वातिङ्गण

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৱাতিঙ্গণ (Assamese script)
• ᬯᬵᬢᬶᬗ᭄ᬕᬡ (Balinese script)
• বাতিঙ্গণ (Bengali script)
• 𑰪𑰯𑰝𑰰𑰒𑰿𑰐𑰜 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀯𑀸𑀢𑀺𑀗𑁆𑀕𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• ဝါတိင်္ဂဏ (Burmese script)
• વાતિઙ્ગણ (Gujarati script)
• ਵਾਤਿਙ੍ਗਣ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌵𑌾𑌤𑌿𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌣 (Grantha script)
• ꦮꦴꦠꦶꦔ꧀ꦒꦟ (Javanese script)
• 𑂫𑂰𑂞𑂱𑂑𑂹𑂏𑂝 (Kaithi script)
• ವಾತಿಙ್ಗಣ (Kannada script)
• វាតិង្គណ (Khmer script)
• ວາຕິງ຺ຄຓ (Lao script)
• വാതിങ്ഗണ (Malayalam script)
• ᠸᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢠᡳᢛᡤᠠᢏᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘪𑘰𑘝𑘱𑘒𑘿𑘐𑘜 (Modi script)
• ᠸᠠᢗᢐᠢᢊᠺᠠᢏᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧊𑧑𑦽𑧒𑦲𑧠𑦰𑦼 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐰𑐵𑐟𑐶𑐒𑑂𑐐𑐞 (Newa script)
• ଵାତିଙ୍ଗଣ (Odia script)
• ꢮꢵꢡꢶꢖ꣄ꢔꢠ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆮𑆳𑆠𑆴𑆕𑇀𑆓𑆟 (Sharada script)
• 𑖪𑖯𑖝𑖰𑖒𑖿𑖐𑖜 (Siddham script)
• වාතිඞ‍්ගණ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩾𑩛𑩫𑩑𑩠 𑪙𑩞𑩪 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚦𑚭𑚙𑚮𑚎𑚶𑚌𑚘 (Takri script)
• வாதிங்க³ண (Tamil script)
• వాతిఙ్గణ (Telugu script)
• วาติงฺคณ (Thai script)
• ཝཱ་ཏི་ངྒ་ཎ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒫𑒰𑒞𑒱𑒓𑓂𑒑𑒝 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨭𑨊𑨙𑨁𑨏𑩇𑨍𑨘 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Dravidian *waẓVtVder.

Sanskrit वातिङ्गण (vātiṅgaṇa)

Borrowed from Dravidian, ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *waẓVtV; compare Malayalam വഴുതനങ്ങ (vaḻutanaṅṅa). Related to other names for the same plant, such as भण्टाकी (bhaṇṭākī), वृन्ताक (vṛntāka).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ʋɑːˈt̪iŋ.ɡɐ.ɳɐ/

Noun

वातिङ्गण • (vātiṅgaṇa) stem, m or n

1. aubergine, eggplant

   Synonyms: वातिगगम (vātigagama), वङ्ग (vaṅga), वङ्गन (vaṅgana), भण्टाकी (bhaṇṭākī), भृण्टिका (bhṛṇṭikā), वृन्ताक (vṛntāka)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of वातिङ्गण (vātiṅgaṇa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	वातिङ्गणः vātiṅgaṇaḥ	वातिङ्गणौ / वातिङ्गणा¹ vātiṅgaṇau / vātiṅgaṇā¹	वातिङ्गणाः / वातिङ्गणासः¹ vātiṅgaṇāḥ / vātiṅgaṇāsaḥ¹
Vocative	वातिङ्गण vātiṅgaṇa	वातिङ्गणौ / वातिङ्गणा¹ vātiṅgaṇau / vātiṅgaṇā¹	वातिङ्गणाः / वातिङ्गणासः¹ vātiṅgaṇāḥ / vātiṅgaṇāsaḥ¹
Accusative	वातिङ्गणम् vātiṅgaṇam	वातिङ्गणौ / वातिङ्गणा¹ vātiṅgaṇau / vātiṅgaṇā¹	वातिङ्गणान् vātiṅgaṇān
Instrumental	वातिङ्गणेन vātiṅgaṇena	वातिङ्गणाभ्याम् vātiṅgaṇābhyām	वातिङ्गणैः / वातिङ्गणेभिः¹ vātiṅgaṇaiḥ / vātiṅgaṇebhiḥ¹
Dative	वातिङ्गणाय vātiṅgaṇāya	वातिङ्गणाभ्याम् vātiṅgaṇābhyām	वातिङ्गणेभ्यः vātiṅgaṇebhyaḥ
Ablative	वातिङ्गणात् vātiṅgaṇāt	वातिङ्गणाभ्याम् vātiṅgaṇābhyām	वातिङ्गणेभ्यः vātiṅgaṇebhyaḥ
Genitive	वातिङ्गणस्य vātiṅgaṇasya	वातिङ्गणयोः vātiṅgaṇayoḥ	वातिङ्गणानाम् vātiṅgaṇānām
Locative	वातिङ्गणे vātiṅgaṇe	वातिङ्गणयोः vātiṅgaṇayoḥ	वातिङ्गणेषु vātiṅgaṇeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Neuter a-stem declension of वातिङ्गण (vātiṅgaṇa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	वातिङ्गणम् vātiṅgaṇam	वातिङ्गणे vātiṅgaṇe	वातिङ्गणानि / वातिङ्गणा¹ vātiṅgaṇāni / vātiṅgaṇā¹
Vocative	वातिङ्गण vātiṅgaṇa	वातिङ्गणे vātiṅgaṇe	वातिङ्गणानि / वातिङ्गणा¹ vātiṅgaṇāni / vātiṅgaṇā¹
Accusative	वातिङ्गणम् vātiṅgaṇam	वातिङ्गणे vātiṅgaṇe	वातिङ्गणानि / वातिङ्गणा¹ vātiṅgaṇāni / vātiṅgaṇā¹
Instrumental	वातिङ्गणेन vātiṅgaṇena	वातिङ्गणाभ्याम् vātiṅgaṇābhyām	वातिङ्गणैः / वातिङ्गणेभिः¹ vātiṅgaṇaiḥ / vātiṅgaṇebhiḥ¹
Dative	वातिङ्गणाय vātiṅgaṇāya	वातिङ्गणाभ्याम् vātiṅgaṇābhyām	वातिङ्गणेभ्यः vātiṅgaṇebhyaḥ
Ablative	वातिङ्गणात् vātiṅgaṇāt	वातिङ्गणाभ्याम् vātiṅgaṇābhyām	वातिङ्गणेभ्यः vātiṅgaṇebhyaḥ
Genitive	वातिङ्गणस्य vātiṅgaṇasya	वातिङ्गणयोः vātiṅgaṇayoḥ	वातिङ्गणानाम् vātiṅgaṇānām
Locative	वातिङ्गणे vātiṅgaṇe	वातिङ्गणयोः vātiṅgaṇayoḥ	वातिङ्गणेषु vātiṅgaṇeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Prakrit: 𑀯𑀸𑀇𑀁𑀕𑀡 (vāiṃgaṇa) (see there for further descendants)
• Pali: vātiṅgaṇa
• → Classical Persian: بَادِنْگَان (bādingān), بَادِنْجَان (bādinjān) (see there for further descendants)
• → Iranian:
  • → Dardic: (or learned borrowing from Sanskrit) (“tomato”)
    • Kalami: بَاتِنگَنْڑ (bātĩgäṇ)
    • Phalura: beetíngal
    • Ushojo: باتِنگڑ (bātingaṛ)

References

• Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 465
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vātiṅgaṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press