विश्

See also: वंश

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *wíṭṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wíĉš, from Proto-Indo-European *wiḱs (village, household). Cognate with Latin vīcus, Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos, house), Gothic 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐍃 (weihs, village, place), Avestan 𐬬𐬍𐬯 (vīs).

Pronunciation

Noun

विश् (víś) f

  1. settlement, house
  2. community, people, tribe
  3. wealth

Declension

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 0989
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