वेणु

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Pali

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Noun

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वेणु m

  1. Devanagari script form of veṇu (bamboo)

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Etymology

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Compare the cognates listed at Ancient Greek αὐλός (aulós, pipe-shaped instrument). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

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वेणु (veṇú) stemm

  1. a bamboo, reed, cane
  2. a flute, fife, pipe
  3. name of a deity of the bodhi tree
  4. name of a king of the यादव (yādava)s
  5. name of a son of शतजित् (śata-jit)
  6. name of a mountain
  7. name of a river
  8. (in the plural) the descendants of Veṇu

Declension

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Masculine u-stem declension of वेणु
Nom. sg. वेणुः (veṇuḥ)
Gen. sg. वेणोः (veṇoḥ)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative वेणुः (veṇuḥ) वेणू (veṇū) वेणवः (veṇavaḥ)
Vocative वेणो (veṇo) वेणू (veṇū) वेणवः (veṇavaḥ)
Accusative वेणुम् (veṇum) वेणू (veṇū) वेणून् (veṇūn)
Instrumental वेणुना (veṇunā) वेणुभ्याम् (veṇubhyām) वेणुभिः (veṇubhiḥ)
Dative वेणवे (veṇave) वेणुभ्याम् (veṇubhyām) वेणुभ्यः (veṇubhyaḥ)
Ablative वेणोः (veṇoḥ) वेणुभ्याम् (veṇubhyām) वेणुभ्यः (veṇubhyaḥ)
Genitive वेणोः (veṇoḥ) वेण्वोः (veṇvoḥ) वेणूनाम् (veṇūnām)
Locative वेणौ (veṇau) वेण्वोः (veṇvoḥ) वेणुषु (veṇuṣu)

Descendants

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  • Pali: veṇu (bamboo (in compounds))
  • Prakrit: 𑀯𑁂𑀡𑀼 (veṇu)
  • Southern:
    • Dhivehi: އޮނު (onu, bamboo, flute)
    • Sinhalese: උණ (uṇa, bamboo)
  • Eastern:
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