यव
English meaning: barley
Definition
Barley, an ancient grain widely used in Vedic offerings and everyday food. It is one of the earliest cultivated cereals in India.
Example
“यवान् पिष्ट्वा सक्तून् करोति।”
In English: “Having ground the barley, he makes parched flour.”
Another example: “यवान् पिष्ट्वा सक्तून् करोति।”
Usage — When, Where & How
Very ancient grain, frequent already in the Veda for barley used in offerings and food; also a unit of measure. Used in ritual, medical and everyday registers.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From the root √यु (yu) 'to bind, mix, join' + suffix -a; an ancient grain (barley), cognate with Avestan yava, Greek zeiá.
Synonyms
- यवक
- तोक्म
Related Words
Common Collocations
- यवागूः
- यवान्नम्
- यवक्षेत्रम्
- व्रीहियवौ
- यवचूर्णम्
Word Forms
m., a-stem; nom. यवः, acc. यवम्, pl. यवाः, instr. यवेन
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Literary Heritage
“मन्दः कवियशः प्रार्थी गमिष्याम्युपहास्यताम्। प्रांशुलभ्ये फले लोभादुद्बाहुरिव वामनः।।”
/Mandah kaviyashah prarthhi gamishyamyupahasytam. Pramshu-labhe phale lobhadud-bahur iva vamanah./
“Feeble-minded yet aspiring to a poet's fame, I go to be ridiculed — like a dwarf reaching for high fruit.”
“रामो विग्रहवान् धर्मः साधुः सत्यपराक्रमः”
/Ramo vigrahavan dharmah sadhuh satya-parakramah/
“Rama is righteousness incarnate — virtuous and true in valour.”
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Language information
- Language
- संस्कृतम्
- Sanskrit
- Script
- Devanagari
- Family
- Indo-Aryan
- Speakers
- 5M