वाष्प

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वाष्प (vāṣpa). Doublet of भाप (bhāp).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʋɑːʂp/, [ʋäːʃp]

Noun

वाष्प • (vāṣp) m

1. vapour; steam

Declension

Declension of वाष्प (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	वाष्प vāṣp	वाष्प vāṣp
oblique	वाष्प vāṣp	वाष्पों vāṣpõ
vocative	वाष्प vāṣp	वाष्पो vāṣpo

Derived terms

• वाष्पीकरण (vāṣpīkraṇ)

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• बाष्प (bāṣpa)

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *wápōs undergoing metathesis. Compare Latin vapor. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋɑːʂ.pɐ́/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑːʂ.pɐ/

Noun

वाष्प • (vāṣpá) stem, m

1. steam, vapour
2. a tear

   Synonym: अश्रु (aśru)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of वाष्प
Nom. sg.	वाष्पः (vāṣpaḥ)
Gen. sg.	वाष्पस्य (vāṣpasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	वाष्पः (vāṣpaḥ)	वाष्पौ (vāṣpau)	वाष्पाः (vāṣpāḥ)
Vocative	वाष्प (vāṣpa)	वाष्पौ (vāṣpau)	वाष्पाः (vāṣpāḥ)
Accusative	वाष्पम् (vāṣpam)	वाष्पौ (vāṣpau)	वाष्पान् (vāṣpān)
Instrumental	वाष्पेन (vāṣpena)	वाष्पाभ्याम् (vāṣpābhyām)	वाष्पैः (vāṣpaiḥ)
Dative	वाष्पाय (vāṣpāya)	वाष्पाभ्याम् (vāṣpābhyām)	वाष्पेभ्यः (vāṣpebhyaḥ)
Ablative	वाष्पात् (vāṣpāt)	वाष्पाभ्याम् (vāṣpābhyām)	वाष्पेभ्यः (vāṣpebhyaḥ)
Genitive	वाष्पस्य (vāṣpasya)	वाष्पयोः (vāṣpayoḥ)	वाष्पानाम् (vāṣpānām)
Locative	वाष्पे (vāṣpe)	वाष्पयोः (vāṣpayoḥ)	वाष्पेषु (vāṣpeṣu)

Descendants

• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀩𑀧𑁆𑀨 (bappha)
  • → Hindustani:

    Hindi: भाप (bhāp)

    Urdu: بھاپ (bhāp)

• → Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਭਾਫ (bhāph)

  Shahmukhi script: بھاف (bhāf)

→Tatsama:

• Hindi: वाष्प (vāṣp)
• Punjabi: ਵਾਸ਼ਪ (vāśap)