य
य - Translingual
Pronunciation
- IPA: /jə/ (may vary by language)
Letter
य (ya)
- The first semivowel of the Devanagari script. Linguistically, it is considered the palatal approximant.
य - Dhivehi
Pronunciation
- IPA: [jə]
Letter
य • (ya)
- The twenty-first consonant in Dhivehi, written in Devanagari
य - Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA: /jə/
Letter
य • (ya)
य - Marathi
Pronunciation
- IPA: /jə/
Letter
य • (ya)
य - Nepali
Pronunciation
- IPA: /jʌ/, /e/
Letter
य • (ya)
य - Pali
Alternative forms
Pronoun
य m
- Devanagari script form of ya (“who (relative)”)
Declension
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative (first) | यो (yo) | ये (ye) |
Accusative (second) | यं (yaṃ) | ये (ye) |
Instrumental (third) | येन (yena) | येहि (yehi) or येभि (yebhi) |
Dative (fourth) | यस्स (yassa) | येसं (yesaṃ) or येसानं (yesānaṃ) |
Ablative (fifth) | यस्मा (yasmā) or यम्हा (yamhā) | येहि (yehi) or येभि (yebhi) |
Genitive (sixth) | यस्स (yassa) | येसं (yesaṃ) or येसानं (yesānaṃ) |
Locative (seventh) | यस्मिं (yasmiṃ) or यम्हि (yamhi) | येसु (yesu) |
Pronoun
य n
- Devanagari script form of ya (“which (relative)”)
Usage notes
The case form यद् (yad) is only used before vowels and as the prefixed combining form. Before vowels, the halant and independent vowel coalesce to the corresponding dependent vowel.
Declension
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative (first) | यं (yaṃ) or यद् (yad) | यानि (yāni) |
Accusative (second) | यं (yaṃ) or यद् (yad) | यानि (yāni) |
Instrumental (third) | येन (yena) | येहि (yehi) or येभि (yebhi) |
Dative (fourth) | यस्स (yassa) | येसं (yesaṃ) or येसानं (yesānaṃ) |
Ablative (fifth) | यस्मा (yasmā) or यम्हा (yamhā) | येहि (yehi) or येभि (yebhi) |
Genitive (sixth) | यस्स (yassa) | येसं (yesaṃ) or येसानं (yesānaṃ) |
Locative (seventh) | यस्मिं (yasmiṃ) or यम्हि (yamhi) | येसु (yesu) |
Noun
य m
- the Pali letter 'y'
Declension
Case \ Number | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative (first) | यो (yo) |
Accusative (second) | यं (yaṃ) |
Instrumental (third) | येन (yena) |
Dative (fourth) | यस्स (yassa) or याय (yāya) or यत्थं (yatthaṃ) |
Ablative (fifth) | यस्मा (yasmā) or यम्हा (yamhā) or या (yā) |
Genitive (sixth) | यस्स (yassa) |
Locative (seventh) | यस्मिं (yasmiṃ) or यम्हि (yamhi) or ये (ye) |
Vocative (calling) | य (ya) |
य - Sanskrit
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA: /jɐ/
Letter
य • (ya)
Noun
य • (ya) m
Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of य (ya) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | यः yaḥ | यौ yau | याः / यासः¹ yāḥ / yāsaḥ¹ |
Vocative | य ya | यौ yau | याः / यासः¹ yāḥ / yāsaḥ¹ |
Accusative | यम् yam | यौ yau | यान् yān |
Instrumental | येन yena | याभ्याम् yābhyām | यैः / येभिः¹ yaiḥ / yebhiḥ¹ |
Dative | याय yāya | याभ्याम् yābhyām | येभ्यः yebhyaḥ |
Ablative | यात् yāt | याभ्याम् yābhyām | येभ्यः yebhyaḥ |
Genitive | यस्य yasya | ययोः yayoḥ | यानाम् yānām |
Locative | ये ye | ययोः yayoḥ | येषु yeṣu |
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