विज्ञान

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit विज्ञान (vijñāna).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ʋɪɡ.jɑːn/, [ʋɪɡ.jä̃ːn]

Noun

विज्ञान • (vijñān) m (Urdu spelling وگیان)

  1. knowledge; understanding
  2. science, study of
    वनस्पतिविज्ञान (vanaspativijñān) – study of plants

Declension
Declension of विज्ञान (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct विज्ञान
vijñān		 विज्ञान
vijñān
oblique विज्ञान
vijñān		 विज्ञानों
vijñānõ
vocative विज्ञान
vijñān		 विज्ञानो
vijñāno

Derived terms

See also

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “विज्ञान”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Konkani

Noun

विज्ञान • (vijñān) (Latin script vidian, Kannada script ವಿಜ್ಞಾನ)

  1. science

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit विज्ञान (vijñāna).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʋid͡ʑ.nan/

Noun

विज्ञान • (vijñān) n

  1. science

Declension
Declension of विज्ञान (neut cons-stem)
direct
singular		 विज्ञान
vidnyān
direct
plural		 विज्ञाने, विज्ञानं
vidnyāne, vijñāna
singular
एकवचन		 plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा		 विज्ञान
vidnyān		 विज्ञाने, विज्ञानं
vidnyāne, vijñāna
oblique
सामान्यरूप		 विज्ञाना
vidnyānā		 विज्ञानां-
vidnyānān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी		 विज्ञानाला
vidnyānālā		 विज्ञानांना
vidnyānānnā
ergative विज्ञानाने, विज्ञानानं
vidnyānāne, vidnyānāna		 विज्ञानांनी
vidnyānānnī
instrumental विज्ञानाशी
vidnyānāśī		 विज्ञानांशी
vidnyānānśī
locative
सप्तमी		 विज्ञानात
vidnyānāt		 विज्ञानांत
vidnyānāt
vocative
संबोधन		 विज्ञाना
vidnyānā		 विज्ञानांनो
vidnyānānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of विज्ञान (neut cons-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म		 feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		 neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		 oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन		 plural
अनेकवचन		 singular
एकवचन		 plural
अनेकवचन		 singular*
एकवचन		 plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता		 विज्ञानाचा
vidnyānāċā		 विज्ञानाचे
vidnyānāċe		 विज्ञानाची
vidnyānācī		 विज्ञानाच्या
vidnyānācā		 विज्ञानाचे, विज्ञानाचं
vidnyānāċe, vidnyānāċa		 विज्ञानाची
vidnyānācī		 विज्ञानाच्या
vidnyānācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता		 विज्ञानांचा
vidnyānānċā		 विज्ञानांचे
vidnyānānċe		 विज्ञानांची
vidnyānāñcī		 विज्ञानांच्या
vidnyānāncā		 विज्ञानांचे, विज्ञानांचं
vidnyānānċe, vidnyānānċa		 विज्ञानांची
vidnyānāñcī		 विज्ञानांच्या
vidnyānāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

See also

References
  • Berntsen, Maxine, “विज्ञान”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “विज्ञान”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “विज्ञान”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press

Nepali

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [biɡ̞ɡjän]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: बिग्ग्यान्

Noun

विज्ञान • (vigyān)

  1. Alternative form of बिज्ञान (bigyān)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
  • ৱিজ্ঞান (Assamese script)
  • ᬯᬶᬚ᭄ᬜᬵᬦ (Balinese script)
  • বিজ্ঞান (Bengali script)
  • 𑰪𑰰𑰕𑰿𑰗𑰯𑰡 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀯𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀜𑀸𑀦 (Brahmi script)
  • ဝိဇ္ဉာန (Burmese script)
  • વિજ્ઞાન (Gujarati script)
  • ਵਿਜ੍ਞਾਨ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌵𑌿𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨 (Grantha script)
  • ꦮꦶꦘꦴꦤ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂫𑂱𑂔𑂹𑂖𑂰𑂢 (Kaithi script)
  • ವಿಜ್ಞಾನ (Kannada script)
  • វិជ្ញាន (Khmer script)
  • ວິຊ຺ຎານ (Lao script)
  • വിജ്ഞാന (Malayalam script)
  • ᠸᡳᡯᠨᡳᠶᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᠨᠠ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘪𑘱𑘕𑘿𑘗𑘰𑘡 (Modi script)
  • ᠸᠢᠽᡛᠠᢗᠨᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑧊𑧒𑦵𑧠𑦷𑧑𑧁 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐰𑐶𑐖𑑂𑐘𑐵𑐣 (Newa script)
  • ଵିଜ୍ଞାନ (Odia script)
  • ꢮꢶꢙ꣄ꢛꢵꢥ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆮𑆴𑆘𑇀𑆚𑆳𑆤 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖪𑖰𑖕𑖿𑖗𑖯𑖡 (Siddham script)
  • විඥාන (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩾𑩑𑩣 𑪙𑩥𑩛𑩯 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚦𑚮𑚑𑚶𑚓𑚭𑚝 (Takri script)
  • விஜ்ஞாந (Tamil script)
  • విజ్ఞాన (Telugu script)
  • วิชฺญาน (Thai script)
  • ཝི་ཛྙཱ་ན (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒫𑒱𑒖𑓂𑒘𑒰𑒢 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨭𑨁𑨥𑩇𑨓𑨊𑨝 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From वि- (vi-, “diverse”) +‎ ज्ञान (jñāna, “knowledge”).

Pronunciation

Noun

विज्ञान • (vijñā́na) stem, n

  1. the act of discerning, understanding, comprehending
    • c. 1200 BCE – 800 BCE, Kṛṣṇa-Yajurveda (Taittirīya Saṃhitā) V.7.4:
      अयꣳ शास्ताधिपतिर् वो अस्तु ।
      अस्य विज्ञानम् अनु सꣳ रभध्वम् इमम् पश्चाद् अनु जीवाथ सर्वे ॥
      ayaṃ śāstādhipatir vo astu.
      asya vijñānam anu saṃ rabhadhvam imam paścād anu jīvātha sarve.
      May he be your ruler, your overlord;
      On his discernment do ye depend; upon him henceforth do ye all serve.
  2. intelligence, knowledge
  3. science
  4. skill; proficiency

Declension
Neuter a-stem declension of विज्ञान (vijñāna)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative विज्ञानम्
vijñānam		 विज्ञाने
vijñāne		 विज्ञानानि / विज्ञाना¹
vijñānāni / vijñānā¹
Vocative विज्ञान
vijñāna		 विज्ञाने
vijñāne		 विज्ञानानि / विज्ञाना¹
vijñānāni / vijñānā¹
Accusative विज्ञानम्
vijñānam		 विज्ञाने
vijñāne		 विज्ञानानि / विज्ञाना¹
vijñānāni / vijñānā¹
Instrumental विज्ञानेन
vijñānena		 विज्ञानाभ्याम्
vijñānābhyām		 विज्ञानैः / विज्ञानेभिः¹
vijñānaiḥ / vijñānebhiḥ¹
Dative विज्ञानाय
vijñānāya		 विज्ञानाभ्याम्
vijñānābhyām		 विज्ञानेभ्यः
vijñānebhyaḥ
Ablative विज्ञानात्
vijñānāt		 विज्ञानाभ्याम्
vijñānābhyām		 विज्ञानेभ्यः
vijñānebhyaḥ
Genitive विज्ञानस्य
vijñānasya		 विज्ञानयोः
vijñānayoḥ		 विज्ञानानाम्
vijñānānām
Locative विज्ञाने
vijñāne		 विज्ञानयोः
vijñānayoḥ		 विज्ञानेषु
vijñāneṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

References
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