विषुव

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit विषुव (viṣuva).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʋɪ.ʂʊʋ/, [ʋɪ.ʃʊʋ]

Noun

विषुव • (viṣuv) m

1. (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

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

1. (astronomy) equinox

   Hyponyms: महाविषुव (mahāviṣuva), जलविषुव (jalaviṣuva)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of विषुव

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	विषुवः (viṣuvaḥ)	विषुवौ (viṣuvau) विषुवा¹ (viṣuvā¹)	विषुवाः (viṣuvāḥ) विषुवासः¹ (viṣuvāsaḥ¹)
vocative	विषुव (viṣuva)	विषुवौ (viṣuvau) विषुवा¹ (viṣuvā¹)	विषुवाः (viṣuvāḥ) विषुवासः¹ (viṣuvāsaḥ¹)
accusative	विषुवम् (viṣuvam)	विषुवौ (viṣuvau) विषुवा¹ (viṣuvā¹)	विषुवान् (viṣuvān)
instrumental	विषुवेण (viṣuveṇa)	विषुवाभ्याम् (viṣuvābhyām)	विषुवैः (viṣuvaiḥ) विषुवेभिः¹ (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)

• ¹Vedic

Neuter a-stem declension of विषुव

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	विषुवम् (viṣuvam)	विषुवे (viṣuve)	विषुवाणि (viṣuvāṇi) विषुवा¹ (viṣuvā¹)
vocative	विषुव (viṣuva)	विषुवे (viṣuve)	विषुवाणि (viṣuvāṇi) विषुवा¹ (viṣuvā¹)
accusative	विषुवम् (viṣuvam)	विषुवे (viṣuve)	विषुवाणि (viṣuvāṇi) विषुवा¹ (viṣuvā¹)
instrumental	विषुवेण (viṣuveṇa)	विषुवाभ्याम् (viṣuvābhyām)	विषुवैः (viṣuvaiḥ) विषुवेभिः¹ (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)

• 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 (2010–2025) “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