विषुव

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Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit विषुव (viṣuva).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʋɪ.ʂʊʋ/, [ʋɪ.ʃʊʋ]

Noun

विषुव • (viṣuv) m

(astronomy) equinox
वसंत विषुव ― vasant viṣuv ― spring equinox

Declension

Declension of विषुव (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	विषुव viṣuv	विषुव viṣuv
oblique	विषुव viṣuv	विषुवों viṣuvõ
vocative	विषुव viṣuv	विषुवो viṣuvo

References

Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “विषुव”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 4560

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

ৱিষুৱ (Assamese script)
ᬯᬶᬱᬸᬯ (Balinese script)
বিষুব (Bengali script)
𑰪𑰰𑰬𑰲𑰪 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀯𑀺𑀱𑀼𑀯 (Brahmi script)
ဝိၑုဝ (Burmese script)
વિષુવ (Gujarati script)
ਵਿਸ਼ੁਵ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍁𑌵 (Grantha script)
ꦮꦶꦰꦸꦮ (Javanese script)
𑂫𑂱𑂭𑂳𑂫 (Kaithi script)
ವಿಷುವ (Kannada script)
វិឞុវ (Khmer script)
ວິຩຸວ (Lao script)
വിഷുവ (Malayalam script)
ᠸᡳᢢᡠᠸᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘪𑘱𑘬𑘳𑘪 (Modi script)
ᠸᠢᢔᠤᠸᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
𑧊𑧒𑧌𑧔𑧊 (Nandinagari script)
𑐰𑐶𑐲𑐸𑐰 (Newa script)
ଵିଷୁଵ (Odia script)
ꢮꢶꢰꢸꢮ (Saurashtra script)
𑆮𑆴𑆰𑆶𑆮 (Sharada script)
𑖪𑖰𑖬𑖲𑖪 (Siddham script)
විෂුව (Sinhalese script)
𑩾𑩑𑪀𑩒𑩾 (Soyombo script)
𑚦𑚮𑚰𑚦 (Takri script)
விஷுவ (Tamil script)
విషువ (Telugu script)
วิษุว (Thai script)
ཝི་ཥུ་ཝ (Tibetan script)
𑒫𑒱𑒭𑒳𑒫 (Tirhuta script)
𑨭𑨁𑨯𑨃𑨭 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From earlier विषुवत् (viṣuvat, “in the middle, central; equinox”), from विषु (viṣu, “equally; on both sides”) +‎ -वत् (-vat, “having, possessing”).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋi.ʂu.ʋɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈʋi.ʂu.ʋɐ/

Noun

विषुव • (viṣuva) stem, m or n

(astronomy) equinox
Hyponyms: महाविषुव (mahāviṣuva), जलविषुव (jalaviṣuva)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of विषुव (viṣuva)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	विषुवः viṣuvaḥ	विषुवौ / विषुवा¹ viṣuvau / viṣuvā¹	विषुवाः / विषुवासः¹ viṣuvāḥ / viṣuvāsaḥ¹
Vocative	विषुव viṣuva	विषुवौ / विषुवा¹ viṣuvau / viṣuvā¹	विषुवाः / विषुवासः¹ viṣuvāḥ / viṣuvāsaḥ¹
Accusative	विषुवम् viṣuvam	विषुवौ / विषुवा¹ viṣuvau / viṣuvā¹	विषुवान् viṣuvān
Instrumental	विषुवेण viṣuveṇa	विषुवाभ्याम् viṣuvābhyām	विषुवैः / विषुवेभिः¹ viṣuvaiḥ / viṣuvebhiḥ¹
Dative	विषुवाय viṣuvāya	विषुवाभ्याम् viṣuvābhyām	विषुवेभ्यः viṣuvebhyaḥ
Ablative	विषुवात् viṣuvāt	विषुवाभ्याम् viṣuvābhyām	विषुवेभ्यः viṣuvebhyaḥ
Genitive	विषुवस्य viṣuvasya	विषुवयोः viṣuvayoḥ	विषुवाणाम् viṣuvāṇām
Locative	विषुवे viṣuve	विषुवयोः viṣuvayoḥ	विषुवेषु viṣuveṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Neuter a-stem declension of विषुव (viṣuva)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	विषुवम् viṣuvam	विषुवे viṣuve	विषुवाणि / विषुवा¹ viṣuvāṇi / viṣuvā¹
Vocative	विषुव viṣuva	विषुवे viṣuve	विषुवाणि / विषुवा¹ viṣuvāṇi / viṣuvā¹
Accusative	विषुवम् viṣuvam	विषुवे viṣuve	विषुवाणि / विषुवा¹ viṣuvāṇi / viṣuvā¹
Instrumental	विषुवेण viṣuveṇa	विषुवाभ्याम् viṣuvābhyām	विषुवैः / विषुवेभिः¹ viṣuvaiḥ / viṣuvebhiḥ¹
Dative	विषुवाय viṣuvāya	विषुवाभ्याम् viṣuvābhyām	विषुवेभ्यः viṣuvebhyaḥ
Ablative	विषुवात् viṣuvāt	विषुवाभ्याम् viṣuvābhyām	विषुवेभ्यः viṣuvebhyaḥ
Genitive	विषुवस्य viṣuvasya	विषुवयोः viṣuvayoḥ	विषुवाणाम् viṣuvāṇām
Locative	विषुवे viṣuve	विषुवयोः viṣuvayoḥ	विषुवेषु viṣuveṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

Prakrit: 𑀯𑀺𑀲𑀼𑀯 (visuva)
→ Hindi: विषुव (viṣuv)
→ Tamil: விடுவம் (viṭuvam)

References

Monier Williams (1899) “विषुव”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 998.
Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “विषुव”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 1478
Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “viṣuva”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “viṣuva”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 693