Bahuvacana, Bahu-vacana: 13 definitions

Introduction:

Bahuvacana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

Alternative spellings of this word include Bahuvachana.

In Hinduism

Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)

[«previous next»] — Bahuvacana in Vyakarana glossary
Source: Wikisource: A dictionary of Sanskrit grammar

Bahuvacana (बहुवचन).—The plural number; the affixes of the plural number applied to noun-bases as also to roots; cf. बहुषु बहुवचनम् (bahuṣu bahuvacanam) P. I. 4.21.

Vyakarana book cover
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Vyakarana (व्याकरण, vyākaraṇa) refers to Sanskrit grammar and represents one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas. Vyakarana concerns itself with the rules of Sanskrit grammar and linguistic analysis in order to establish the correct context of words and sentences.

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General definition (in Hinduism)

[«previous next»] — Bahuvacana in Hinduism glossary
Source: archive.org: Vedic index of Names and Subjects

Bahuvacana (बहुवचन) denotes in grammatical terminology the “plural” in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa1 and the Nirukta.“ So dvivat, bahuvat, in the Nirukta means “in the dual and the plural”.

Languages of India and abroad

Pali-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Bahuvacana in Pali glossary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionary

bahuvacana : (nt.) the plural number.

Pali book cover
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Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.

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Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Bahuvacana in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

bahuvacana (बहुवचन).—n (S) The plural number.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

bahuvacana (बहुवचन).—n The plural number.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Bahuvacana in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Bahuvacana (बहुवचन).—the plural number (in gram.); द्व्यैकयोर्द्विवचनैकवचने, बहुषु बहुवचनम् (dvyaikayordvivacanaikavacane, bahuṣu bahuvacanam).

Derivable forms: bahuvacanam (बहुवचनम्).

Bahuvacana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms bahu and vacana (वचन). See also (synonyms): bahīvacana.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bahuvacana (बहुवचन).—n.

(-naṃ) The plural number. (in grammar.) E. bahu, and vacana saying.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bahuvacana (बहुवचन).—[neuter] the plural number and its endings ([grammar]).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bahuvacana (बहुवचन):—[=bahu-vacana] [from bahu > bah] n. the [plural] number, the case-endings and personal terminations in the [plural] number, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bahuvacana (बहुवचन):—[bahu-vacana] (naṃ) 1. n. The plural.

[Sanskrit to German]

Bahuvacana in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Bahuvacana in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Bahuvacana (ಬಹುವಚನ):—[noun] (gram.) the number that refers to more than one person or thing; plural number.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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