वृश्चिक

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वृश्चिक (vṛścika). Doublet of बिच्छू (bicchū), a tadbhava.

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ʋɾɪʃ.t͡ʃɪk/

Noun

वृश्चिक • (vŕścik) m

  1. scorpion
  2. (astronomy) the constellation Scorpius
  3. (astrology) a Scorpio

Declension
Declension of वृश्चिक (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct वृश्चिक
vŕścik		 वृश्चिक
vŕścik
oblique वृश्चिक
vŕścik		 वृश्चिकों
vŕścikõ
vocative वृश्चिक
vŕścik		 वृश्चिको
vŕściko

Marathi

Etymology

From Sanskrit वृश्चिक (vṛścika).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʋɾuɕ.t͡ɕik/, [ʋɾuɕ.t͡ɕiːk]

Noun

वृश्चिक • (vŕścik) m

  1. (astronomy) the constellation Scorpius
  2. (astrology) a Scorpio

See also
Zodiac signs in Marathi · राशी (rāśī) (layout · text)
मेष (meṣ) वृषभ (vŕṣabh) मिथुन (mithun) कर्क (karka)
सिंह (siuha) कन्या (kanyā) तूळ (tūḷ) वृश्चिक (vŕścik)
धनु (dhanu) मकर (makar) कुंभ (kumbha) मीन (mīn)

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वृश्चिक (vṛścika).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [bɾist͡sik]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: ब्रिस्चिक्

Noun

वृश्चिक • (vr̥ścik)

  1. scorpion
  2. (astronomy) the constellation Scorpius
  3. (astrology) a Scorpio

See also
Zodiac signs in Nepali · राशि (rāśi) (layout · text)
मेष (meṣ) वृष (vr̥ṣ) मिथुन (mithuna) कर्कट (karkaṭ)
सिंह (siṅha) कन्या (kanyā) तुला (tulā) वृश्चिक (vr̥ścik)
धनु (dhanu) मकर (makar) कुम्भ (kumbha) मीन (mīna)

Sanskrit
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Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
  • ৱৃশ্চিক (Assamese script)
  • ᬯᬺᬰ᭄ᬘᬶᬓ (Balinese script)
  • বৃশ্চিক (Bengali script)
  • 𑰪𑰴𑰫𑰿𑰓𑰰𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀯𑀾𑀰𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀓 (Brahmi script)
  • ဝၖၐ္စိက (Burmese script)
  • વૃશ્ચિક (Gujarati script)
  • ਵ੍ਰਸ਼੍ਚਿਕ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌵𑍃𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌕 (Grantha script)
  • ꦮꦽꦯ꧀ꦕꦶꦏ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂫𑃂𑂬𑂹𑂒𑂱𑂍 (Kaithi script)
  • ವೃಶ್ಚಿಕ (Kannada script)
  • វ្ឫឝ្ចិក (Khmer script)
  • ວ຺ຣິຨ຺ຈິກ (Lao script)
  • വൃശ്ചിക (Malayalam script)
  • ᠸᡵᡳᡧᢜᡳᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘪𑘵𑘫𑘿𑘓𑘱𑘎 (Modi script)
  • ᠸᠷᠢᠱᢋᠢᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑧊𑧖𑧋𑧠𑦳𑧒𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐰𑐺𑐱𑑂𑐔𑐶𑐎 (Newa script)
  • ଵୃଶ୍ଚିକ (Odia script)
  • ꢮꢺꢯ꣄ꢗꢶꢒ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆮𑆸𑆯𑇀𑆖𑆴𑆑 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖪𑖴𑖫𑖿𑖓𑖰𑖎 (Siddham script)
  • වෘශ‍්චික (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩾𑩙𑩿 𑪙𑩡𑩑𑩜 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚦𑚧𑚶𑚏𑚮𑚊 (Takri script)
  • வ்ரிஶ்சிக (Tamil script)
  • వృశ్చిక (Telugu script)
  • วฺฤศฺจิก (Thai script)
  • ཝྲྀ་ཤྩི་ཀ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒫𑒵𑒬𑓂𑒔𑒱𑒏 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨭𑨼𑨉𑨮𑩇𑨣𑨁𑨋 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Probably from the root व्रश्च् (vraśc, “to cut”). The astrological sense is a semantic loan from Ancient Greek σκορπῐ́ος (skorpíos).

Pronunciation

Noun

वृश्चिक • (vṛ́ścika) stem, m

  1. scorpion
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 1.191.16:
      कुषुम्भकस्तदब्रवीद्गिरेः प्रवर्तमानकः।
      वृश्चिकस्यारसं विषमरसं वृश्चिक ते विषम्॥
      kuṣumbhakastadabravīdgireḥ pravartamānakaḥ.
      vṛścikasyārasaṃ viṣamarasaṃ vṛścika te viṣam.
      Forth issuing from the mountain's side the poison-insect spake and said:
      "The scorpion's poison is weak. Scorpion, thy venom is but weak."
  2. (astrology, astronomy) the zodiacal sign Scorpio
  3. centipede
  4. (botany) name of various plants

Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of वृश्चिक (vṛ́ścika)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative वृश्चिकः
vṛ́ścikaḥ		 वृश्चिकौ / वृश्चिका¹
vṛ́ścikau / vṛ́ścikā¹		 वृश्चिकाः / वृश्चिकासः¹
vṛ́ścikāḥ / vṛ́ścikāsaḥ¹
Vocative वृश्चिक
vṛ́ścika		 वृश्चिकौ / वृश्चिका¹
vṛ́ścikau / vṛ́ścikā¹		 वृश्चिकाः / वृश्चिकासः¹
vṛ́ścikāḥ / vṛ́ścikāsaḥ¹
Accusative वृश्चिकम्
vṛ́ścikam		 वृश्चिकौ / वृश्चिका¹
vṛ́ścikau / vṛ́ścikā¹		 वृश्चिकान्
vṛ́ścikān
Instrumental वृश्चिकेन
vṛ́ścikena		 वृश्चिकाभ्याम्
vṛ́ścikābhyām		 वृश्चिकैः / वृश्चिकेभिः¹
vṛ́ścikaiḥ / vṛ́ścikebhiḥ¹
Dative वृश्चिकाय
vṛ́ścikāya		 वृश्चिकाभ्याम्
vṛ́ścikābhyām		 वृश्चिकेभ्यः
vṛ́ścikebhyaḥ
Ablative वृश्चिकात्
vṛ́ścikāt		 वृश्चिकाभ्याम्
vṛ́ścikābhyām		 वृश्चिकेभ्यः
vṛ́ścikebhyaḥ
Genitive वृश्चिकस्य
vṛ́ścikasya		 वृश्चिकयोः
vṛ́ścikayoḥ		 वृश्चिकानाम्
vṛ́ścikānām
Locative वृश्चिके
vṛ́ścike		 वृश्चिकयोः
vṛ́ścikayoḥ		 वृश्चिकेषु
vṛ́ścikeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

See also
Zodiac signs in Sanskrit (layout · text)
मेष (meṣa) ऋषभ (ṛṣabha) मिथुन (mithuna) कर्कटक (karkaṭaka)
सिंह (siṃha) कन्या (kanyā) तुला (tulā) वृश्चिक (vṛścika)
धनु (dhanu) मकर (makara) कुम्भ (kumbha) मीन (mīna)

References
  • Monier Williams (1899) “वृश्चिक”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1011.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vŕ̊ścika”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 575
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