रुद्राक्ष
Hindi
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Borrowed from Sanskrit रुद्राक्ष (rudrākṣa).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɾʊd̪.ɾɑːkʂ/, [ɾʊd̪.ɾäːkʃ]
Noun
रुद्राक्ष • (rudrākṣ) m (Urdu spelling رُدراکش)
- A tree used for rosaries and held sacred in Hinduism, the rudraksha, Elaeocarpus ganitrus
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | रुद्राक्ष rudrākṣ |
रुद्राक्ष rudrākṣ |
| oblique | रुद्राक्ष rudrākṣ |
रुद्राक्षों rudrākṣõ |
| vocative | रुद्राक्ष rudrākṣ |
रुद्राक्षो rudrākṣo |
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- ৰুদ্ৰাক্ষ (Assamese script)
- ᬭᬸᬤ᭄ᬭᬵᬓ᭄ᬱ (Balinese script)
- রুদ্রাক্ষ (Bengali script)
- 𑰨𑰲𑰟𑰿𑰨𑰯𑰎𑰿𑰬 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀭𑀼𑀤𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀓𑁆𑀱 (Brahmi script)
- ရုဒြာက္ၑ (Burmese script)
- રુદ્રાક્ષ (Gujarati script)
- ਰੁਦ੍ਰਾਕ੍ਸ਼ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌰𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌕𑍍𑌷 (Grantha script)
- ꦫꦸꦢꦿꦴꦏ꧀ꦰ (Javanese script)
- 𑂩𑂳𑂠𑂹𑂩𑂰𑂍𑂹𑂭 (Kaithi script)
- ರುದ್ರಾಕ್ಷ (Kannada script)
- រុទ្រាក្ឞ (Khmer script)
- ຣຸທ຺ຣາກ຺ຩ (Lao script)
- രുദ്രാക്ഷ (Malayalam script)
- ᡵᡠᡩᡵᠠ᠊ᠠᡬᢢᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘨𑘳𑘟𑘿𑘨𑘰𑘎𑘿𑘬 (Modi script)
- ᠷᠤᢑᠷᠠᢗᢉᢔᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧈𑧔𑦿𑧠𑧈𑧑𑦮𑧠𑧌 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐬𑐸𑐡𑑂𑐬𑐵𑐎𑑂𑐲 (Newa script)
- ରୁଦ୍ରାକ୍ଷ (Odia script)
- ꢬꢸꢣ꣄ꢬꢵꢒ꣄ꢰ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆫𑆶𑆢𑇀𑆫𑆳𑆑𑇀𑆰 (Sharada script)
- 𑖨𑖲𑖟𑖿𑖨𑖯𑖎𑖿𑖬 (Siddham script)
- රුද්රාක්ෂ (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩼𑩒𑩭 𑪙𑩼𑩛𑩜 𑪙𑪀 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚤𑚰𑚛𑚶𑚤𑚭𑚊𑚶 (Takri script)
- ருத்³ராக்ஷ (Tamil script)
- రుద్రాక్ష (Telugu script)
- รุทฺรากฺษ (Thai script)
- རུ་དྲཱ་ཀྵ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒩𑒳𑒠𑓂𑒩𑒰𑒏𑓂𑒭 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨫𑨃𑨛𑩇𑨫𑨊𑨋𑩇𑨯 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
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Compound of रु॒द्र (rudrá, “Shiva”) + अ॒क्ष (akṣá, “die”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɾud.ɾɑːk.ʂɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɾud̪.ɾɑːk.ʂɐ/
Noun
रुद्राक्ष • (rudrākṣa) stem, m
- a tree used for rosaries and held sacred in Hinduism, the rudraksha, Elaeocarpus angustifolius
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | रुद्राक्षः (rudrākṣaḥ) | रुद्राक्षौ (rudrākṣau) रुद्राक्षा¹ (rudrākṣā¹) |
रुद्राक्षाः (rudrākṣāḥ) रुद्राक्षासः¹ (rudrākṣāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | रुद्राक्षम् (rudrākṣam) | रुद्राक्षौ (rudrākṣau) रुद्राक्षा¹ (rudrākṣā¹) |
रुद्राक्षान् (rudrākṣān) |
| instrumental | रुद्राक्षेण (rudrākṣeṇa) | रुद्राक्षाभ्याम् (rudrākṣābhyām) | रुद्राक्षैः (rudrākṣaiḥ) रुद्राक्षेभिः¹ (rudrākṣebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | रुद्राक्षाय (rudrākṣāya) | रुद्राक्षाभ्याम् (rudrākṣābhyām) | रुद्राक्षेभ्यः (rudrākṣebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | रुद्राक्षात् (rudrākṣāt) | रुद्राक्षाभ्याम् (rudrākṣābhyām) | रुद्राक्षेभ्यः (rudrākṣebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | रुद्राक्षस्य (rudrākṣasya) | रुद्राक्षयोः (rudrākṣayoḥ) | रुद्राक्षाणाम् (rudrākṣāṇām) |
| locative | रुद्राक्षे (rudrākṣe) | रुद्राक्षयोः (rudrākṣayoḥ) | रुद्राक्षेषु (rudrākṣeṣu) |
| vocative | रुद्राक्ष (rudrākṣa) | रुद्राक्षौ (rudrākṣau) रुद्राक्षा¹ (rudrākṣā¹) |
रुद्राक्षाः (rudrākṣāḥ) रुद्राक्षासः¹ (rudrākṣāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
- Prakrit: 𑀭𑀼𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀓𑁆𑀔 (ruddakkha)
Borrowed terms
- → Assamese: ৰুদ্ৰাক্ষ (rudrakh)
- → Bengali: রুদ্রাক্ষ (rudrakkho)
- → Hindustani:
- Hindi: रुद्राक्ष (rudrākṣ)
- Urdu: رُدراکش
- → Kannada: ರುದ್ರಾಕ್ಷ (rudrākṣa) (learned)
- → Malayalam: രുദ്രാക്ഷം (rudrākṣaṁ) (learned)
- → Marathi: रुद्राक्ष (rudrākṣa) (learned)
- → Nepali: रुद्राक्ष (rudrākṣa) (learned)
- → Odia: ରୁଦ୍ରାକ୍ଷ (rudrākṣa) (learned)
- → Punjabi:
- Gurmukhi script: ਰੁੱਦਰਾਖ (ruddarākh)
- Shahmukhi script: ردراکھ (rdrākh)
- → Tamil: உருத்திராக்கம் (uruttirākkam)
- → Telugu: రుద్రాక్షచెట్టు (rudrākṣaceṭṭu)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “rudrākṣa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 623