Ekavacana, Eka-vacana, Ēkavacana: 12 definitions
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Ekavacana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. 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 Ekavachana.
In Hinduism
Vyakarana (Sanskrit grammar)
Ekavacana (एकवचन).—Singular number; affix of the singular numberin Pāṇini's grammar applied to noun-bases (प्राति-पदिक (prāti-padika)) and roots when the sense of the singular number is to be conveyed; the singular sense can be of the form of an individual or collection or genus. The word एकवचन (ekavacana) in the technical sense of singular number is found used in the Prātiśākhyas and Nirukta also.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
ēkavacana (एकवचन).—n (S) In grammar. The singular number.
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ēkavacana (एकवचन) [or नी, nī].—a (ēkavacana) Of one word or promise, i.e. of faithful performance of promise.
ēkavacana (एकवचन).—n The singular number.
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ēkavacana (एकवचन) [-nī, -नी].—a Of one word or promise, i. e of faithful performance of pro- mise.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Ekavacana (एकवचन).—the singular number.
Derivable forms: ekavacanam (एकवचनम्).
Ekavacana is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms eka and vacana (वचन).
Ekavacana (एकवचन).—[neuter] the singular number.
Ekavacana (एकवचन):—[=eka-vacana] [from eka] n. the singular number, [Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa; Pāṇini etc.]
Ekavacana (एकवचन):—(eka + va) n. Einzahl, Singular: nedekavacanena bahuvacanaṃ vyavāyāma [The Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 13, 5, 1, 18.] [Yāska’s Nirukta 4, 15. 6, 46.] [Pāṇini’s acht Bücher 1, 4, 102. 22. 2, 61. 2, 4, 1. 7, 2, 97.]
Ekavacana (एकवचन):—n. Einzahl , Singular.
Ekavacana (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 一言聲 [yī yán shēng]: “singular number”.
Note: ekavacana can be alternatively written as: eka-vacana.
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.
Hindi dictionary
Ekavacana (एकवचन) [Also spelled ekvachan]:—(a) singular (number).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Ēkavacana (ಏಕವಚನ):—[noun] (gram.) the form a word takes to indicate or the status of a word indicating, that a given utterance denotes or involves reference to one entity only; the singular number.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Ekavacana (एकवचन):—n. 1. word spoken only once; 2. Gram. singular;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Eka, Vacana.
Starts with (+0): Ekavacanam, Ekavacananta.
Full-text (+0): Pathamapurisekavacana, Upayogekavacana, Majjhimapurisekavacana, Ekvachan, Ekavacanam, Anekavacana, Vacana, Yi yan sheng, Sasamkhya, Sampadeti, Sambuddhi, Eka.
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