ध्वनि

See also: ध्वनी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit ध्वनि (dhvani).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d̪ʱʋə.niː/

Noun

ध्वनि • (dhvani) f (Urdu spelling دهوني‎)

  1. sound, tone
    एक ऊँची ध्वनि सुनाई दी। ― ek ū̃cī dhvani sunāī dī. ― A loud sound was heard.

Declension

Declension of ध्वनि
Singular Plural
Direct ध्वनि (dhvani) ध्वनियाँ (dhvaniyā̃)
Oblique ध्वनि (dhvani) ध्वनियों (dhvaniyõ)
Vocative ध्वनि (dhvani) ध्वनियो (dhvaniyo)

Derived terms

See also

References

  • Bahri, Hardev (1989), “ध्वनि”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰwen- (“to make a noise”). Compare Old English dyne (English din). Related to ध्वनति (dhvanati, “to sound, roar”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ध्वनि • (dhvaní) m

  1. sound, echo, noise, voice, tone, tune, thunder.
  2. the sound of a drum.
  3. empty sound without reality.
  4. word.
  5. allusion, hint, implied meaning, poetical style.

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of ध्वनि
Nom. sg. ध्वनिः (dhvaniḥ)
Gen. sg. ध्वनेः (dhvaneḥ)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ध्वनिः (dhvaniḥ) ध्वनी (dhvanī) ध्वनयः (dhvanayaḥ)
Vocative ध्वने (dhvane) ध्वनी (dhvanī) ध्वनयः (dhvanayaḥ)
Accusative ध्वनिम् (dhvanim) ध्वनी (dhvanī) ध्वनीन् (dhvanīn)
Instrumental ध्वनिना (dhvaninā) ध्वनिभ्याम् (dhvanibhyām) ध्वनिभिः (dhvanibhiḥ)
Dative ध्वनये (dhvanaye) ध्वनिभ्याम् (dhvanibhyām) ध्वनिभ्यः (dhvanibhyaḥ)
Ablative ध्वनेः (dhvaneḥ) ध्वनिभ्याम् (dhvanibhyām) ध्वनिभ्यः (dhvanibhyaḥ)
Genitive ध्वनेः (dhvaneḥ) ध्वन्योः (dhvanyoḥ) ध्वनीनाम् (dhvanīnām)
Locative ध्वनौ (dhvanau) ध्वन्योः (dhvanyoḥ) ध्वनिषु (dhvaniṣu)

Descendants

  • Gujarati: ધ્વનિ (dhvani)
  • → Telugu: ధ్వని (dhvani)
  • → Kannada: ಧ್ವನಿ (dhvani)

References

  • Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 0522
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