वमन

See also: विमान

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वमन (vamana).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʋə.mən/, [ʋɐ.mɐ̃n]

Noun

वमन • (vaman) m (formal)

1. the act of vomiting

   Synonyms: उल्टी (ulṭī), छर्दि (chardi)

2. an emetic
3. (rare) hemp

   Synonyms: इंद्राशन (indrāśan), अजया (ajyā), आनंदा (ānandā), भाँग (bhāṅg), भंगा (bhaṅgā)

Declension

Declension of वमन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	वमन vaman	वमन vaman
oblique	वमन vaman	वमनों vamanõ
vocative	वमन vaman	वमनो vamano

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “वमन”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Platts, John T. (1884) “वमन”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “वमन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৱমন (Assamese script)
• ᬯᬫᬦ (Balinese script)
• বমন (Bengali script)
• 𑰪𑰦𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀯𑀫𑀦 (Brahmi script)
• ဝမန (Burmese script)
• વમન (Gujarati script)
• ਵਮਨ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌵𑌮𑌨 (Grantha script)
• ꦮꦩꦤ (Javanese script)
• 𑂫𑂧𑂢 (Kaithi script)
• ವಮನ (Kannada script)
• វមន (Khmer script)
• ວມນ (Lao script)
• വമന (Malayalam script)
• ᠸᠠᠮᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘪𑘦𑘡 (Modi script)
• ᠸᠠᠮᠠᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧊𑧆𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐰𑐩𑐣 (Newa script)
• ଵମନ (Odia script)
• ꢮꢪꢥ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆮𑆩𑆤 (Sharada script)
• 𑖪𑖦𑖡 (Siddham script)
• වමන (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩾𑩴𑩯 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚦𑚢𑚝 (Takri script)
• வமந (Tamil script)
• వమన (Telugu script)
• วมน (Thai script)
• ཝ་མ་ན (Tibetan script)
• 𑒫𑒧𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨭𑨢𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From the root वम् (vam, “to vomit”) +‎ -अन (-ana).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋɐ.mɐ.nɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ʋɐ.mɐ.n̪ɐ/

Noun

वमन • (vamana) stem, n

1. the act of vomiting

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:वमन

2. emitting, emission
3. ‘causing vomiting’, an emetic

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of वमन

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	वमनम् (vamanam)	वमने (vamane)	वमनानि (vamanāni) वमना¹ (vamanā¹)
vocative	वमन (vamana)	वमने (vamane)	वमनानि (vamanāni) वमना¹ (vamanā¹)
accusative	वमनम् (vamanam)	वमने (vamane)	वमनानि (vamanāni) वमना¹ (vamanā¹)
instrumental	वमनेन (vamanena)	वमनाभ्याम् (vamanābhyām)	वमनैः (vamanaiḥ) वमनेभिः¹ (vamanebhiḥ¹)
dative	वमनाय (vamanāya)	वमनाभ्याम् (vamanābhyām)	वमनेभ्यः (vamanebhyaḥ)
ablative	वमनात् (vamanāt)	वमनाभ्याम् (vamanābhyām)	वमनेभ्यः (vamanebhyaḥ)
genitive	वमनस्य (vamanasya)	वमनयोः (vamanayoḥ)	वमनानाम् (vamanānām)
locative	वमने (vamane)	वमनयोः (vamanayoḥ)	वमनेषु (vamaneṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Noun

वमन • (vamana) stem, m

1. hemp

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:भङ्गा

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of वमन

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	वमनः (vamanaḥ)	वमनौ (vamanau) वमना¹ (vamanā¹)	वमनाः (vamanāḥ) वमनासः¹ (vamanāsaḥ¹)
vocative	वमन (vamana)	वमनौ (vamanau) वमना¹ (vamanā¹)	वमनाः (vamanāḥ) वमनासः¹ (vamanāsaḥ¹)
accusative	वमनम् (vamanam)	वमनौ (vamanau) वमना¹ (vamanā¹)	वमनान् (vamanān)
instrumental	वमनेन (vamanena)	वमनाभ्याम् (vamanābhyām)	वमनैः (vamanaiḥ) वमनेभिः¹ (vamanebhiḥ¹)
dative	वमनाय (vamanāya)	वमनाभ्याम् (vamanābhyām)	वमनेभ्यः (vamanebhyaḥ)
ablative	वमनात् (vamanāt)	वमनाभ्याम् (vamanābhyām)	वमनेभ्यः (vamanebhyaḥ)
genitive	वमनस्य (vamanasya)	वमनयोः (vamanayoḥ)	वमनानाम् (vamanānām)
locative	वमने (vamane)	वमनयोः (vamanayoḥ)	वमनेषु (vamaneṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• Pali: vamana
• Prakrit: 𑀯𑀫𑀡 (vamaṇa)
• → Hindi: वमन (vaman) (<^? Prakrit)
• → Telugu: వమనము (vamanamu)

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) “वमन”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 920.
• Hellwig, Oliver (2010–2025) “vamana”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “वमन”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vamana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 658