Currently showing entries for ए e and ऐ ai · 664 entries · Monier-Williams, 1872
Spelling ai (always long); conjunct क्य.
Pronunciation /aɪkjə/ pronunciation key
neuter noun
oneness, unity, singleness, identity, harmony, sameness; the identity of the human soul or of the universe with the Deity; an aggregate, whole, total; (in alg.) the product of the length and depth of the portions, or of the little excavations differing in depth.
from eka.
Source and licence. Monier Williams, A Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Etymologically and Philologically Arranged (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1872; first edition). Digital text: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries (MW72, csl-orig/v02/mw72), © Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon project contributors, Cologne University, accessed 7 October 2026, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, provided without warranty.
Changes made here: entries for ए e and ऐ ai only; meanings trimmed for length and MW abbreviations expanded; Devanagari generated from the SLP1 keys with indic_transliteration; spelling notes, IPA pronunciations and labelled (“inferred”/“not given”) etymologies added. This adapted dictionary text is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence. Fonts: Noto Serif and Noto Serif Devanagari (SIL Open Font License).
