See वेश्या in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
{
"descendants": [
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pi",
"2": "vesī"
},
"expansion": "Pali: vesī",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Pali: vesī"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ta",
"2": "வேசி",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Tamil: வேசி (vēci)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Tamil: வேசி (vēci)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pi",
"2": "vesiyā"
},
"expansion": "Pali: vesiyā",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Pali: vesiyā"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pra",
"2": "𑀯𑁂𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸",
"3": "𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀸"
},
"expansion": "Prakrit: 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸 (vĕssā), 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀸 (vesā)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Prakrit: 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸 (vĕssā), 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀸 (vesā)"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "inc-ogu",
"2": "वेस",
"g": "f"
},
"expansion": "Old Gujarati: वेस f (vesa)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Old Gujarati: वेस f (vesa)"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "hi",
"2": "बेसवा"
},
"expansion": "Hindi: बेसवा (besvā)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Hindi: बेसवा (besvā)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pra",
"2": "𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸"
},
"expansion": "Prakrit: 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸 (vesiyā)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Prakrit: 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸 (vesiyā)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "hi",
"2": "वेश्या",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Hindi: वेश्या (veśyā)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Hindi: वेश्या (veśyā)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "kn",
"2": "ವೇಶ್ಯೆ",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Kannada: ವೇಶ್ಯೆ (vēśye)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Kannada: ವೇಶ್ಯೆ (vēśye)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "km",
"2": "ពេស្យា",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Khmer: ពេស្យា (peihsyaa)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Khmer: ពេស្យា (peihsyaa)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ml",
"2": "വേശ്യ",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Malayalam: വേശ്യ (vēśya)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Malayalam: വേശ്യ (vēśya)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "mr",
"2": "वेश्या",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Marathi: वेश्या (veśyā)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Marathi: वेश्या (veśyā)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ta",
"2": "வேசியை",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Tamil: வேசியை (vēciyai)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Tamil: வேசியை (vēciyai)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "te",
"2": "వేశ్య",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Telugu: వేశ్య (vēśya)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Telugu: వేశ్య (vēśya)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "th",
"2": "แพศยา",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Thai: แพศยา (pɛ̂ɛt-sà-yǎa)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Thai: แพศยา (pɛ̂ɛt-sà-yǎa)"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "sa",
"2": "ine-pro"
},
"expansion": "",
"name": "dercat"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Feminine of वेश्य (veśya, “fit to be entered”), which see for more. The Sanskrit root is विश् (viś, “to enter”). Literally meaning \"she who is fit to be entered\"; with \"enter\" here referring to the act of sexual penetration.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "veśyā",
"tags": [
"romanization"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sa-decl-noun-f",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "वेश्या",
"roman": "veśyā",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "वेश्ये",
"roman": "veśye",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dual",
"nominative"
]
},
{
"form": "वेश्याः",
"roman": "veśyāḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "वेश्याम्",
"roman": "veśyām",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "वेश्ये",
"roman": "veśye",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"dual"
]
},
{
"form": "वेश्याः",
"roman": "veśyāḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "वेश्यया",
"roman": "veśyayā",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "वेश्या1",
"roman": "veśyā1",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "वेश्याभ्याम्",
"roman": "veśyābhyām",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dual",
"instrumental"
]
},
{
"form": "वेश्याभिः",
"roman": "veśyābhiḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "वेश्यायै",
"roman": "veśyāyai",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "वेश्याभ्याम्",
"roman": "veśyābhyām",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"dual"
]
},
{
"form": "वेश्याभ्यः",
"roman": "veśyābhyaḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "वेश्यायाः",
"roman": "veśyāyāḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "वेश्यायै2",
"roman": "veśyāyai2",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "वेश्याभ्याम्",
"roman": "veśyābhyām",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"dual"
]
},
{
"form": "वेश्याभ्यः",
"roman": "veśyābhyaḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "वेश्यायाः",
"roman": "veśyāyāḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "वेश्यायै2",
"roman": "veśyāyai2",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "वेश्ययोः",
"roman": "veśyayoḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dual",
"genitive"
]
},
{
"form": "वेश्यानाम्",
"roman": "veśyānām",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "वेश्यायाम्",
"roman": "veśyāyām",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"locative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "वेश्ययोः",
"roman": "veśyayoḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dual",
"locative"
]
},
{
"form": "वेश्यासु",
"roman": "veśyāsu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"locative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "वेश्ये",
"roman": "veśye",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"singular",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "वेश्ये",
"roman": "veśye",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dual",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "वेश्याः",
"roman": "veśyāḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"plural",
"vocative"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"g": "f"
},
"expansion": "वेश्या • (veśyā) stem, f",
"name": "sa-noun"
}
],
"inflection_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"name": "sa-decl-noun-f"
}
],
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"lang_code": "sa",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 3 entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "By having intercourse with men, courtesans obtain sexual pleasure, as well as their own maintenance. Now when she engages with a man out of attraction, her action is natural; but when she resorts to him for the purpose of getting money, her action is artificial and feigned and not driven by arousal.",
"ref": "c. 200 CE – 300 CE, Vātsyāyana, Kāma Sūtra 6.1",
"roman": "ratitaḥ pravartanaṃ svābhāvikaṃ kṛtrimaṃ arthārtham.",
"text": "वेश्यानां पुरुषाधिगमे रतिर्वृत्तिश्च सर्गात् ॥\nरतितः प्रवर्तनं स्वाभाविकं कृत्रिमं अर्थार्थम् ॥\nveśyānāṃ puruṣādhigame ratirvṛttiśca sargāt."
}
],
"glosses": [
"a prostitute, courtesan, harlot"
],
"id": "en-वेश्या-sa-noun-iNoUD3YY",
"links": [
[
"prostitute",
"prostitute"
],
[
"courtesan",
"courtesan"
],
[
"harlot",
"harlot"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ʋɐjɕ.jɑː/",
"tags": [
"Vedic"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʋeːɕ.jɑː/",
"tags": [
"Classical-Sanskrit"
]
}
],
"word": "वेश्या"
}
{
"descendants": [
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pi",
"2": "vesī"
},
"expansion": "Pali: vesī",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Pali: vesī"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ta",
"2": "வேசி",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Tamil: வேசி (vēci)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Tamil: வேசி (vēci)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pi",
"2": "vesiyā"
},
"expansion": "Pali: vesiyā",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Pali: vesiyā"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pra",
"2": "𑀯𑁂𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸",
"3": "𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀸"
},
"expansion": "Prakrit: 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸 (vĕssā), 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀸 (vesā)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Prakrit: 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀸 (vĕssā), 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀸 (vesā)"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "inc-ogu",
"2": "वेस",
"g": "f"
},
"expansion": "Old Gujarati: वेस f (vesa)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Old Gujarati: वेस f (vesa)"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "hi",
"2": "बेसवा"
},
"expansion": "Hindi: बेसवा (besvā)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Hindi: बेसवा (besvā)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pra",
"2": "𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸"
},
"expansion": "Prakrit: 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸 (vesiyā)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "Prakrit: 𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸 (vesiyā)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "hi",
"2": "वेश्या",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Hindi: वेश्या (veśyā)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Hindi: वेश्या (veśyā)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "kn",
"2": "ವೇಶ್ಯೆ",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Kannada: ವೇಶ್ಯೆ (vēśye)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Kannada: ವೇಶ್ಯೆ (vēśye)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "km",
"2": "ពេស្យា",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Khmer: ពេស្យា (peihsyaa)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Khmer: ពេស្យា (peihsyaa)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ml",
"2": "വേശ്യ",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Malayalam: വേശ്യ (vēśya)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Malayalam: വേശ്യ (vēśya)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "mr",
"2": "वेश्या",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Marathi: वेश्या (veśyā)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Marathi: वेश्या (veśyā)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ta",
"2": "வேசியை",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Tamil: வேசியை (vēciyai)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Tamil: வேசியை (vēciyai)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "te",
"2": "వేశ్య",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Telugu: వేశ్య (vēśya)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Telugu: వేశ్య (vēśya)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "th",
"2": "แพศยา",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Thai: แพศยา (pɛ̂ɛt-sà-yǎa)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Thai: แพศยา (pɛ̂ɛt-sà-yǎa)"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "sa",
"2": "ine-pro"
},
"expansion": "",
"name": "dercat"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Feminine of वेश्य (veśya, “fit to be entered”), which see for more. The Sanskrit root is विश् (viś, “to enter”). Literally meaning \"she who is fit to be entered\"; with \"enter\" here referring to the act of sexual penetration.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "veśyā",
"tags": [
"romanization"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "sa-decl-noun-f",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "वेश्या",
"roman": "veśyā",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "वेश्ये",
"roman": "veśye",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dual",
"nominative"
]
},
{
"form": "वेश्याः",
"roman": "veśyāḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "वेश्याम्",
"roman": "veśyām",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "वेश्ये",
"roman": "veśye",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"dual"
]
},
{
"form": "वेश्याः",
"roman": "veśyāḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "वेश्यया",
"roman": "veśyayā",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "वेश्या1",
"roman": "veśyā1",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "वेश्याभ्याम्",
"roman": "veśyābhyām",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dual",
"instrumental"
]
},
{
"form": "वेश्याभिः",
"roman": "veśyābhiḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"instrumental",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "वेश्यायै",
"roman": "veśyāyai",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "वेश्याभ्याम्",
"roman": "veśyābhyām",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"dual"
]
},
{
"form": "वेश्याभ्यः",
"roman": "veśyābhyaḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "वेश्यायाः",
"roman": "veśyāyāḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "वेश्यायै2",
"roman": "veśyāyai2",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "वेश्याभ्याम्",
"roman": "veśyābhyām",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"dual"
]
},
{
"form": "वेश्याभ्यः",
"roman": "veśyābhyaḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "वेश्यायाः",
"roman": "veśyāyāḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "वेश्यायै2",
"roman": "veśyāyai2",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "वेश्ययोः",
"roman": "veśyayoḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dual",
"genitive"
]
},
{
"form": "वेश्यानाम्",
"roman": "veśyānām",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "वेश्यायाम्",
"roman": "veśyāyām",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"locative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "वेश्ययोः",
"roman": "veśyayoḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dual",
"locative"
]
},
{
"form": "वेश्यासु",
"roman": "veśyāsu",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"locative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "वेश्ये",
"roman": "veśye",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"singular",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "वेश्ये",
"roman": "veśye",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dual",
"vocative"
]
},
{
"form": "वेश्याः",
"roman": "veśyāḥ",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"plural",
"vocative"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"g": "f"
},
"expansion": "वेश्या • (veśyā) stem, f",
"name": "sa-noun"
}
],
"inflection_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"name": "sa-decl-noun-f"
}
],
"lang": "Sanskrit",
"lang_code": "sa",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Pages with 3 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
"Sanskrit feminine nouns",
"Sanskrit lemmas",
"Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters",
"Sanskrit nouns",
"Sanskrit nouns in Devanagari script",
"Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
"Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Sanskrit terms with quotations",
"Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations",
"Sanskrit ā-stem nouns"
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "By having intercourse with men, courtesans obtain sexual pleasure, as well as their own maintenance. Now when she engages with a man out of attraction, her action is natural; but when she resorts to him for the purpose of getting money, her action is artificial and feigned and not driven by arousal.",
"ref": "c. 200 CE – 300 CE, Vātsyāyana, Kāma Sūtra 6.1",
"roman": "ratitaḥ pravartanaṃ svābhāvikaṃ kṛtrimaṃ arthārtham.",
"text": "वेश्यानां पुरुषाधिगमे रतिर्वृत्तिश्च सर्गात् ॥\nरतितः प्रवर्तनं स्वाभाविकं कृत्रिमं अर्थार्थम् ॥\nveśyānāṃ puruṣādhigame ratirvṛttiśca sargāt."
}
],
"glosses": [
"a prostitute, courtesan, harlot"
],
"links": [
[
"prostitute",
"prostitute"
],
[
"courtesan",
"courtesan"
],
[
"harlot",
"harlot"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ʋɐjɕ.jɑː/",
"tags": [
"Vedic"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʋeːɕ.jɑː/",
"tags": [
"Classical-Sanskrit"
]
}
],
"word": "वेश्या"
}
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