वीच्या

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From वि (vi, apart) + अञ्च् (añc, to bend, curve). Related to वीचि (vīci, aberration; wave, ripple).

Pronunciation

Adverb

वीच्या • (vīcyā)

  1. (Vedic) among
  2. (Vedic) with averted (speech)

Usage notes

Not attested in most dictionaries.

References

  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 568
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1976) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 234-5
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vīcya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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