वलि

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

ᬯᬮᬶ (Balinese script)
ৱলি (Assamese script)
বলি (Bengali script)
𑰪𑰩𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀯𑀮𑀺 (Brahmi script)
𑌵𑌲𑌿 (Grantha script)
વલિ (Gujarati script)
ਵਲਿ (Gurmukhi script)
ꦮꦭꦶ (Javanese script)
វលិ (Khmer script)
ವಲಿ (Kannada script)
ວລິ (Lao script)
വലി (Malayalam script)
𑘪𑘩𑘱 (Modi script)
ᠸᠠᠯᠢ (Mongolian script)
ᠸᠠᠯᡳ (Manchu script)
ဝလိ (Burmese script)
𑧊𑧉𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
𑐰𑐮𑐶 (Newa script)
ଵଲି (Odia script)
ꢮꢭꢶ (Saurashtra script)
𑆮𑆬𑆴 (Sharada script)
𑖪𑖩𑖰 (Siddham script)
වලි (Sinhalese script)
வலி (Tamil script)
వలి (Telugu script)
วลิ (Thai script)
ཝ་ལི (Tibetan script)
𑒫𑒪𑒱 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. Burrow derives the word from Proto-Indo-European *welH- (“to turn, wind, round”), comparing to Ancient Greek ἕλῐξ (hélix, “spiral”). Other theories connect the word to वल् (val, “to turn round”) and/or वृत् (vṛt, “to turn, rotate”).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋɐ.li/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɐ.l̪i/

Noun

वलि • (vali) stem, m or f

a fold of the skin, wrinkle
a line or stroke made with fragrant unguents on the person
the edge of a roof
sulfur
a particular musical instrument

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of वलि (vali)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	वलिः valiḥ	वली valī	वलयः valayaḥ
Vocative	वले vale	वली valī	वलयः valayaḥ
Accusative	वलिम् valim	वली valī	वलीन् valīn
Instrumental	वलिना / वल्या¹ valinā / valyā¹	वलिभ्याम् valibhyām	वलिभिः valibhiḥ
Dative	वलये / वल्ये² valaye / valye²	वलिभ्याम् valibhyām	वलिभ्यः valibhyaḥ
Ablative	वलेः / वल्यः² valeḥ / valyaḥ²	वलिभ्याम् valibhyām	वलिभ्यः valibhyaḥ
Genitive	वलेः / वल्यः² valeḥ / valyaḥ²	वल्योः valyoḥ	वलीनाम् valīnām
Locative	वलौ valau	वल्योः valyoḥ	वलिषु valiṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Less common

Feminine i-stem declension of वलि (vali)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	वलिः valiḥ	वली valī	वलयः valayaḥ
Vocative	वले vale	वली valī	वलयः valayaḥ
Accusative	वलिम् valim	वली valī	वलीः valīḥ
Instrumental	वल्या valyā	वलिभ्याम् valibhyām	वलिभिः valibhiḥ
Dative	वलये / वल्ये¹ / वल्यै² valaye / valye¹ / valyai²	वलिभ्याम् valibhyām	वलिभ्यः valibhyaḥ
Ablative	वलेः / वल्याः² valeḥ / valyāḥ²	वलिभ्याम् valibhyām	वलिभ्यः valibhyaḥ
Genitive	वलेः / वल्याः² valeḥ / valyāḥ²	वल्योः valyoḥ	वलीनाम् valīnām
Locative	वलौ / वल्याम्² valau / valyām²	वल्योः valyoḥ	वलिषु valiṣu
Notes	¹Less common ²Later Sanskrit

References

Monier Williams (1899), “वलि”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 928/1.
Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 525
Mayrhofer, Manfred (1976) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 163

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