"वेतन" meaning in Sanskrit

See वेतन in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ʋɐj.tɐ.nɐ/ [Vedic], /ʋeː.t̪ɐ.n̪ɐ/ [Classical-Sanskrit]
Etymology: From वी (vī, “to approach, procure”); Monier-Williams and Mayrhofer's conjectures linking the word to वृत् (vṛt, “to turn”) and विद् (vid, “to know, find”) respectively are inaccurate. Head templates: {{sa-noun|g=n}} वेतन • (vetana) stem, n Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-noun-n}} Forms: vetana [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], वेतनम् [nominative, singular], वेतने [dual, nominative], वेतनानि [nominative, plural], वेतना1 [nominative, plural], वेतनम् [accusative, singular], वेतने [accusative, dual], वेतनानि [accusative, plural], वेतना1 [accusative, plural], वेतनेन [instrumental, singular], वेतनाभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], वेतनैः [instrumental, plural], वेतनेभिः1 [instrumental, plural], वेतनाय [dative, singular], वेतनाभ्याम् [dative, dual], वेतनेभ्यः [dative, plural], वेतनात् [ablative, singular], वेतनाभ्याम् [ablative, dual], वेतनेभ्यः [ablative, plural], वेतनस्य [genitive, singular], वेतनयोः [dual, genitive], वेतनानाम् [genitive, plural], वेतने [locative, singular], वेतनयोः [dual, locative], वेतनेषु [locative, plural], वेतन [singular, vocative], वेतने [dual, vocative], वेतनानि [plural, vocative], वेतना1 [plural, vocative]
  1. wages, hire, salary, subsistence, livelihood
    Sense id: en-वेतन-sa-noun-NzfD2qr- Categories (other): Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters, Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 72 14 14 Disambiguation of Sanskrit links with redundant alt parameters: 72 14 14 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations: 70 15 15
  2. price
    Sense id: en-वेतन-sa-noun-aDtTH0Hs
  3. silver
    Sense id: en-वेतन-sa-noun-eM3mTD5H
     
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  "etymology_text": "From वी (vī, “to approach, procure”); Monier-Williams and Mayrhofer's conjectures linking the word to वृत् (vṛt, “to turn”) and विद् (vid, “to know, find”) respectively are inaccurate.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "vetana",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "वेतना1",
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        "plural"
      ]
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    {
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    {
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        "plural"
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    },
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        "instrumental"
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      "form": "वेतनैः",
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      "form": "वेतना1",
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "id": "en-वेतन-sa-noun-eM3mTD5H",
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      "ipa": "/ʋɐj.tɐ.nɐ/",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ʋeː.t̪ɐ.n̪ɐ/",
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}

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