भाषा

See also: भीषा

Bhojpuri

Etymology

  • Borrowed from Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā).

    Noun

    भाषा (bhāṣāf (Kaithi 𑂦𑂰𑂭𑂰)

    1. language
      भोजपुरी भाषाbhojapurī bhāṣāBhojpuri language

    Hindi

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

  • Borrowed from Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā). Doublet of भासा (bhāsā).

    Pronunciation

    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /bʱɑː.ʂɑː/, [bʱäː.ʃäː]
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -ɑː
    • Hyphenation: भा‧षा

    Noun

    भाषा • (bhāṣāf (Urdu spelling بھاشا)

    1. language, speech
      संस्कृत बहुत समृद्ध भाषा है।
      sanskŕt bahut samŕddh bhāṣā hai.
      Sanskrit is a very rich language.
      वह भाषा की उत्पत्ति पर खोज कर रहा है।
      vah bhāṣā kī utpatti par khoj kar rahā hai.
      He is doing research on the origins of language

    Declension

    Declension of भाषा (fem ā-stem)
    singular plural
    direct भाषा
    bhāṣā
    भाषाएँ
    bhāṣāẽ
    oblique भाषा
    bhāṣā
    भाषाओं
    bhāṣāõ
    vocative भाषा
    bhāṣā
    भाषाओ
    bhāṣāo

    Synonyms

    Derived terms

    References

    Marathi

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā, speech, language), through Old Marathi 𑘥𑘰𑘬𑘰 (bhāṣā, language).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /bʱa.ʂa/

    Noun

    भाषा • (bhāṣāf

    1. language
      Synonym: बोली (bolī)
      इंग्रजी एक जागतिक भाषा आहे.
      iṅgrajī ek jāgtik bhāṣā āhe.
      English is a global language.

    Declension

    Declension of भाषा (fem ā-stem)
    direct
    singular
    भाषा
    bhāṣā
    direct
    plural
    भाषा
    bhāṣā
    singular
    एकवचन
    plural
    अनेकवचन
    nominative
    प्रथमा
    भाषा
    bhāṣā
    भाषा
    bhāṣā
    oblique
    सामान्यरूप
    भाषे
    bhāṣe
    भाषां-
    bhāṣān-
    acc. / dative
    द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
    भाषेला
    bhāṣelā
    भाषांना
    bhāṣānnā
    ergative भाषेने, भाषेनं
    bhāṣene, bhāṣena
    भाषांनी
    bhāṣānnī
    instrumental भाषेशी
    bhāṣeśī
    भाषांशी
    bhāṣānśī
    locative
    सप्तमी
    भाषेत
    bhāṣet
    भाषांत
    bhāṣāt
    vocative
    संबोधन
    भाषे
    bhāṣe
    भाषांनो
    bhāṣānno
    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 भाषा (fem ā-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
    भाषेचा
    bhāṣeċā
    भाषेचे
    bhāṣeċe
    भाषेची
    bhāṣecī
    भाषेच्या
    bhāṣecā
    भाषेचे, भाषेचं
    bhāṣeċe, bhāṣeċa
    भाषेची
    bhāṣecī
    भाषेच्या
    bhāṣecā
    plural subject
    अनेकवचनी कर्ता
    भाषांचा
    bhāṣānċā
    भाषांचे
    bhāṣānċe
    भाषांची
    bhāṣāñcī
    भाषांच्या
    bhāṣāncā
    भाषांचे, भाषांचं
    bhāṣānċe, bhāṣānċa
    भाषांची
    bhāṣāñcī
    भाषांच्या
    bhāṣāñcā
    * Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
    Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

    Derived terms

    References

    • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “भाषा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
    • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “भाषा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
    • Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911), “भाषा”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
    • Shankar Gopal Tulpule; Anne Feldhaus (1999), “भाषा”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan

    Nepali

    Etymology

  • Borrowed from Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    भाषा • (bhāṣā)

    1. language
      Synonym: कुरा (kurā)

    Declension

    Declension of भाषा
    Singular Plural
    nominative भाषा [bʱäsä] भाषाहरू [bʱäsä̤ːɾu]
    accusative भाषालाई [bʱäsäläi] भाषाहरूलाई [bʱäsä̤ːɾuläi]
    instrumental/ergative भाषाले [bʱäsäle] भाषाहरूले [bʱäsä̤ːɾule]
    dative भाषालाई [bʱäsäläi] भाषाहरूलाई [bʱäsä̤ːɾuläi]
    ablative भाषाबाट [bʱäsäbäʈʌ] भाषाहरूबाट [bʱäsä̤ːɾubäʈʌ]
    genitive भाषाको [bʱäsäko] भाषाहरूको [bʱäsä̤ːɾuko]
    locative भाषामा [bʱäsämä] भाषाहरूमा [bʱäsä̤ːɾumä]
    Notes:
    • -को (-ko) becomes:
      • -का (-kā) when followed by a plural noun.
      • -की (-kī) when followed by a feminine noun.

    Newar

    Etymology

  • Borrowed from Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [bʱasa]

    Noun

    भाषा • (bhāṣā)

    1. language

    Old Gujarati

    Etymology

  • Borrowed from Sanskrit भाषा (bhāṣā).

    Noun

    भाषा • (bhāṣāf

    1. talk, utterance

    Sanskrit

    Alternative scripts

    Etymology

  • From the root भाष् (bhāṣ, to speak); further origin uncertain. Theories include:

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    भाषा • (bhāṣā) stemf

    1. speech, language (especially common, vernacular or vulgar speech, as opposed to Vedic or in later times to Sanskrit, as the refined speech)
    2. any Prakrit dialect or a particular group of 5 of them (namely माहाराष्ट्री (māhārāṣṭrī), शौरसेनी (śaurasenī), मागधी (māgadhī), प्राच्या (prācyā) and अवन्ति (avanti), also called पञ्चविधा (pañcavidhā))
    3. description, definition
    4. (law) accusation, charge, complaint, plaint
    5. name of Saraswati
    6. (music) name of रागिणी (rāgiṇī)

    Declension

    Feminine ā-stem declension of भाषा
    singular dual plural
    nominative भाषा (bhāṣā) भाषे (bhāṣe) भाषाः (bhāṣāḥ)
    accusative भाषाम् (bhāṣām) भाषे (bhāṣe) भाषाः (bhāṣāḥ)
    instrumental भाषया (bhāṣayā)
    भाषा¹ (bhāṣā¹)
    भाषाभ्याम् (bhāṣābhyām) भाषाभिः (bhāṣābhiḥ)
    dative भाषायै (bhāṣāyai) भाषाभ्याम् (bhāṣābhyām) भाषाभ्यः (bhāṣābhyaḥ)
    ablative भाषायाः (bhāṣāyāḥ)
    भाषायै² (bhāṣāyai²)
    भाषाभ्याम् (bhāṣābhyām) भाषाभ्यः (bhāṣābhyaḥ)
    genitive भाषायाः (bhāṣāyāḥ)
    भाषायै² (bhāṣāyai²)
    भाषयोः (bhāṣayoḥ) भाषाणाम् (bhāṣāṇām)
    locative भाषायाम् (bhāṣāyām) भाषयोः (bhāṣayoḥ) भाषासु (bhāṣāsu)
    vocative भाषे (bhāṣe) भाषे (bhāṣe) भाषाः (bhāṣāḥ)
    • ¹Vedic
    • ²Brāhmaṇas

    Derived terms

    • देवभाषा (devabhāṣā)
    • पालिभाषा (pālibhāṣā)
    • भाषाकुमुदमञ्जरी (bhāṣākumudamañjarī)
    • भाषाकौमुदी (bhāṣākaumudī)
    • भाषाचित्रक (bhāṣācitraka)
    • भाषाज्ञ (bhāṣājña)
    • भाषानुशासन (bhāṣānuśāsana)
    • भाषान्तर (bhāṣāntara)
    • भाषापरिच्छेद (bhāṣāpariccheda)
    • भाषापाद (bhāṣāpāda)
    • भाषाप्रकाशिका (bhāṣāprakāśikā)
    • भाषामञ्जरी (bhāṣāmañjarī)
    • भाषारत्न (bhāṣāratna)
    • भाषार्णव (bhāṣārṇava)
    • भाषालीलावती (bhāṣālīlāvatī)
    • भाषाविवृतिगीता (bhāṣāvivṛtigītā)
    • भाषावृत्ति (bhāṣāvṛtti)
    • भाषावृत्त्यर्थवृत्ति (bhāṣāvṛttyarthavṛtti)
    • भाषासम (bhāṣāsama)
    • भाषासमिति (bhāṣāsamiti)

    Descendants

    References

    1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996), “BHĀṢ”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 261-2

    Further reading

    • Monier Williams (1899), “भाषा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 755, column 3.
    • Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890), “भाषा”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 1196
    • Otto Böhtlingk; Richard Schmidt (1879-1928), “भाषा”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “bhāṣā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 540