)
• प्रकाशन (prakāśana, “explanation, irradiation, exhibition”)
• प्रकाशयति (prakāśayati, “to shine, to publish”)

Descendants

• → Punjabi: ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ (prakāś)
• → Old Javanese: prakāśa, prakosa
  • > Javanese: ꦥꦿꦏꦱ (prakasa) (inherited)
  • > Javanese: ꦥꦿꦏꦺꦴꦱ (prakosa) (inherited)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “प्रकाश”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 653/1.