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-त्व
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त्व
Hindi
Etymology
hi sa -त्व. hi -पन.
Pronunciation
Suffix
suf m
forms abstract nouns from Sanskrit-borrowed words
hi -ता f
hi गुरु heavy, weighty गुरुत्व gravity; heft
Derived terms
hi
References
Marathi
Etymology
mr sa -त्व.
Pronunciation
Suffix
mr suffix
forms abstract nouns from Sanskrit-borrowed words
mr दायी responsible दायित्व responsibility
Derived terms
mr
References
त्व
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Etymology 1
sa abstract noun :inh inc-pro:*-twám<ety:inh<iir-pro:*-twám<ety:inh<ine-pro:*-twóm<ety:from<*-tus>>>>>> 1
From sa inc-pro *-twám, from sa iir-pro *-twám, from sa ine-pro *-twóm, thematicized from ine-pro *-tus *-tu-.
Compare sla-pro *-ьstvo -hood, -ness.
Alternative forms
sa -त्वन -tvaná Vedic
Pronunciation
1
Suffix
n -tvá477 1239II.2 527 713-6
forms abstract nouns
sa -ता f
sa अमृत amṛ́ta immortal -त्व -tvá अमृतत्व amṛtatvá immortality
Declension
-tvá
Derived terms
sa abstract noun
sa धर्मित्व virtuousness, faithfulness, justice
sa यक्षिणीत्व being a yakshini
sa शीलत्व virtuousness
Descendants
hi -पन
pa -ਪ -pa -ਪਾ
bn -ত্ব 1
gu -ત્વ 1
hi -त्व 1
mr -त्व 1
or -ତ୍ଵ 1
pa -ੱਤ 1
Etymology 2
sa gerundive
From sa iir-pro *-twas, ultimately from sa ine-pro *-tus. Cognate with ae-yng -𐬚𐬡𐬀.
Pronunciation
sa /tu.ʋɐ/ /tʋɐ/ Vedic
1
Suffix
346-7 966aII.2 526 711-3 sa Vedic
forms gerundives from roots
sa -य -तव्य -अनीय -tavyà -anī́ya
sa वच् to speak वक्त्व váktva to be spoken
Declension
-tva -tvā -tva
Derived terms
sa gerundive
Related terms
sa -तु
sa -तुम्
sa -त्वा
References