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वेष

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-Aryan *wáyṣas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wáyšas, probably from Proto-Indo-European *wéys-os, from *weys- (to increase; to produce).[1] The "dress" meaning is a semantic extension from "work" > "worked exterior" > "dress". The Sanskrit root is विष् (viṣ).[2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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वेष (véṣa) stemm

  1. work, activity, management
  2. dress, apparel, ornament, garment, artificial exterior, assumed appearance
    Synonyms: वस्त्र (vástra), वेश (véśa), वास (vāsa)
  3. (in general) look, exterior, appearance

Declension

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Masculine a-stem declension of वेष
singular dual plural
nominative वेषः (véṣaḥ) वेषौ (véṣau)
वेषा¹ (véṣā¹)
वेषाः (véṣāḥ)
वेषासः¹ (véṣāsaḥ¹)
vocative वेष (véṣa) वेषौ (véṣau)
वेषा¹ (véṣā¹)
वेषाः (véṣāḥ)
वेषासः¹ (véṣāsaḥ¹)
accusative वेषम् (véṣam) वेषौ (véṣau)
वेषा¹ (véṣā¹)
वेषान् (véṣān)
instrumental वेषेण (véṣeṇa) वेषाभ्याम् (véṣābhyām) वेषैः (véṣaiḥ)
वेषेभिः¹ (véṣebhiḥ¹)
dative वेषाय (véṣāya) वेषाभ्याम् (véṣābhyām) वेषेभ्यः (véṣebhyaḥ)
ablative वेषात् (véṣāt) वेषाभ्याम् (véṣābhyām) वेषेभ्यः (véṣebhyaḥ)
genitive वेषस्य (véṣasya) वेषयोः (véṣayoḥ) वेषाणाम् (véṣāṇām)
locative वेषे (véṣe) वेषयोः (véṣayoḥ) वेषेषु (véṣeṣu)
  • ¹Vedic

References

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  1. ^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), “*u̯eis-”, in Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 644
  2. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 585-6