वन्ध्य

Sanskrit

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋɐn.dʱjɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɐn̪.d̪ʱjɐ/

Adjective

वन्ध्य • (vandhya) stem

1. barren, sterile

Descendants

Descendants

• Pali: vañjha
• Prakrit: 𑀯𑀁𑀛 (vaṃjha)
  • Central:
    • Ardhamagadhi Prakrit:
      • Old Awadhi: बाँझा (bām̐jhā)
    • Sauraseni Prakrit:
      • Hindustani: bā̃j, bā̃jh, bā̃jar
        • Hindi: बाँज, बाँझ, बाँजर
        • Urdu: بَاںج (bā̃j), بَاںجھ (bā̃jh), بَاںجَر (bā̃jar)
  • Eastern:
    • Magadhi Prakrit:
      • Assamese: বঁজা (bõza), বঁজি (bõzi)
      • Bengali: বাঁজা (bãja), বাঁঝা (bãjha)
      • Bihari: बाँझ (bā̃jh), बाँझिन (bā̃jhin), बाँझड़ (bãjhaṛ)
        • Bhojpuri: बाँझ (bā̃jh)
      • Odia: ବାଂଝ (bāñjha), ବାଂଝୀ (bāñjhi)
  • Northern:
    • Khasa Prakrit:
      • Central Pahari:
        • Garhwali: बाँझ (bāñjh)
        • Kumaoni: बाँज (bā̃j), बाँजो (bā̃jo)
      • Eastern Pahari:
        • Nepali: बाँझो (bā̃jho), बाँझि (bā̃jhi)
  • Northwestern:
    • Paisaci Prakrit:
      • Takka Apabhramsa:
        • Punjabi: vañjh, bañjh

          Gurmukhi script: ਵਾਂਝ, ਬਾਂਝ

          Shahmukhi script: وَاںجھَ, بَاںجھَ

      • Vracada Apabhramsa:
        • Sindhi: vā̃jha

          Arabic script: بَانجھَ

          Devanagari script: वाँझ

          • Jadgali: [script needed] (bā̃'jh)
  • Southern:
    • Helu Prakrit:
      • Dhivehi: ވަނދު (vaⁿdu)
      • Sinhalese: වඳ (waⁿda), වඳී (waⁿdī), වැදී (wædī)
    • Maharastri Prakrit:
      • Konkani: vā̃z

        Devanagari script: वांज

        Konkani: vanz

        Kannada script: ವಾಂಜ್

      • Marathi: वाँझ (vā̃j̈h), वाँजा (vā̃j̈ā), वाँझा (vā̃j̈hā)
  • Western:
    • Sauraseni Prakrit:
      • Gujarati: વાઁઝ (vām̐jh), વાઁઝો (vām̐jho), વાઁઝિયું (vām̐jhiyũ), વાઁઝ્ણું (vām̐jhṇũ), આઁઝ્ણી (ām̐jhṇī)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vandhya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 658