वह्नि

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वह्नि (vahni).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʋəɦ.niː/, [ʋɛʱ.niː]

Noun

वह्नि • (vahni) m

1. fire

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:अग्नि

Declension

Declension of वह्नि (masc i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	वह्नि vahni	वह्नि vahni
oblique	वह्नि vahni	वह्नियों vahniyõ
vocative	वह्नि vahni	वह्नियो vahniyo

References

• Bahri, Caturvedi, Dasa-Hindi (2022) “वह्नि”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Hindi Dictionaries]

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• ৱহ্নি (Assamese script)
• ᬯᬳ᭄ᬦᬶ (Balinese script)
• বহ্নি (Bengali script)
• 𑰪𑰮𑰿𑰡𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀯𑀳𑁆𑀦𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• ဝဟ္နိ (Burmese script)
• વહ્નિ (Gujarati script)
• ਵਹ੍ਨਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌵𑌹𑍍𑌨𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦮꦲ꧀ꦤꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂫𑂯𑂹𑂢𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ವಹ್ನಿ (Kannada script)
• វហ្និ (Khmer script)
• ວຫ຺ນິ (Lao script)
• വഹ്നി (Malayalam script)
• ᠸᠠᡥᠨᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘪𑘮𑘿𑘡𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠸᠠᠾᠨᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧊𑧎𑧠𑧁𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐰𑐴𑑂𑐣𑐶 (Newa script)
• ଵହ୍ନି (Odia script)
• ꢮꢲ꣄ꢥꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆮𑆲𑇀𑆤𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖪𑖮𑖿𑖡𑖰 (Siddham script)
• වහ‍්නි (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩾𑪂 𑪙𑩯𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚦𑚩𑚶𑚝𑚮 (Takri script)
• வஹ்நி (Tamil script)
• వహ్ని (Telugu script)
• วหฺนิ (Thai script)
• ཝ་ཧྣི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒫𑒯𑓂𑒢𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨭𑨱𑩇𑨝𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋɐɦ.ni/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɐɦ.n̪i/

Noun

वह्नि • (vahni) stem, ?

1. fire

Descendants

• → Hindi: वह्नि (vahni) (learned)

References

• Apte, Macdonell (2022) “वह्निः”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]