अवलम्ब

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

অৱলম্ব (Assamese script)
ᬅᬯᬮᬫ᭄ᬩ (Balinese script)
অবলম্ব (Bengali script)
𑰀𑰪𑰩𑰦𑰿𑰤 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀅𑀯𑀮𑀫𑁆𑀩 (Brahmi script)
အဝလမ္ဗ (Burmese script)
અવલમ્બ (Gujarati script)
ਅਵਲਮ੍ਬ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌅𑌵𑌲𑌮𑍍𑌬 (Grantha script)
ꦄꦮꦭꦩ꧀ꦧ (Javanese script)
𑂃𑂫𑂪𑂧𑂹𑂥 (Kaithi script)
ಅವಲಮ್ಬ (Kannada script)
អវលម្ព (Khmer script)
ອວລມ຺ພ (Lao script)
അവലമ്ബ (Malayalam script)
ᠠᠸᠠᠯᠠᠮᠪᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘀𑘪𑘩𑘦𑘿𑘤 (Modi script)
ᠠᠸᠠᠯᠠᠮᠪᠠ (Mongolian script)
𑦠𑧊𑧉𑧆𑧠𑧄 (Nandinagari script)
𑐀𑐰𑐮𑐩𑑂𑐧 (Newa script)
ଅଵଲମ୍ବ (Odia script)
ꢂꢮꢭꢪ꣄ꢨ (Saurashtra script)
𑆃𑆮𑆬𑆩𑇀𑆧 (Sharada script)
𑖀𑖪𑖩𑖦𑖿𑖤 (Siddham script)
අවලම‍්බ (Sinhalese script)
𑩐𑩾𑩽𑩴 𑪙𑩲 (Soyombo script)
𑚀𑚦𑚥𑚢𑚶𑚠 (Takri script)
அவலம்ப³ (Tamil script)
అవలమ్బ (Telugu script)
อวลมฺพ (Thai script)
ཨ་ཝ་ལ་མྦ (Tibetan script)
𑒁𑒫𑒪𑒧𑓂𑒥 (Tirhuta script)
𑨀𑨭𑨬𑨢𑩇𑨠 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

अव (ava) + लम्ब (lamba)

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ʋɐ.lɐm.bɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɐ.ʋɐ.l̪ɐm.bɐ/
Hyphenation: अ‧व‧लम्‧ब

Noun

अवलम्ब • (avalamba) stem, ?

hanging down
stay, support, perpendicular

Related terms

अवलम्बित (avalambita)

Descendants

Dardic:
- → Proto-Nuristani:
  - Prasuni: wurbók, ulbók
Pali: ōlamba, ōlambaka
Prakrit: 𑀅𑀯𑀮𑀁𑀩 (avalaṃba), 𑀅𑀯𑀮𑀁𑀩𑀕 (avalaṃbaga), 𑀑𑀮𑀁𑀩 (olaṃba)
- Eastern:
  - Magadhi Prakrit:
    - Assamese: ওলোম (ülüm)
    - Odia: ଓଳମ (oḷama), ଉଲମ (ulama)
- Southern:
  - Helu Prakrit:
    - Dhivehi: އޮލަނބު (olaᵐbu)
    - Sinhalese: ලඹ (laᵐba), ඔලම්බු (olambu)
  - Maharastri Prakrit:
    - Marathi: ओळंबा (oḷambā)
      - ⇒ Marathi: ओळंबणे (oḷambṇe)
- Western:
  - Sauraseni Prakrit:
    - Gujarati: ઓળંબા (oḷṃbā)

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “avalamba”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 36