वंश

See also: विश्

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वंश (vaṃśa). Doublet of बंस (bans), बाँस (bā̃s).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋənʃ/

Noun

वंश • (vanś) m

  1. lineage, family
    उच्च वंश का ― ucc vanś kā ― noble, of high lineage
  2. dynasty, clan, house
  3. (taxonomy) genus
  4. (genetics) group
  5. bamboo cane

Declension

Declension of वंश
Singular Plural
Direct वंश (vanś) वंश (vanś)
Oblique वंश (vanś) वंशों (vanśõ)
Vocative वंश (vanś) वंशो (vanśo)

Derived terms

Sanskrit

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *wanĉás (“ceiling beam”). Cognate with Wakhi was (“ceiling beam”), Shughni вис (vis, “main roof-beam”).

Noun

वंश • (vaṃśá) m

  1. bamboo cane, cane
  2. the upper timber or beam of a house, roofing beam, roofing lath or rafter
  3. reed pipe, flute (Kāv., Rājat.)
  4. joist, joint (VarBṛS.)
  5. spine (VarBṛS., BhP.)
  6. hollow bone (BhP.)
  7. the curve of a curved sword such as a scimitar or sabre (VarBṛS.)
  8. a measure of length (10 हस्त (hasta)) (Līl.)
  9. (music) musical note (Śiś.)
  10. pride, hubris (Vās.)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of वंश (vaṃśá)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative वंशः
vaṃśáḥ		 वंशौ
vaṃśaú		 वंशाः / वंशासः¹
vaṃśā́ḥ / vaṃśā́saḥ¹
Vocative वंश
váṃśa		 वंशौ
váṃśau		 वंशाः / वंशासः¹
váṃśāḥ / váṃśāsaḥ¹
Accusative वंशम्
vaṃśám		 वंशौ
vaṃśaú		 वंशान्
vaṃśā́n
Instrumental वंशेन
vaṃśéna		 वंशाभ्याम्
vaṃśā́bhyām		 वंशैः / वंशेभिः¹
vaṃśaíḥ / vaṃśébhiḥ¹
Dative वंशाय
vaṃśā́ya		 वंशाभ्याम्
vaṃśā́bhyām		 वंशेभ्यः
vaṃśébhyaḥ
Ablative वंशात्
vaṃśā́t		 वंशाभ्याम्
vaṃśā́bhyām		 वंशेभ्यः
vaṃśébhyaḥ
Genitive वंशस्य
vaṃśásya		 वंशयोः
vaṃśáyoḥ		 वंशानाम्
vaṃśā́nām
Locative वंशे
vaṃśé		 वंशयोः
vaṃśáyoḥ		 वंशेषु
vaṃśéṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Dardic: *baṃšá
  • Magadhi Prakrit: [Term?]
  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀯𑀁𑀲 (vaṃsa)
    • Konkani: वासो (vāsô)
  • Pali: vaṃsa
  • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀯𑀁𑀲 (vaṃsa)

Etymology 2

From the succession of joints observed in a bamboo.

Alternative forms

Noun

वंश • (vaṃśá) m

  1. race, lineage, clan, stock, pedigree, of genealogical descent or otherwise (ŚBr.)
  2. offspring, son (BhP.)
  3. collection, multitude (MBh., Kāv., etc.)

Descendants

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 0910
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