वायु vāyu
Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.
How to read the transliteration
This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.
| ISO 15919 | On this site |
|---|---|
| c | ch |
| ś | śh |
| ṣ | ṣh |
| r̥ | r̥i |
A few reading pointers:
- ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
- ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
- A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.
Saving…
This page is available offline on this device.
This page is available offline on this device.
Earlier definition
Definition
Air, wind.
The god of the wind.
The air of the body, a vital air (of which five are reckoned, prāṇ, apān, samān, udān, and vyān).
Morbid affection of the windy humour.
Usual translation
- air
Origin of the definition
वायु vāyu va:yu (nf) air, wind; windy humour; wind formation within the system; mythologically, the air-god
S وايو वायु vāyu , s.m. Air, wind; — the god of the wind, and regent of the north-west quarter; — the air of the body, a vital air (of which five are reckoned, prāṇ, apān, samān, udān, and vyān); — morbid affection of the windy humour; — a symbol for the number 49.
Usage in the murlis
Murlis of the day (and original sakar)
23 occurrences
In 17 on 2386 murlis
Avyakts
16 occurrences
In 13 on 1112 murlis
Search on multiple words
- Search currently defined to:
- No search defined.
with this word.
this word to the search.
- Created
- Wednesday 2 June 2021
- Updated
- Wednesday 14 May 2025