वाहन

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वाहन (vāhana).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʋɑː.ɦən/

Noun

वाहन • (vāhan) m

  1. a vehicle (means of transport)
    Synonym: गाड़ी (gāṛī) (land vehicle)
  2. an animal used as transport

Declension
Declension of वाहन
Singular Plural
Direct वाहन (vāhan) वाहन (vāhan)
Oblique वाहन (vāhan) वाहनों (vāhnõ)
Vocative वाहन (vāhan) वाहनो (vāhno)

Sanskrit

Etymology

Derived from वह् (vah). See वहन (vahana).

Pronunciation

Noun

वाहन • (vā́hana) n

  1. vehicle, carriage; horse or other draught animal
    • AitBr
  2. conveyance, carrying
    1. driving
    2. riding; guiding (a horse)

Declension
Neuter a-stem declension of वाहन
Nom. sg. वाहनम् (vāhanam)
Gen. sg. वाहनस्य (vāhanasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative वाहनम् (vāhanam) वाहने (vāhane) वाहनानि (vāhanāni)
Vocative वाहन (vāhana) वाहने (vāhane) वाहनानि (vāhanāni)
Accusative वाहनम् (vāhanam) वाहने (vāhane) वाहनानि (vāhanāni)
Instrumental वाहनेन (vāhanena) वाहनाभ्याम् (vāhanābhyām) वाहनैः (vāhanaiḥ)
Dative वाहनाय (vāhanāya) वाहनाभ्याम् (vāhanābhyām) वाहनेभ्यः (vāhanebhyaḥ)
Ablative वाहनात् (vāhanāt) वाहनाभ्याम् (vāhanābhyām) वाहनेभ्यः (vāhanebhyaḥ)
Genitive वाहनस्य (vāhanasya) वाहनयोः (vāhanayoḥ) वाहनानाम् (vāhanānām)
Locative वाहने (vāhane) वाहनयोः (vāhanayoḥ) वाहनेषु (vāhaneṣu)

Adjective

वाहन • (vāhana)

  1. carrying, drawing, conveying

Usage notes
  • c. 600 BCE – 400 BCE, Pāṇini, Aṣṭhādhyāyī 8.4.8:
    वाहनं आहितात् ।
    vāhanaṃ āhitāt .
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