चन्द्र

candrá (romanization)
चन्द्रः (nominative singular)
चन्द्रौ (dual nominative)
चन्द्रा1 (dual nominative)
चन्द्राः (nominative plural)
चन्द्रासः1 (nominative plural)
चन्द्र (singular vocative)
चन्द्रौ (dual vocative)
चन्द्रा1 (dual vocative)
चन्द्राः (plural vocative)
चन्द्रासः1 (plural vocative)
चन्द्रम् (accusative singular)
चन्द्रौ (accusative dual)
चन्द्रा1 (accusative dual)
चन्द्रान् (accusative plural)
चन्द्रेण (instrumental singular)
चन्द्राभ्याम् (dual instrumental)
चन्द्रैः (instrumental plural)
चन्द्रेभिः1 (instrumental plural)
चन्द्राय (dative singular)
चन्द्राभ्याम् (dative dual)
चन्द्रेभ्यः (dative plural)
चन्द्रात् (ablative singular)
चन्द्राभ्याम् (ablative dual)
चन्द्रेभ्यः (ablative plural)
चन्द्रस्य (genitive singular)
चन्द्रयोः (dual genitive)
चन्द्राणाम् (genitive plural)
चन्द्रे (locative singular)
चन्द्रयोः (dual locative)
चन्द्रेषु (locative plural)

Dardic:

Kashmiri: ژۆندُر (ċondur)

Helu Prakrit:

Dhivehi: ހަނދު (haⁿdu)

Sinhalese: හඳ (haⁿda)

Magadhi Prakrit:

Assamese: চান্দ (sand)

Bengali: চাঁদ (cãd)

Odia: ଚନ୍ଦ (cåndå)

Rohingya: san

Sylheti: ꠌꠣꠘ꠆ꠖ (sando)

Maharastri Prakrit:

Konkani: चंद्रु (candru)

Old Marathi: 𑘓𑘰𑘽𑘟 (cāṃda)

Marathi: चांद (cānda), चंद (canda)

Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀘𑀁𑀤 (caṃda)

Gujarati: ચાંદ (cā̃d)

Hindustani:

Hindi: चाँद (cā̃d), चांद (cānd)

Urdu: چاند (cānd)

Nepali: चाँद् (cā̃d)

Punjabi: ਚੰਦ (cand), ਚੰਨ (cann)

Marwari: चांद (cā̃d)

Sindhi: چَنڊُ (candu)

Pali: canda

→ Burmese: စန္ဒာ (canda), စန်း (can:)

→ Khmer: ព្រះច័ន្ទ (prĕəh can)

→ Assamese: চন্দ্ৰ (sondro) (learned)

→ Bengali: চন্দ্র (côndrô) (learned)

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→ English: Chandra, Chander, Shandra (learned)

→ Burmese: စန္ဒြာ (candra) (learned)

→ Gujarati: ચંદ્ર (candra) (learned)

→ Thai: จันท์ (learned)

→ Hindustani: (learned)

Hindi: चन्द्र (candra), चन्दर (candar)

Urdu: چندر (candra)

→ Indonesian: candra (learned)

→ Kannada: ಚಂದ್ರ (candra) (learned)

→ Konkani: चन्द्र (candr) (learned)

→ Lao: ຈັນ (chan) (learned)

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→ Malay: cendera (learned)
Indonesian: cendera

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→ Malayalam: ചന്ദ്രന് (candraṉ) (learned)

→ Marathi: चन्द्र (candra) (learned)

→ Nepali: चन्द्र (candra), चन्द्रमा (candramā) (learned)

→ Odia: ଚନ୍ଦ୍ର (cåndrå) (learned)

→ Punjabi: ਚੰਦ੍ਰ (candr), ਚੰਦਰ (candar) (learned)

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→ Old Javanese: candra (learned)
Javanese: ꦕꦤ꧀ꦢꦿ (candra)
→ Balinese: ᬘᬦ᭄ᬤ᭄ᬭ (candra)

→ Shan: ၸၼ်ႇတႃႇ (tsàn tàa) (learned)

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→ Sinhalese: චන්ද්රයා (candrayā) (learned)

→ Lü: ᦶᦈᧃ (ṫsaen) (learned)

→ Tamil: சந்திரன் (cantiraṉ) (learned)

→ Telugu: చంద్రుడు (candruḍu) (learned)

→ Thai: จันทร์ (jan) (learned)

/t͡ɕɐn.dɾɐ́/

/ˈt͡ɕɐn̪.d̪ɾɐ/

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *(s)ćandrás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *(s)čandrás, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kand-. Doublet of श्चन्द्र (ścandrá, “shining, radiant”). Cognate with Ancient Greek κάνδαρος (kándaros, “charcoal”), Latin candeō, Old Armenian խանդ (xand). See also the root चन्द् (cand, “to shine, be bright, gladden”).


असि

asi (romanization)
असिः (nominative singular)
असे (singular vocative)
असिम् (accusative singular)
अस्या (instrumental singular)
असये (dative singular)
अस्यै1 (dative singular)
असेः (ablative singular)
अस्याः1 (ablative singular)
असेः (genitive singular)
अस्याः1 (genitive singular)
असौ (locative singular)
अस्याम्1 (locative singular)

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂n̥sis (“dagger; knife”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬀𐬵𐬏 (ahū), Latin ēnsis, Palaic 𒄩𒅆𒄿𒊏 (ḫa-ši-i-ra /hasīra/, “dagger”).


गङ्गा

gaṅgā (romanization)
गङ्गा (nominative singular)
गङ्गे (singular vocative)
गङ्गाम् (accusative singular)
गङ्गया (instrumental singular)
गङ्गा1 (instrumental singular)
गङ्गायै (dative singular)
गङ्गायाः (ablative singular)
गङ्गायै2 (ablative singular)
गङ्गायाः (genitive singular)
गङ्गायै2 (genitive singular)
गङ्गायाम् (locative singular)

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→ Ancient Greek: Γάγγης (Gángēs)
Greek: Γάγγης (Gángis)
→ Latin: Gangēs
→ English: Ganges
French: Gange
→ Arabic: الْغَانْج (al-ḡānj)
→ Iranian Persian: گانْژ (gânž)
→ Turkish: Ganj
Italian: Gange
→ Polish: Ganges
Portuguese: Ganges
Spanish: Ganges
→ Old Armenian: Գանգէս (Gangēs)

Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀕𑀁𑀕𑀸 (gaṃgā)

Old Awadhi: 𑂏𑂰𑂀𑂏 (gām̐ga)

→ Assamese: গংগা (goṅga)

→ Bengali: গঙ্গা (goṅga)

→ Czech: Ganga

→ Dhivehi: ގަންގާ (gan̊gā)

→ Gujarati: ગંગા (gaṅgā)

→ Hindustani:

Hindi: गंगा (gaṅgā)

Urdu: گَن٘گا (gaṅgā)

→ Kannada: ಗಂಗಾ (gaṅgā)

Magadhi Prakrit:

Early Assamese: গাঙ্গ (gaṅgo)

Assamese: গাং (gaṅ)

Bengali: গাং (gaṅ)

Chakma: 𑄉𑄧𑄋 (gaṅā)

Sylheti: ꠉꠣꠋ (gaṅ)

→ Malayalam: ഗംഗ (gaṅga)

→ Marathi: गंगा (gaṅgā)

→ Middle Chinese: 恆伽 (MC hong gja)

Chinese: 恆伽 /恒伽 (Hénggā)

→ Japanese: 恒河 (こうが, kōga)

→ Korean: 항하 (hangha) (恒河)

→ Vietnamese: Hằng

→ Middle Persian:

Classical Persian: گَنْگ (gang)

Iranian Persian: گَنْگ (gang)

Tajik: Ганг (Gang)

→ Arabic: الْكَنْك (al-kank)

→ Ottoman Turkish: كنك (Geng)

Turkish: Geng

→ Old Javanese:

Javanese: ꦒꦁꦒ (gangga)

→ Old Tamil:

Tamil: கங்கை (kaṅkai)

→ Odia: ଗଙ୍ଗା (gaṅgā)

Pali: gaṅgā

→ Burmese: ဂင်္ဂါ (gangga)

→ Khmer: គង្គា (kŭəngkiə)

→ Lao: ກັງກາ (kang kā)

→ Thai: คงคา (kong-kaa)

→ Punjabi:

Gurmukhi script: ਗੰਗਾ (gaṅgā)

Shahmukhi script: گَن٘گا (gaṉgā)

→ Sindhi: گنگا

→ Sinhalese: ගංගා (gaṁgā)

→ Telugu: గంగ (gaṅga)

Probably from the root गम् (gam, “to go, move”), literally meaning "swift-goer". If a folk etymology, perhaps alternatively of substrate origin.


गोदावरी

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गोदावरी • (godāvarī)

→ Marathi: गोदावरी (godāvrī)

→ Telugu: గోదావరి (gōdāvari)

/ɡɐw.dɑː.ʋɐ.ɾiː/

/ɡoːˈd̪ɑː.ʋɐ.ɾiː/

From गो (go, “water”) + द (da, “what gives”). Literally "granting water or kine".

Name of a river in the Indian peninsula, the Godavari.


नर्मदा

Name of a river (the modern Nerbudda) MBh. (she is personified as the wife of पुरु-कुत्sa and mother of त्रस-दस्यु, or as a sister of the उर-गs i.e. serpents, or as a daughter of the सोम-पs)


मञ्जीरा

English: Manjira

Telugu: మంజీర (mañjīra)


तुङ्गभद्रा

तुङ्ग (tuṅga, “Tunga”) + भद्रा (bhadrā, “Bhadra”)

compound

Name of a river in South India, flows mostly in Karnataka state and joins Krishna river. It is formed by the junction of Tunga and Bhadra rivers.


तुङ्ग

Given the immense number of alternative forms, most likely from a substrate. Related to Nepali डुङ्गुर् (ḍuṅgur), Hindi डूंगर (ḍūṅgar), टेकरा (ṭekrā), Bengali ডাঙা (ḍaṅa), Odia ଡୁଙ୍ଗୁରି (ḍuṅguri), Marwari डूंगर (ḍūṅgar), Punjabi ਟੇਕਰਾ (ṭekrā), Gujarati ટેકરો (ṭekro) and ડુંગર (ḍuṅgar).


सरयु

name of a river (commonly called Surjoo; on which stood the ancient city Ayodhya


अलकनन्दा

name of a river that runs from the Himalayas and falls into the Ganges


ताम्रपर्णी

tāmraparṇī (romanization)
ताम्रपर्णी (nominative singular)
ताम्रपर्ण्यौ (dual nominative)
ताम्रपर्णी1 (dual nominative)
ताम्रपर्ण्यः (nominative plural)
ताम्रपर्णीः1 (nominative plural)
ताम्रपर्णि (singular vocative)
ताम्रपर्ण्यौ (dual vocative)
ताम्रपर्णी1 (dual vocative)
ताम्रपर्ण्यः (plural vocative)
ताम्रपर्णीः1 (plural vocative)
ताम्रपर्णीम् (accusative singular)
ताम्रपर्ण्यौ (accusative dual)
ताम्रपर्णी1 (accusative dual)
ताम्रपर्णीः (accusative plural)
ताम्रपर्ण्या (instrumental singular)
ताम्रपर्णीभ्याम् (dual instrumental)
ताम्रपर्णीभिः (instrumental plural)
ताम्रपर्ण्यै (dative singular)
ताम्रपर्णीभ्याम् (dative dual)
ताम्रपर्णीभ्यः (dative plural)
ताम्रपर्ण्याः (ablative singular)
ताम्रपर्ण्यै2 (ablative singular)
ताम्रपर्णीभ्याम् (ablative dual)
ताम्रपर्णीभ्यः (ablative plural)
ताम्रपर्ण्याः (genitive singular)
ताम्रपर्ण्यै2 (genitive singular)
ताम्रपर्ण्योः (dual genitive)
ताम्रपर्णीनाम् (genitive plural)
ताम्रपर्ण्याम् (locative singular)
ताम्रपर्ण्योः (dual locative)
ताम्रपर्णीषु (locative plural)

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Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀢𑀁𑀩𑀧𑀁𑀦𑀺 (taṃbapaṃni), 𑀢𑀁𑀩𑀧𑀁𑀡𑀺 (taṃbapaṃṇi), 𑀢𑀁𑀩𑀧𑀡𑀺 (taṃbapaṇi)
→ Ancient Greek: Ταπροβάνη (Taprobánē), Ταπροβανᾶ (Taprobanâ), Ταπροβανῆ (Taprobanê)
→ Latin: Tāprobanē, Tāprobana
→ English: Taprobana (learned)
→ Portuguese: Taprobana (learned)
→ Old English: Deprobane

Pali: tambapaṇṇī

→ Sinhalese: තම්බපණ්ණිය (tambapaṇṇiya)

→ Tamil: தாமிரபரணி (tāmiraparaṇi)

→ English: Thamirabarani

/t̪ɑːm.ɾɐˈpɐɾ.ɳiː/

From ताम्र (tāmra, “copper”) + पर्ण (parṇa, “leaf”) + -ई (-ī).
Some suppose the "town in Sri Lanka" sense to be a hypercorrect form of *ताम्रवर्णी (tāmravarṇī, literally “copper-coloured”), but the Ashokan Prakrit forms make this problematic.

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Thamirabarani (a river in Tamil Nadu, India)


इरावती

irāvatī (romanization)
इरावती (nominative singular)
इरावत्यौ (dual nominative)
इरावती1 (dual nominative)
इरावत्यः (nominative plural)
इरावतीः1 (nominative plural)
इरावति (singular vocative)
इरावत्यौ (dual vocative)
इरावती1 (dual vocative)
इरावत्यः (plural vocative)
इरावतीः1 (plural vocative)
इरावतीम् (accusative singular)
इरावत्यौ (accusative dual)
इरावती1 (accusative dual)
इरावतीः (accusative plural)
इरावत्या (instrumental singular)
इरावतीभ्याम् (dual instrumental)
इरावतीभिः (instrumental plural)
इरावत्यै (dative singular)
इरावतीभ्याम् (dative dual)
इरावतीभ्यः (dative plural)
इरावत्याः (ablative singular)
इरावत्यै2 (ablative singular)
इरावतीभ्याम् (ablative dual)
इरावतीभ्यः (ablative plural)
इरावत्याः (genitive singular)
इरावत्यै2 (genitive singular)
इरावत्योः (dual genitive)
इरावतीनाम् (genitive plural)
इरावत्याम् (locative singular)
इरावत्योः (dual locative)
इरावतीषु (locative plural)

→ Burmese: ဧရာဝတီ (erawa.ti)

→ English: Irrawaddy

→ Khmer: ឥរាវតី (ʼiraavĕəʼtəy)

/í.ɾɑː.ʋɐ.tiː/

/iˈɾɑː.ʋɐ.t̪iː/

(geography) Ravi (a river in India and Pakistan)


चन्द्रभागा

candrabhāgā́ (romanization)
चन्द्रभागा (nominative singular)
चन्द्रभागे (dual nominative)
चन्द्रभागाः (nominative plural)
चन्द्रभागे (singular vocative)
चन्द्रभागे (dual vocative)
चन्द्रभागाः (plural vocative)
चन्द्रभागाम् (accusative singular)
चन्द्रभागे (accusative dual)
चन्द्रभागाः (accusative plural)
चन्द्रभागया (instrumental singular)
चन्द्रभागा1 (instrumental singular)
चन्द्रभागाभ्याम् (dual instrumental)
चन्द्रभागाभिः (instrumental plural)
चन्द्रभागायै (dative singular)
चन्द्रभागाभ्याम् (dative dual)
चन्द्रभागाभ्यः (dative plural)
चन्द्रभागायाः (ablative singular)
चन्द्रभागायै2 (ablative singular)
चन्द्रभागाभ्याम् (ablative dual)
चन्द्रभागाभ्यः (ablative plural)
चन्द्रभागायाः (genitive singular)
चन्द्रभागायै2 (genitive singular)
चन्द्रभागयोः (dual genitive)
चन्द्रभागाणाम् (genitive plural)
चन्द्रभागायाम् (locative singular)
चन्द्रभागयोः (dual locative)
चन्द्रभागासु (locative plural)

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Prakrit: 𑀘𑀁𑀤𑀪𑀸𑀕𑀸 (caṃdabhāgā)
Punjabi: jhanāṉ
Gurmukhi script: ਝਨਾਂ
Shahmukhi script: جَھناں

Persian: چناب (čanāb)
→ Azerbaijani: Çənab
→ Chagatai: چَناب
Uyghur: چەناب (chenab)
Uzbek: Chanob
→ Hindustani:
Hindi: चनाब (canāb)
Urdu: چَناب (canāb)
→ Ottoman Turkish: چَناب (Çenab)
Turkish: Çenab
→ Punjabi:
Gurmukhi script: ਚਨਾਬ (canāb)
Punjabi: چَناب (canāb)
→ Sindhi: چَناب

→ Hindustani: candrabhāgā

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Hindi: चंद्रभागा

Hindi: चंद्रभागा

چَن٘دْرَبھاگا

Urdu: چَن٘دْرَبھاگا

Urdu: چَن٘دْرَبھاگا

/t͡ɕɐn.dɾɐ.bʱɑː.ɡɑ́ː/

/t͡ɕɐn̪.d̪ɾɐˈbʱɑː.ɡɑː/

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-Iranian *(s)čandrás
Sanskrit चन्द्र (candra)
Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-
Proto-Indo-European *-ós
Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰāgás
Sanskrit भाग (bhāga)
Sanskrit चन्द्रभागा (candrabhāgā)
Compound of चन्द्र (candrá, “shining, moon”) + भागा (bhāgā́, “parts, portions”).


वितस्ता

vitástā (romanization)
वितस्ता (nominative singular)
वितस्ते (singular vocative)
वितस्ताम् (accusative singular)
वितस्तया (instrumental singular)
वितस्ता1 (instrumental singular)
वितस्तायै (dative singular)
वितस्तायाः (ablative singular)
वितस्तायै2 (ablative singular)
वितस्तायाः (genitive singular)
वितस्तायै2 (genitive singular)
वितस्तायाम् (locative singular)

/ʋiˈt̪ɐs̪.t̪ɑː/

(geography) Jhelum (a river in India and Pakistan)


शुतुद्री

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शुतुद्री • (śútudrī) stem, f

śútudrī (romanization)
शुतुद्री (nominative singular)
शुतुद्रि (singular vocative)
शुतुद्रीम् (accusative singular)
शुतुद्र्या (instrumental singular)
शुतुद्र्यै (dative singular)
शुतुद्र्याः (ablative singular)
शुतुद्र्यै1 (ablative singular)
शुतुद्र्याः (genitive singular)
शुतुद्र्यै1 (genitive singular)
शुतुद्र्याम् (locative singular)

(geography) Sutlej (a river in China, India and Pakistan)


परुष्णी

परुष्णी • (páruṣṇī) stem, f

páruṣṇī (romanization)
परुष्णी (nominative singular)
परुष्ण्यौ (dual nominative)
परुष्णी1 (dual nominative)
परुष्ण्यः (nominative plural)
परुष्णीः1 (nominative plural)
परुष्णि (singular vocative)
परुष्ण्यौ (dual vocative)
परुष्णी1 (dual vocative)
परुष्ण्यः (plural vocative)
परुष्णीः1 (plural vocative)
परुष्णीम् (accusative singular)
परुष्ण्यौ (accusative dual)
परुष्णी1 (accusative dual)
परुष्णीः (accusative plural)
परुष्ण्या (instrumental singular)
परुष्णीभ्याम् (dual instrumental)
परुष्णीभिः (instrumental plural)
परुष्ण्यै (dative singular)
परुष्णीभ्याम् (dative dual)
परुष्णीभ्यः (dative plural)
परुष्ण्याः (ablative singular)
परुष्ण्यै2 (ablative singular)
परुष्णीभ्याम् (ablative dual)
परुष्णीभ्यः (ablative plural)
परुष्ण्याः (genitive singular)
परुष्ण्यै2 (genitive singular)
परुष्ण्योः (dual genitive)
परुष्णीनाम् (genitive plural)
परुष्ण्याम् (locative singular)
परुष्ण्योः (dual locative)
परुष्णीषु (locative plural)

/pɐˈɾuʂ.ɳiː/


असिक्नी

ásiknī (romanization)
asiknī́ (romanization)
असिक्नी (nominative singular)
असिक्न्यौ (dual nominative)
असिक्नी1 (dual nominative)
असिक्न्यः (nominative plural)
असिक्नीः1 (nominative plural)
असिक्नि (singular vocative)
असिक्न्यौ (dual vocative)
असिक्नी1 (dual vocative)
असिक्न्यः (plural vocative)
असिक्नीः1 (plural vocative)
असिक्नीम् (accusative singular)
असिक्न्यौ (accusative dual)
असिक्नी1 (accusative dual)
असिक्नीः (accusative plural)
असिक्न्या (instrumental singular)
असिक्नीभ्याम् (dual instrumental)
असिक्नीभिः (instrumental plural)
असिक्न्यै (dative singular)
असिक्नीभ्याम् (dative dual)
असिक्नीभ्यः (dative plural)
असिक्न्याः (ablative singular)
असिक्न्यै2 (ablative singular)
असिक्नीभ्याम् (ablative dual)
असिक्नीभ्यः (ablative plural)
असिक्न्याः (genitive singular)
असिक्न्यै2 (genitive singular)
असिक्न्योः (dual genitive)
असिक्नीनाम् (genitive plural)
असिक्न्याम् (locative singular)
असिक्न्योः (dual locative)
असिक्नीषु (locative plural)
असिक्नी (nominative singular)
असिक्न्यौ (dual nominative)
असिक्नी1 (dual nominative)
असिक्न्यः (nominative plural)
असिक्नीः1 (nominative plural)
असिक्नि (singular vocative)
असिक्न्यौ (dual vocative)
असिक्नी1 (dual vocative)
असिक्न्यः (plural vocative)
असिक्नीः1 (plural vocative)
असिक्नीम् (accusative singular)
असिक्न्यौ (accusative dual)
असिक्नी1 (accusative dual)
असिक्नीः (accusative plural)
असिक्न्या (instrumental singular)
असिक्नीभ्याम् (dual instrumental)
असिक्नीभिः (instrumental plural)
असिक्न्यै (dative singular)
असिक्नीभ्याम् (dative dual)
असिक्नीभ्यः (dative plural)
असिक्न्याः (ablative singular)
असिक्न्यै2 (ablative singular)
असिक्नीभ्याम् (ablative dual)
असिक्नीभ्यः (ablative plural)
असिक्न्याः (genitive singular)
असिक्न्यै2 (genitive singular)
असिक्न्योः (dual genitive)
असिक्नीनाम् (genitive plural)
असिक्न्याम् (locative singular)
असिक्न्योः (dual locative)
असिक्नीषु (locative plural)

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Ancient Greek: Ἀκεσίνης (Akesínēs)
Greek: Ακεσίνης (Akesínis)
→ Latin: Acesīnēs

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hásitas
Sanskrit असित (asita)
Sanskrit असिक्नी (asiknī)
Feminine of असित (ásita, “dark-coloured, black”).

etymon

(Vedic) Asikni, Acesines, Chenab (a river in India and Pakistan)


आर्जीकीया

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आर्जीकीया • (ā́rjīkīya) stem, f

ā́rjīkīya (romanization)
आर्जीकीया (nominative singular)
आर्जीकीये (singular vocative)
आर्जीकीयाम् (accusative singular)
आर्जीकीयया (instrumental singular)
आर्जीकीया1 (instrumental singular)
आर्जीकीयायै (dative singular)
आर्जीकीयायाः (ablative singular)
आर्जीकीयायै2 (ablative singular)
आर्जीकीयायाः (genitive singular)
आर्जीकीयायै2 (genitive singular)
आर्जीकीयायाम् (locative singular)

/ɑ́ːɾ.d͡ʑiː.kiː.jɑː/

/ɑːɾ.d͡ʑiːˈkiː.jɑː/


सुषोमा

suṣómā (romanization)
सुषोमा (nominative singular)
सुषोमे (singular vocative)
सुषोमाम् (accusative singular)
सुषोमया (instrumental singular)
सुषोमा1 (instrumental singular)
सुषोमायै (dative singular)
सुषोमायाः (ablative singular)
सुषोमायै2 (ablative singular)
सुषोमायाः (genitive singular)
सुषोमायै2 (genitive singular)
सुषोमायाम् (locative singular)


कुभा

kúbhā (romanization)
कुभा (nominative singular)
कुभे (singular vocative)
कुभाम् (accusative singular)
कुभया (instrumental singular)
कुभा1 (instrumental singular)
कुभायै (dative singular)
कुभायाः (ablative singular)
कुभायै2 (ablative singular)
कुभायाः (genitive singular)
कुभायै2 (genitive singular)
कुभायाम् (locative singular)

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *kúbʱaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kúbʱaH.

Kabul (a river in Afghanistan and Pakistan)


क्रुमु

krúmu (romanization)
क्रुमुः (nominative singular)
क्रुमू (dual nominative)
क्रुमवः (nominative plural)
क्रुमो (singular vocative)
क्रुमू (dual vocative)
क्रुमवः (plural vocative)
क्रुमुम् (accusative singular)
क्रुमू (accusative dual)
क्रुमूः (accusative plural)
क्रुम्वा (instrumental singular)
क्रुमुभ्याम् (dual instrumental)
क्रुमुभिः (instrumental plural)
क्रुमवे (dative singular)
क्रुम्वै1 (dative singular)
क्रुमुभ्याम् (dative dual)
क्रुमुभ्यः (dative plural)
क्रुमोः (ablative singular)
क्रुम्वाः1 (ablative singular)
क्रुम्वै2 (ablative singular)
क्रुमुभ्याम् (ablative dual)
क्रुमुभ्यः (ablative plural)
क्रुमोः (genitive singular)
क्रुम्वाः1 (genitive singular)
क्रुम्वै2 (genitive singular)
क्रुम्वोः (dual genitive)
क्रुमूणाम् (genitive plural)
क्रुमौ (locative singular)
क्रुम्वाम्1 (locative singular)
क्रुम्वोः (dual locative)
क्रुमुषु (locative plural)


गोमती

gomatī́ (romanization)
गोमती (nominative singular)
गोमत्यौ (dual nominative)
गोमती1 (dual nominative)
गोमत्यः (nominative plural)
गोमतीः1 (nominative plural)
गोमति (singular vocative)
गोमत्यौ (dual vocative)
गोमती1 (dual vocative)
गोमत्यः (plural vocative)
गोमतीः1 (plural vocative)
गोमतीम् (accusative singular)
गोमत्यौ (accusative dual)
गोमती1 (accusative dual)
गोमतीः (accusative plural)
गोमत्या (instrumental singular)
गोमतीभ्याम् (dual instrumental)
गोमतीभिः (instrumental plural)
गोमत्यै (dative singular)
गोमतीभ्याम् (dative dual)
गोमतीभ्यः (dative plural)
गोमत्याः (ablative singular)
गोमत्यै2 (ablative singular)
गोमतीभ्याम् (ablative dual)
गोमतीभ्यः (ablative plural)
गोमत्याः (genitive singular)
गोमत्यै2 (genitive singular)
गोमत्योः (dual genitive)
गोमतीनाम् (genitive plural)
गोमत्याम् (locative singular)
गोमत्योः (dual locative)
गोमतीषु (locative plural)

Gomal (a river in Afghanistan and Pakistan)


निलिम्पनिर्झरी

निलिम्पनिर्झरी • (nilimpanirjharī) stem, f

nilimpanirjharī (romanization)
निलिम्पनिर्झरी (nominative singular)
निलिम्पनिर्झरि (singular vocative)
निलिम्पनिर्झरीम् (accusative singular)
निलिम्पनिर्झर्या (instrumental singular)
निलिम्पनिर्झर्यै (dative singular)
निलिम्पनिर्झर्याः (ablative singular)
निलिम्पनिर्झर्याः (genitive singular)
निलिम्पनिर्झर्याम् (locative singular)

Tatpuruṣa compound of निलिम्प (nilimpa, “god”) + निर्झरी (nirjharī, “waterfall; river”), literally “river of the gods”.

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निलिम्पनिर्झरीधर ― nilimpanirjharīdhara ― Śiva (literally, “bearing the Ganga”)

कदा निलिम्पनिर्झरीनिकुञ्जकोटरे वसन्
विमुक्तदुर्मतिः सदा शिरःस्थम् अञ्जलिं वहन् ।
विमुक्तलोललोचनो ललामभाललग्नकः
शिवेति मन्त्रम् उच्चरन् कदा सुखी भवाम्य् अहम् ॥
kadā nilimpanirjharīnikuñjakoṭare vasan
vimuktadurmatiḥ sadā śiraḥstham añjaliṃ vahan.
vimuktalolalocano lalāmabhālalagnakaḥ
śiveti mantram uccaran kadā sukhī bhavāmy aham.
When will I be living in a dwelling cave near Ganga;
Carrying the Añjali Mudrā on my head;
Free from greedy eyes and with forehead marked [with the auspicious Tripuṇḍra];

Uttering the mantra ‘Śiva’, when will I be happy.

an epithet of Ganga (a river in India), considered celestial and holy


तमसा

tamasā (romanization)
तमसा (nominative singular)
तमसे (dual nominative)
तमसाः (nominative plural)
तमसे (singular vocative)
तमसे (dual vocative)
तमसाः (plural vocative)
तमसाम् (accusative singular)
तमसे (accusative dual)
तमसाः (accusative plural)
तमसया (instrumental singular)
तमसाभ्याम् (dual instrumental)
तमसाभिः (instrumental plural)
तमसायै (dative singular)
तमसाभ्याम् (dative dual)
तमसाभ्यः (dative plural)
तमसायाः (ablative singular)
तमसाभ्याम् (ablative dual)
तमसाभ्यः (ablative plural)
तमसायाः (genitive singular)
तमसयोः (dual genitive)
तमसानाम् (genitive plural)
तमसायाम् (locative singular)
तमसयोः (dual locative)
तमसासु (locative plural)

Bhojpuri: टौंस (ṭauns)

Gujarati: તોન્સ (tons)

Hindustani:

Hindi: टौंस (ṭa͠us)

Urdu: ٹَوںس (ṭa͠us)

Borrowings

→ Bhojpuri: तमसा (tamᵊsā) (learned)

→ Gujarati: તમસા (tamsā) (learned)

→ Hindi: तमसा (tamsā) (learned)

→ Malayalam: തമസാ (tamasā) (learned)

→ Tamil: தமசா (tamacā) (learned)

/ˈt̪ɐ.mɐ.s̪ɑː/

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *temH-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *témHos
Proto-Indo-Iranian *támHas
Sanskrit तमस् (tamas)
Sanskrit तमसा (tamasā)
Feminine of तमस (tamasa, “dark-coloured; darkness”), thematicised from तमस् (tamas, “darkness”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *témHos (“darkness”).
Cognate with many Indo-European river names, most notably English Thames; see there for more.
Compare the semantically similar Sanskrit असिक्नी (asiknī, “Chenab river; the night”).

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तमसा नर्मदा चैव नदी गोदावरी तथा ।
वेण्णा प्रवेणी भीमा च मेद्रथा चैव भारत ॥
tamasā narmadā caiva nadī godāvarī tathā.
veṇṇā praveṇī bhīmā ca medrathā caiva bhārata.
[…] the Tamasa, the Narmada, the Godavari, the Vena, the Upavena, the Bhima, the Vadawa, the Bharati […]

स मुहूर्तं गते तस्मिन्देवलोकं मुनिस्तदा ।
जगाम तमसातीरं जाह्नव्यास्त्वविदूरतः ॥
sa muhūrtaṃ gate tasmindevalokaṃ munistadā.
jagāma tamasātīraṃ jāhnavyāstvavidūrataḥ.
1998—2008 translation by Sri Desiraju Hanumanta Rao

Then, on Narada's going to the world of gods in a trice, that sage Valmiki went to the banks of Tamasa river not far from Jahnavi river.

c. 300 CE, Harivaṃśa 12828

c. 400 CE, Kālidāsa, Raghuvaṃśa 9.16

Tamasa, Tamsa, Tons (a river and tributary of the Ganga in Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, India)