"विधवा" meaning in Sanskrit

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Noun

IPA: /ʋi.dʱɐ́.ʋɑː/ [Vedic], /ˈʋi.d̪ʱɐ.ʋɑː/ [Classical-Sanskrit]
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwidʰáwaH (“widow”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂ (“widow”). Cognate with Latin vidua, Ancient Greek ἠΐθεος (ēḯtheos), Russian вдова (vdova), Old English widuwe (whence English widow). Etymology templates: {{dercat|sa|inc-pro|inh=1}}, {{inh|sa|iir-pro|*HwidʰáwaH||widow}} Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwidʰáwaH (“widow”), {{inh|sa|ine-pro|*h₁widʰéwh₂||widow}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂ (“widow”), {{cog|la|vidua}} Latin vidua, {{cog|grc|ἠΐθεος}} Ancient Greek ἠΐθεος (ēḯtheos), {{cog|ru|вдова}} Russian вдова (vdova), {{cog|ang|widuwe}} Old English widuwe, {{cog|en|widow}} English widow Head templates: {{sa-noun|g=f|tr=vidhávā}} विधवा • (vidhávā) stem, f Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-noun-f|vidhávā}} Forms: vidhávā [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], विधवा [nominative, singular], विधवे [dual, nominative], विधवाः [nominative, plural], विधवे [singular, vocative], विधवे [dual, vocative], विधवाः [plural, vocative], विधवाम् [accusative, singular], विधवे [accusative, dual], विधवाः [accusative, plural], विधवया [instrumental, singular], विधवा1 [instrumental, singular], विधवाभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], विधवाभिः [instrumental, plural], विधवायै [dative, singular], विधवाभ्याम् [dative, dual], विधवाभ्यः [dative, plural], विधवायाः [ablative, singular], विधवायै2 [ablative, singular], विधवाभ्याम् [ablative, dual], विधवाभ्यः [ablative, plural], विधवायाः [genitive, singular], विधवायै2 [genitive, singular], विधवयोः [dual, genitive], विधवानाम् [genitive, plural], विधवायाम् [locative, singular], विधवयोः [dual, locative], विधवासु [locative, plural]
  1. widow; husbandless woman Synonyms (Bhaiksuki script): 𑰪𑰰𑰠𑰪𑰯 Synonyms (Grantha script): 𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌵𑌾 Synonyms (Kaithi script): 𑂫𑂱𑂡𑂫𑂰 Synonyms (Nandinagari script): 𑧊𑧒𑧀𑧊𑧑 Synonyms (Zanabazar Square script): 𑨭𑨁𑨜𑨭𑨊
    Sense id: en-विधवा-sa-noun-aJu8C15h Categories (other): Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 73 27 Disambiguation of 'Bhaiksuki script': 91 9 Disambiguation of 'Grantha script': 86 14 Disambiguation of 'Kaithi script': 86 14 Disambiguation of 'Nandinagari script': 91 9 Disambiguation of 'Zanabazar Square script': 86 14
  2. a country bereft of a king
    Sense id: en-विधवा-sa-noun-B2KI3UI5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ৱিধৱা [Assamese, character], ᬯᬶᬥᬯᬵ [Balinese, character], বিধবা [Bengali], 𑀯𑀺𑀥𑀯𑀸 [Brahmi, character], ဝိဓဝါ [Burmese, character], વિધવા [Gujarati, character], ਵਿਧਵਾ [Gurmukhi, character], ꦮꦶꦣꦮꦴ [Javanese, character], ವಿಧವಾ [Kannada, character], វិធវា [Khmer, character], ວິຘວາ [Lao, character], വിധവാ [Malayalam, character], 𑘪𑘱𑘠𑘪𑘰 [Modi, character], ᠸᠢᢑᠾᠠᠸᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ [Mongolian], 𑐰𑐶𑐢𑐰𑐵 [Newa, character], ଵିଧଵା [Odia, character], ꢮꢶꢤꢮꢵ [Saurashtra, character], 𑆮𑆴𑆣𑆮𑆳 [Sharada, character], විධවා [Sinhalese, character], 𑚦𑚮𑚜𑚦𑚭 [Takri, character], வித⁴வா [Tamil, character], విధవా [Telugu, character], วิธวา [Thai, character], ཝི་དྷ་ཝཱ [Tibetan, character], 𑒫𑒱𑒡𑒫𑒰 [Tirhuta, character] Synonyms (Manchu script): ᠸᡳᢡᠠᠸᠠᢇ Synonyms (Siddham script): 𑖪𑖰𑖠𑖪𑖯 Synonyms (Soyombo script): 𑩾𑩑𑩮𑩾𑩛 Disambiguation of 'Manchu script': 66 34 Disambiguation of 'Siddham script': 0 0 Disambiguation of 'Soyombo script': 100 0
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pi",
            "2": "vidhavā"
          },
          "expansion": "Pali: vidhavā",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Pali: vidhavā"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pra-mah",
            "2": "𑀯𑀺𑀳𑀯𑀸"
          },
          "expansion": "Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀯𑀺𑀳𑀯𑀸 (vihavā)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀯𑀺𑀳𑀯𑀸 (vihavā)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "विधवा",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hindi: विधवा (vidhvā)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hindi: विधवा (vidhvā)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kn",
            "2": "ವಿಧವೆ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Kannada: ವಿಧವೆ (vidhave)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kannada: ವಿಧವೆ (vidhave)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "km",
            "2": "វិធវា",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Khmer: វិធវា (vithĕəʼviə)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Khmer: វិធវា (vithĕəʼviə)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ml",
            "2": "വിധവ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Malayalam: വിധവ (vidhava)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Malayalam: വിധവ (vidhava)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mr",
            "2": "विधवा",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Marathi: विधवा (vidhvā)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Marathi: विधवा (vidhvā)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ta",
            "2": "விதவை",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tamil: விதவை (vitavai)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tamil: விதவை (vitavai)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "te",
            "2": "విధవ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Telugu: విధవ (vidhava)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Telugu: విధవ (vidhava)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "inc-pro",
        "inh": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "iir-pro",
        "3": "*HwidʰáwaH",
        "4": "",
        "5": "widow"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwidʰáwaH (“widow”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₁widʰéwh₂",
        "4": "",
        "5": "widow"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂ (“widow”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "vidua"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin vidua",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ἠΐθεος"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek ἠΐθεος (ēḯtheos)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ru",
        "2": "вдова"
      },
      "expansion": "Russian вдова (vdova)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "widuwe"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English widuwe",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "widow"
      },
      "expansion": "English widow",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwidʰáwaH (“widow”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂ (“widow”). Cognate with Latin vidua, Ancient Greek ἠΐθεος (ēḯtheos), Russian вдова (vdova), Old English widuwe (whence English widow).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "vidhávā",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-noun-f",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ā-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विधवा",
      "roman": "vidhávā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विधवे",
      "roman": "vidháve",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विधवाः",
      "roman": "vidhávāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विधवे",
      "roman": "vídhave",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विधवे",
      "roman": "vídhave",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विधवाः",
      "roman": "vídhavāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विधवाम्",
      "roman": "vidhávām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विधवे",
      "roman": "vidháve",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विधवाः",
      "roman": "vidhávāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विधवया",
      "roman": "vidhávayā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विधवा1",
      "roman": "vidhávā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विधवाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "vidhávābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विधवाभिः",
      "roman": "vidhávābhiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विधवायै",
      "roman": "vidhávāyai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विधवाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "vidhávābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विधवाभ्यः",
      "roman": "vidhávābhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विधवायाः",
      "roman": "vidhávāyāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विधवायै2",
      "roman": "vidhávāyai2",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विधवाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "vidhávābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विधवाभ्यः",
      "roman": "vidhávābhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विधवायाः",
      "roman": "vidhávāyāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विधवायै2",
      "roman": "vidhávāyai2",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विधवयोः",
      "roman": "vidhávayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विधवानाम्",
      "roman": "vidhávānām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विधवायाम्",
      "roman": "vidhávāyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विधवयोः",
      "roman": "vidhávayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विधवासु",
      "roman": "vidhávāsu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "f",
        "tr": "vidhávā"
      },
      "expansion": "विधवा • (vidhávā) stem, f",
      "name": "sa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vidhávā"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-f"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "73 27",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "73 27",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.40.8",
          "roman": "Krsa and Śayu ye protect, ye Aśvins Twain: ye Two assist the widow and the worshipper.",
          "text": "युवं ह कृशं युवमश्विना शयुं युवं विधन्तं विधवाम्उरुष्यथः।\nyuvám ha kṛśám yuvámaśvinā śayúm yuvám vidhántam vidhávāmuruṣyathaḥ"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "widow; husbandless woman"
      ],
      "id": "en-विधवा-sa-noun-aJu8C15h",
      "links": [
        [
          "widow",
          "widow"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "sense": "Bhaiksuki script",
          "word": "𑰪𑰰𑰠𑰪𑰯"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 14",
          "sense": "Grantha script",
          "word": "𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌵𑌾"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 14",
          "sense": "Kaithi script",
          "word": "𑂫𑂱𑂡𑂫𑂰"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 9",
          "sense": "Nandinagari script",
          "word": "𑧊𑧒𑧀𑧊𑧑"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "86 14",
          "sense": "Zanabazar Square script",
          "word": "𑨭𑨁𑨜𑨭𑨊"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a country bereft of a king"
      ],
      "id": "en-विधवा-sa-noun-B2KI3UI5",
      "links": [
        [
          "country",
          "country"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʋi.dʱɐ́.ʋɑː/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʋi.d̪ʱɐ.ʋɑː/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Assamese",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "ৱিধৱা"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Balinese",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "ᬯᬶᬥᬯᬵ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Bengali"
      ],
      "word": "বিধবা"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Brahmi",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "𑀯𑀺𑀥𑀯𑀸"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Burmese",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "ဝိဓဝါ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Gujarati",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "વિધવા"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Gurmukhi",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "ਵਿਧਵਾ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Javanese",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "ꦮꦶꦣꦮꦴ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Kannada",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "ವಿಧವಾ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Khmer",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "វិធវា"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Lao",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "ວິຘວາ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Malayalam",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "വിധവാ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Modi",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "𑘪𑘱𑘠𑘪𑘰"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Mongolian"
      ],
      "word": "ᠸᠢᢑᠾᠠᠸᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Newa",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "𑐰𑐶𑐢𑐰𑐵"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Odia",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "ଵିଧଵା"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Saurashtra",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "ꢮꢶꢤꢮꢵ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Sharada",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "𑆮𑆴𑆣𑆮𑆳"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Sinhalese",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "විධවා"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Takri",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "𑚦𑚮𑚜𑚦𑚭"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Tamil",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "வித⁴வா"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Telugu",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "విధవా"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Thai",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "วิธวา"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Tibetan",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "ཝི་དྷ་ཝཱ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "Tirhuta",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "𑒫𑒱𑒡𑒫𑒰"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "66 34",
      "sense": "Manchu script",
      "word": "ᠸᡳᢡᠠᠸᠠᢇ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "sense": "Siddham script",
      "word": "𑖪𑖰𑖠𑖪𑖯"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "100 0",
      "sense": "Soyombo script",
      "word": "𑩾𑩑𑩮𑩾𑩛"
    }
  ],
  "word": "विधवा"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
    "Sanskrit feminine nouns",
    "Sanskrit lemmas",
    "Sanskrit nouns",
    "Sanskrit nouns in Devanagari script",
    "Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-Aryan",
    "Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian",
    "Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan",
    "Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian",
    "Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
    "Sanskrit ā-stem nouns"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pi",
            "2": "vidhavā"
          },
          "expansion": "Pali: vidhavā",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Pali: vidhavā"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pra-mah",
            "2": "𑀯𑀺𑀳𑀯𑀸"
          },
          "expansion": "Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀯𑀺𑀳𑀯𑀸 (vihavā)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀯𑀺𑀳𑀯𑀸 (vihavā)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "विधवा",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hindi: विधवा (vidhvā)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hindi: विधवा (vidhvā)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kn",
            "2": "ವಿಧವೆ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Kannada: ವಿಧವೆ (vidhave)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kannada: ವಿಧವೆ (vidhave)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "km",
            "2": "វិធវា",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Khmer: វិធវា (vithĕəʼviə)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Khmer: វិធវា (vithĕəʼviə)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ml",
            "2": "വിധവ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Malayalam: വിധവ (vidhava)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Malayalam: വിധവ (vidhava)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mr",
            "2": "विधवा",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Marathi: विधवा (vidhvā)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Marathi: विधवा (vidhvā)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ta",
            "2": "விதவை",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tamil: விதவை (vitavai)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tamil: விதவை (vitavai)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "te",
            "2": "విధవ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Telugu: విధవ (vidhava)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Telugu: విధవ (vidhava)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "inc-pro",
        "inh": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "dercat"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "iir-pro",
        "3": "*HwidʰáwaH",
        "4": "",
        "5": "widow"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwidʰáwaH (“widow”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₁widʰéwh₂",
        "4": "",
        "5": "widow"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂ (“widow”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "vidua"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin vidua",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ἠΐθεος"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek ἠΐθεος (ēḯtheos)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ru",
        "2": "вдова"
      },
      "expansion": "Russian вдова (vdova)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "widuwe"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English widuwe",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "widow"
      },
      "expansion": "English widow",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Indo-Iranian *HwidʰáwaH (“widow”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁widʰéwh₂ (“widow”). Cognate with Latin vidua, Ancient Greek ἠΐθεος (ēḯtheos), Russian вдова (vdova), Old English widuwe (whence English widow).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "vidhávā",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-noun-f",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ā-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विधवा",
      "roman": "vidhávā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विधवे",
      "roman": "vidháve",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विधवाः",
      "roman": "vidhávāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विधवे",
      "roman": "vídhave",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विधवे",
      "roman": "vídhave",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विधवाः",
      "roman": "vídhavāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विधवाम्",
      "roman": "vidhávām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विधवे",
      "roman": "vidháve",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विधवाः",
      "roman": "vidhávāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विधवया",
      "roman": "vidhávayā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विधवा1",
      "roman": "vidhávā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विधवाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "vidhávābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विधवाभिः",
      "roman": "vidhávābhiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विधवायै",
      "roman": "vidhávāyai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विधवाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "vidhávābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विधवाभ्यः",
      "roman": "vidhávābhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विधवायाः",
      "roman": "vidhávāyāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विधवायै2",
      "roman": "vidhávāyai2",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विधवाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "vidhávābhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विधवाभ्यः",
      "roman": "vidhávābhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विधवायाः",
      "roman": "vidhávāyāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विधवायै2",
      "roman": "vidhávāyai2",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विधवयोः",
      "roman": "vidhávayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विधवानाम्",
      "roman": "vidhávānām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विधवायाम्",
      "roman": "vidhávāyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विधवयोः",
      "roman": "vidhávayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "विधवासु",
      "roman": "vidhávāsu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "f",
        "tr": "vidhávā"
      },
      "expansion": "विधवा • (vidhávā) stem, f",
      "name": "sa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vidhávā"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-f"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Sanskrit terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.40.8",
          "roman": "Krsa and Śayu ye protect, ye Aśvins Twain: ye Two assist the widow and the worshipper.",
          "text": "युवं ह कृशं युवमश्विना शयुं युवं विधन्तं विधवाम्उरुष्यथः।\nyuvám ha kṛśám yuvámaśvinā śayúm yuvám vidhántam vidhávāmuruṣyathaḥ"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "widow; husbandless woman"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "widow",
          "widow"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a country bereft of a king"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "country",
          "country"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʋi.dʱɐ́.ʋɑː/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʋi.d̪ʱɐ.ʋɑː/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Assamese",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "ৱিধৱা"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Balinese",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "ᬯᬶᬥᬯᬵ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Bengali"
      ],
      "word": "বিধবা"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Bhaiksuki script",
      "word": "𑰪𑰰𑰠𑰪𑰯"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Brahmi",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "𑀯𑀺𑀥𑀯𑀸"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Burmese",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "ဝိဓဝါ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gujarati",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "વિધવા"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gurmukhi",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "ਵਿਧਵਾ"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Grantha script",
      "word": "𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌵𑌾"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Javanese",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "ꦮꦶꦣꦮꦴ"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Kaithi script",
      "word": "𑂫𑂱𑂡𑂫𑂰"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Kannada",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "ವಿಧವಾ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Khmer",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "វិធវា"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Lao",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "ວິຘວາ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Malayalam",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "വിധവാ"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Manchu script",
      "word": "ᠸᡳᢡᠠᠸᠠᢇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Modi",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "𑘪𑘱𑘠𑘪𑘰"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mongolian"
      ],
      "word": "ᠸᠢᢑᠾᠠᠸᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Nandinagari script",
      "word": "𑧊𑧒𑧀𑧊𑧑"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Newa",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "𑐰𑐶𑐢𑐰𑐵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Odia",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "ଵିଧଵା"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Saurashtra",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "ꢮꢶꢤꢮꢵ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Sharada",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "𑆮𑆴𑆣𑆮𑆳"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Siddham script",
      "word": "𑖪𑖰𑖠𑖪𑖯"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Sinhalese",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "විධවා"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Soyombo script",
      "word": "𑩾𑩑𑩮𑩾𑩛"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Takri",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "𑚦𑚮𑚜𑚦𑚭"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Tamil",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "வித⁴வா"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Telugu",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "విధవా"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Thai",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "วิธวา"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Tibetan",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "ཝི་དྷ་ཝཱ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Tirhuta",
        "character"
      ],
      "word": "𑒫𑒱𑒡𑒫𑒰"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Zanabazar Square script",
      "word": "𑨭𑨁𑨜𑨭𑨊"
    }
  ],
  "word": "विधवा"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Sanskrit dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-01-13 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-01-01 using wiktextract (4ba5975 and 4ed51a5). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.