वेग

See also: वांगी

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वेग (vega).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʋeːɡ/

Noun

वेग • (veg) m

1. movement; speed

   Synonyms: शीघ्रता (śīghratā), तेज़ी (tezī)

2. (physics) velocity
3. flow, current

   Synonym: प्रवाह (pravāh)

Declension

Declension of वेग (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	वेग veg	वेग veg
oblique	वेग veg	वेगों vegõ
vocative	वेग veg	वेगो vego

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वेग (vega).

Noun

वेग • (veg) m

1. speed
2. (physics) velocity, momentum, impulse

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “वेग”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “वेग”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৱেগ (Assamese script)
• ᬯᬾᬕ (Balinese script)
• বেগ (Bengali script)
• 𑰪𑰸𑰐 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀯𑁂𑀕 (Brahmi script)
• ဝေဂ (Burmese script)
• વેગ (Gujarati script)
• ਵੇਗ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌵𑍇𑌗 (Grantha script)
• ꦮꦺꦒ (Javanese script)
• 𑂫𑂵𑂏 (Kaithi script)
• ವೇಗ (Kannada script)
• វេគ (Khmer script)
• ເວຄ (Lao script)
• വേഗ (Malayalam script)
• ᠸᡝᡤᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘪𑘹𑘐 (Modi script)
• ᠸᠧᠺᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧊𑧚𑦰 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐰𑐾𑐐 (Newa script)
• ଵେଗ (Odia script)
• ꢮꢾꢔ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆮𑆼𑆓 (Sharada script)
• 𑖪𑖸𑖐 (Siddham script)
• වෙග (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩾𑩔𑩞 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚦𑚲𑚌 (Takri script)
• வேக³ (Tamil script)
• వేగ (Telugu script)
• เวค (Thai script)
• ཝེ་ག (Tibetan script)
• 𑒫𑒹𑒑 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨭𑨄𑨍 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *wáygas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wáygas (“violent motion”), from Proto-Indo-European *wóygos. Cognate with Avestan 𐬬𐬀𐬉𐬖𐬀 (vaēγa) and Old Median *R̥štivaigah.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋɐj.ɡɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈʋeː.ɡɐ/

Noun

वेग • (vega) stem, m (root विज्)

1. speed, velocity, rapidity
2. impetus, momentum
3. stream, current
4. agitation
5. impetuosity, violence, force
6. energy, activity, determination
7. power, strength
8. haste, rashness
9. the flight of an arrow
10. love, passion
11. delight, pleasure
12. expulsion of feces
13. semen
14. attack, paroxysm
15. constipation

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of वेग (vega)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	वेगः vegaḥ	वेगौ / वेगा¹ vegau / vegā¹	वेगाः / वेगासः¹ vegāḥ / vegāsaḥ¹
Vocative	वेग vega	वेगौ / वेगा¹ vegau / vegā¹	वेगाः / वेगासः¹ vegāḥ / vegāsaḥ¹
Accusative	वेगम् vegam	वेगौ / वेगा¹ vegau / vegā¹	वेगान् vegān
Instrumental	वेगेन vegena	वेगाभ्याम् vegābhyām	वेगैः / वेगेभिः¹ vegaiḥ / vegebhiḥ¹
Dative	वेगाय vegāya	वेगाभ्याम् vegābhyām	वेगेभ्यः vegebhyaḥ
Ablative	वेगात् vegāt	वेगाभ्याम् vegābhyām	वेगेभ्यः vegebhyaḥ
Genitive	वेगस्य vegasya	वेगयोः vegayoḥ	वेगानाम् vegānām
Locative	वेगे vege	वेगयोः vegayoḥ	वेगेषु vegeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Prakrit: 𑀯𑁂𑀅 (vea)
• Pali: vega
• → Assamese: বেগ (beg)
• → Bengali: বেগ (beg)
• → Gujarati: વેગ (veg)
• → Hindi: वेग (veg)
• → Marathi: वेग (veg)
• → Odia: ବେଗ (bega)
• → Pali: vega
• → Kannada: ಬೇಗ (bēga), ವೇಗ (vēga)
• → Malayalam: വേഗം (vēgaṁ)
• → Tamil: வேகம் (vēkam)
• → Telugu: వేగము (vēgamu)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vḗgā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press