वेश्या
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See also: वैश्य
Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Sanskrit वेश्या (veśyā).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]वेश्या • (veśyā) f
Declension
[edit]Declension of वेश्या (fem ā-stem)
Derived terms
[edit]- वेश्यावृत्ति (veśyāvŕtti)
Sanskrit
[edit]Alternative scripts
[edit]Alternative scripts
- ৱেশ্যা (Assamese script)
- ᬯᬾᬰ᭄ᬬᬵ (Balinese script)
- বেশ্যা (Bengali script)
- 𑰪𑰸𑰫𑰿𑰧𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀯𑁂𑀰𑁆𑀬𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- ဝေၐျာ (Burmese script)
- વેશ્યા (Gujarati script)
- ਵੇਸ਼੍ਯਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌵𑍇𑌶𑍍𑌯𑌾 (Grantha script)
- ꦮꦺꦯꦾꦴ (Javanese script)
- 𑂫𑂵𑂬𑂹𑂨𑂰 (Kaithi script)
- ವೇಶ್ಯಾ (Kannada script)
- វេឝ្យា (Khmer script)
- ເວຨ຺ຍາ (Lao script)
- വേശ്യാ (Malayalam script)
- ᠸᡝᡧᠶᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- 𑘪𑘹𑘫𑘿𑘧𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᠸᠧᠱᠶᠠᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧊𑧚𑧋𑧠𑧇𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐰𑐾𑐱𑑂𑐫𑐵 (Newa script)
- ଵେଶ୍ଯା (Odia script)
- ꢮꢾꢯ꣄ꢫꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆮𑆼𑆯𑇀𑆪𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖪𑖸𑖫𑖿𑖧𑖯 (Siddham script)
- වෙශ්යා (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩾𑩔𑩿 𑪙𑩻𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚦𑚲𑚧𑚶𑚣𑚭 (Takri script)
- வேஶ்யா (Tamil script)
- వేశ్యా (Telugu script)
- เวศฺยา (Thai script)
- ཝེ་ཤྱཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒫𑒹𑒬𑓂𑒨𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨭𑨄𑨮𑩇𑨪𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
[edit]Feminine of वेश्य (veśya, “fit to be entered”), which see for more. The Sanskrit root is विश् (viś, “to enter”). Literally meaning "she who is fit to be entered"; with "enter" here referring to the act of sexual penetration.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]वेश्या • (veśyā) stem, f
- a prostitute, courtesan, harlot
- c. 200 CE – 300 CE, Vātsyāyana, Kāma Sūtra 6.1:
- वेश्यानां पुरुषाधिगमे रतिर्वृत्तिश्च सर्गात् ॥
रतितः प्रवर्तनं स्वाभाविकं कृत्रिमं अर्थार्थम् ॥- veśyānāṃ puruṣādhigame ratirvṛttiśca sargāt.
ratitaḥ pravartanaṃ svābhāvikaṃ kṛtrimaṃ arthārtham. - By having intercourse with men, courtesans obtain sexual pleasure, as well as their own maintenance. Now when she engages with a man out of attraction, her action is natural; but when she resorts to him for the purpose of getting money, her action is artificial and feigned and not driven by arousal.
- veśyānāṃ puruṣādhigame ratirvṛttiśca sargāt.
- वेश्यानां पुरुषाधिगमे रतिर्वृत्तिश्च सर्गात् ॥
Declension
[edit]singular | dual | plural | |
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nominative | वेश्या (veśyā) | वेश्ये (veśye) | वेश्याः (veśyāḥ) |
vocative | वेश्ये (veśye) | वेश्ये (veśye) | वेश्याः (veśyāḥ) |
accusative | वेश्याम् (veśyām) | वेश्ये (veśye) | वेश्याः (veśyāḥ) |
instrumental | वेश्यया (veśyayā) वेश्या¹ (veśyā¹) |
वेश्याभ्याम् (veśyābhyām) | वेश्याभिः (veśyābhiḥ) |
dative | वेश्यायै (veśyāyai) | वेश्याभ्याम् (veśyābhyām) | वेश्याभ्यः (veśyābhyaḥ) |
ablative | वेश्यायाः (veśyāyāḥ) वेश्यायै² (veśyāyai²) |
वेश्याभ्याम् (veśyābhyām) | वेश्याभ्यः (veśyābhyaḥ) |
genitive | वेश्यायाः (veśyāyāḥ) वेश्यायै² (veśyāyai²) |
वेश्ययोः (veśyayoḥ) | वेश्यानाम् (veśyānām) |
locative | वेश्यायाम् (veśyāyām) | वेश्ययोः (veśyayoḥ) | वेश्यासु (veśyāsu) |
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- ²Brāhmaṇas
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