वेला

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • velā (Latin script)
  • 𑀯𑁂𑀮𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • ৰেলা (Bengali script)
  • වෙලා (Sinhalese script)
  • ဝေလာ or ဝေလႃ (Burmese script)
  • เวลา (Thai script)
  • ᩅᩮᩃᩣ (Tai Tham script)
  • ເວລາ (Lao script)
  • វេលា (Khmer script)
  • 𑅇𑄬𑄣𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

वेला f

  1. Devanagari script form of velā (“time”)

Declension
Declension table of "वेला" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)वेला (velā)वेलायो (velāyo) or वेला (velā)
Accusative (second)वेलं (velaṃ)वेलायो (velāyo) or वेला (velā)
Instrumental (third)वेलाय (velāya)वेलाहि (velāhi) or वेलाभि (velābhi)
Dative (fourth)वेलाय (velāya)वेलानं (velānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)वेलाय (velāya)वेलाहि (velāhi) or वेलाभि (velābhi)
Genitive (sixth)वेलाय (velāya)वेलानं (velānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)वेलाय (velāya) or वेलायं (velāyaṃ)वेलासु (velāsu)
Vocative (calling)वेले (vele)वेलायो (velāyo) or वेला (velā)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
  • ᬯᬾᬮᬵ (Balinese script)
  • ৱেলা (Assamese script)
  • বেলা (Bengali script)
  • 𑰪𑰸𑰩𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀯𑁂𑀮𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • 𑌵𑍇𑌲𑌾 (Grantha script)
  • વેલા (Gujarati script)
  • ਵੇਲਾ (Gurmukhi script)
  • ꦮꦺꦭꦴ (Javanese script)
  • វេលា (Khmer script)
  • ವೇಲಾ (Kannada script)
  • ເວລາ (Lao script)
  • വേലാ (Malayalam script)
  • 𑘪𑘹𑘩𑘰 (Modi script)
  • ᠸᠧᠯᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
  • ᠸᡝᠯᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
  • ဝေလာ (Burmese script)
  • 𑧊𑧚𑧉𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐰𑐾𑐮𑐵 (Newa script)
  • ଵେଲା (Odia script)
  • ꢮꢾꢭꢵ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆮𑆼𑆬𑆳 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖪𑖸𑖩𑖯 (Siddham script)
  • වෙලා (Sinhalese script)
  • வேலா (Tamil script)
  • వేలా (Telugu script)
  • เวลา (Thai script)
  • ཝེ་ལཱ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒫𑒹𑒪𑒰 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

Of unclear origin. Often thought to be borrowed from Dravidian. Descendants show l ~ r ~ ḍ variation or derive from an unattested variant *वीली (vīlī).[1]

However, Mayrhofer considers the Dravidian terms to be borrowed from Indo-Aryan rather than vice versa, and presents two possible etymologies:[2]

1. Derived from वर्त्मन् (vartman, “track, course”) through a series of sound changes: वर्त्मन् (vartman) > *वृत्मा (vṛtmā) > *वेट्टा (veṭṭā) / *विट्टा (viṭṭā) > वेड (veḍa) > वेला (velā). Compare Old Church Slavonic врѣмѧ (vrěmę, “time”), which would be an exact semantic and etymological match. This is considered by Mayrhofer to be semantically appealing, but phonetically bold.

2. From Proto-Indo-Iranian *waižd- (“to raise”), itself of uncertain origin. Perhaps a da-formation of Proto-Indo-European *wyedʰ- (“to shoot, take aim, hit, wound”) (see व्यध् (vyadh, “to pierce”) for more).[3][4] Alternatively, a compound of an Indo-Iranian root (whose origins cannot be traced back to Proto-Indo-European) that also gave rise to वेष् (veṣ, “to work, accomplish, execute”)[3] + Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰaH- (“to put, place”), itself from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to do, put, place”).[5]

Pronunciation

Noun

वेला • (vélā) stem, f

  1. time
  2. time of day, occasion, interval
  3. tide
  4. boundary, threshold, limit, limen
  5. coast, shore

Declension
Feminine ā-stem declension of वेला (vélā)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative वेला
vélā		 वेले
véle		 वेलाः
vélāḥ
Vocative वेले
véle		 वेले
véle		 वेलाः
vélāḥ
Accusative वेलाम्
vélām		 वेले
véle		 वेलाः
vélāḥ
Instrumental वेलया / वेला¹
vélayā / vélā¹		 वेलाभ्याम्
vélābhyām		 वेलाभिः
vélābhiḥ
Dative वेलायै
vélāyai		 वेलाभ्याम्
vélābhyām		 वेलाभ्यः
vélābhyaḥ
Ablative वेलायाः
vélāyāḥ		 वेलाभ्याम्
vélābhyām		 वेलाभ्यः
vélābhyaḥ
Genitive वेलायाः
vélāyāḥ		 वेलयोः
vélayoḥ		 वेलानाम्
vélānām
Locative वेलायाम्
vélāyām		 वेलयोः
vélayoḥ		 वेलासु
vélāsu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Derived terms
  • *सवेल (savela, “in time, early”) (see there for further descendants)

Descendants
  • Punjabi: velā
  • Prakrit: 𑀯𑁂𑀮𑀸 (velā), 𑀯𑀻𑀮𑀻 (vīlī), *𑀯𑁂𑀭𑀸 (*verā), *𑀯𑁂𑀟𑀸 (*veḍā)
  • → Punjabi:
    Gurmukhi script: ਵੇਲ਼ਾ (veḷā)
    Shahmukhi script: ویلا‎ (velā)
  • → Sinhalese: වේලාව (wēlāwa)
  • → Kannada: ವೇಳೆ (vēḷe)
  • → Tamil: வேளை (vēḷai)
  • → Telugu: వేళ (vēḷa)
  • → Indonesian: bila
  • → Lao: ເວລາ (wē lā)

References
  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “vḗlā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  2. Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996), “vélā- - VEŚ”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume II, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 584
  3. Cheung, Johnny (2007), “*ṷaiš”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 416
  4. Cheung, Johnny (2007), “*ṷaid3”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 410
  5. Cheung, Johnny (2007), “*daH2”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 45
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