वाज
Sanskrit
noun
Definitions
- strength, vigour, energy, spirit, speed (especially of a horse)
- a contest, race, conflict, battle, war
- the prize of a race or of battle, booty, gain, reward, any precious or valuable possession, wealth, treasure
- food, sacrificial food
- a swift or spirited horse, war-horse, steed
- the feathers on a arrow
- wing
- sound
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *wā́ȷ́as inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wā́ȷ́as inherited from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- (be strong, awake, lively, be fresh, cheerful, strong, be awake, be cheerful).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*weǵ-
Gloss
be strong, awake, lively, be fresh, cheerful, strong, be awake, be cheerful
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
強
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bewake English
- forwake English
- moonwake English
- rewake English
- wacken English
- wake English
- wakeable English
- wakeathon English
- wakeboard English
- wakefield English
- wakeful English
- wakeless English
- wakelet English
- waker English
- wakerobin English
- wakeskate English
- wakeskater English
- wakeskating English
- wakesome English
- wakest English
- waketh English
- waketime English
- wakey English
- vigil Latin
- vigilia Latin
- wecken German
- *weǵ- Proto-Indo-European
- *wahtwō Proto-Germanic
- *wakaną Proto-Germanic
- *wakjaną Proto-Germanic
- *wakraz Proto-Germanic
- *wakāną Proto-Germanic
- vakt Swedish
- hallvardsok Norwegian Nynorsk
- jakobsok Norwegian Nynorsk
- vak Norwegian Nynorsk
- waken Middle English
- bartholomeusmessa Old Norse
- bótolfsvaka Old Norse
- pétrsvaka Old Norse
- svitunsvaka Old Norse
- vakinn Old Norse
- vǫku Old Norse
- ólafsvaka Old Norse
- baja Indonesian
- waja Malay
- 𐌳𐌿𐍅𐌰𐌺𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- 𐍅𐌰𐌺𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- wacht Middle Low German
- *wáȷ́rakas, *wáȷ́ras Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *wáȷ́ras Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *wā́ȷ́as Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *wā́ȷ́as Proto-Indo-Aryan
- LBA Middle Persian
- 𐭥𐭰𐭥𐭫𐭢 Middle Persian
- 𐎺𐏀𐎼𐎣 Old Persian