vimhaya

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀯𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀳𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• विम्हय (Devanagari script)
• ৰিম্হয (Bengali script)
• විම‍්හය (Sinhalese script)
• ဝိမှယ (Burmese script)
• วิมฺหย or วิมหะยะ (Thai script)
• ᩅᩥᨾ᩠ᩉᨿ (Tai Tham script)
• ວິມ຺ຫຍ or ວິມຫະຍະ or ວິມຫະຢະ (Lao script)
• វិម្ហយ (Khmer script)
• 𑅇𑄨𑄟𑄴𑄦𑄠 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit विस्मय (vismaya).

Noun

vimhaya m

1. astonishment, surprise

Declension

Declension table of "vimhaya" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	vimhayo	vimhayā
Accusative (second)	vimhayaṃ	vimhaye
Instrumental (third)	vimhayena	vimhayehi or vimhayebhi
Dative (fourth)	vimhayassa or vimhayāya or vimhayatthaṃ	vimhayānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	vimhayasmā or vimhayamhā or vimhayā	vimhayehi or vimhayebhi
Genitive (sixth)	vimhayassa	vimhayānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	vimhayasmiṃ or vimhayamhi or vimhaye	vimhayesu
Vocative (calling)	vimhaya	vimhayā

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vimhaya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 795
• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “vimhaya”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 632