𑂏𑂹𑂩𑂲𑂫𑂰

Old Awadhi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *gʷriHwéh₂

Proto-Indo-Iranian *griHwáH

Sanskrit ग्रीवा (grīvā)bor.

Old Awadhi 𑂏𑂹𑂩𑂲𑂫𑂰 (grīvā)

Borrowed from Sanskrit ग्रीवा (grīvā).

Noun

𑂏𑂹𑂩𑂲𑂫𑂰 (grīvā) (Devanagari ग्रीवा)

1. (anatomy) neck
   • c. 1500s CE, Tulsīdās, Rāmacaritamānasa :

     𑂮𑂩𑂠 𑂧𑂨𑂁𑂍 𑂥𑂠𑂢 𑂓𑂥𑂱 𑂮𑂲𑂁𑂫𑂰 𑃀
     𑂒𑂰𑂩𑂳 𑂍𑂣𑂷𑂪 𑂒𑂱𑂥𑂳𑂍 𑂠𑂩 𑂏𑂹𑂩𑂲𑂫𑂰 𑃁

     sarada mayaṃka badana chabi sīṃvā .
     cāru kapola cibuka dara grīvā .

     The moon of the Sharad Purnima is the outline of his face,
     Beautiful are his cheek and chin, and his neck is like the shankha.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• গ্ৰীৱা (Assamese script)
• ᬕ᭄ᬭᬷᬯᬵ (Balinese script)
• গ্রীবা (Bengali script)
• 𑰐𑰿𑰨𑰱𑰪𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀕𑁆𑀭𑀻𑀯𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ဂြီဝါ (Burmese script)
• ग्रीवा (Devanagari script)
• ગ્રીવા (Gujarati script)
• ਗ੍ਰੀਵਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌵𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦒꦿꦷꦮꦴ (Javanese script)
• ಗ್ರೀವಾ (Kannada script)
• គ្រីវា (Khmer script)
• ຄ຺ຣີວາ (Lao script)
• ഗ്രീവാ (Malayalam script)
• ᡤᡵᡳᡳᠸᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘐𑘿𑘨𑘲𑘪𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠺᠷᠢᠢᠸᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦰𑧠𑧈𑧓𑧊𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐐𑑂𑐬𑐷𑐰𑐵 (Newa script)
• ଗ୍ରୀଵା (Odia script)
• ꢔ꣄ꢬꢷꢮꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆓𑇀𑆫𑆵𑆮𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖐𑖿𑖨𑖱𑖪𑖯 (Siddham script)
• ග්‍රීවා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩞 𑪙𑩼𑩑𑩛𑩾𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚌𑚶𑚤𑚯𑚦𑚭 (Takri script)
• க்³ரீவா (Tamil script)
• గ్రీవా (Telugu script)
• คฺรีวา (Thai script)
• གྲཱི་ཝཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒑𑓂𑒩𑒲𑒫𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨍𑩇𑨫𑨁𑨊𑨭𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Noun

𑂏𑂹𑂩𑂲𑂫𑂰 • (grīvā́) stem, f

1. Kaithi script form of ग्रीवा

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of 𑂏𑂹𑂩𑂲𑂫𑂰

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	𑂏𑂹𑂩𑂲𑂫𑂰 (grīvā́)	𑂏𑂹𑂩𑂲𑂫𑂵 (grīvé)	𑂏𑂹𑂩𑂲𑂫𑂰𑂂 (grīvā́ḥ)
vocative	𑂏𑂹𑂩𑂲𑂫𑂵 (grī́ve)	𑂏𑂹𑂩𑂲𑂫𑂵 (grī́ve)	𑂏𑂹𑂩𑂲𑂫𑂰𑂂 (grī́vāḥ)
accusative	𑂏𑂹𑂩𑂲𑂫𑂰𑂧𑂹 (grīvā́m)	𑂏𑂹𑂩𑂲𑂫𑂵 (grīvé)	𑂏𑂹𑂩𑂲𑂫𑂰𑂂 (grīvā́ḥ)
instrumental	𑂏𑂹𑂩𑂲𑂫𑂨𑂰 (grīváyā) 𑂏𑂹𑂩𑂲𑂫𑂰¹ (grīvā́¹)	𑂏𑂹𑂩𑂲𑂫𑂰𑂦𑂹𑂨𑂰𑂧𑂹 (grīvā́bhyām)	𑂏𑂹𑂩𑂲𑂫𑂰𑂦𑂱𑂂 (grīvā́bhiḥ)
dative	𑂏𑂹𑂩𑂲𑂫𑂰𑂨𑂶 (grīvā́yai)	𑂏𑂹𑂩𑂲𑂫𑂰𑂦𑂹𑂨𑂰𑂧𑂹 (grīvā́bhyām)	𑂏𑂹𑂩𑂲𑂫𑂰𑂦𑂹𑂨𑂂 (grīvā́bhyaḥ)
ablative	𑂏𑂹𑂩𑂲𑂫𑂰𑂨𑂰𑂂 (grīvā́yāḥ) 𑂏𑂹𑂩𑂲𑂫𑂰𑂨𑂶² (grīvā́yai²)	𑂏𑂹𑂩𑂲𑂫𑂰𑂦𑂹𑂨𑂰𑂧𑂹 (grīvā́bhyām)	𑂏𑂹𑂩𑂲𑂫𑂰𑂦𑂹𑂨𑂂 (grīvā́bhyaḥ)
genitive	𑂏𑂹𑂩𑂲𑂫𑂰𑂨𑂰𑂂 (grīvā́yāḥ) 𑂏𑂹𑂩𑂲𑂫𑂰𑂨𑂶² (grīvā́yai²)	𑂏𑂹𑂩𑂲𑂫𑂨𑂷𑂂 (grīváyoḥ)	𑂏𑂹𑂩𑂲𑂫𑂰𑂝𑂰𑂧𑂹 (grīvā́ṇām)
locative	𑂏𑂹𑂩𑂲𑂫𑂰𑂨𑂰𑂧𑂹 (grīvā́yām)	𑂏𑂹𑂩𑂲𑂫𑂨𑂷𑂂 (grīváyoḥ)	𑂏𑂹𑂩𑂲𑂫𑂰𑂮𑂳 (grīvā́su)

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