veena

English

Alternative forms

Saraswati veena

• vina

Etymology

From Hindi वीणा (vīṇā), and its source, Sanskrit वीणा (vīṇā), which is related to Middle Persian wn' (win, “veena, lute”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈviːnə/

Noun

veena (plural veenas)

1. (music) A plucked stringed instrument with five or seven steel strings stretched on a long fretted finger-board over two gourds, used mostly in Carnatic Indian classical music.
   • 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 339:

     When he wanted to test any of the principles he was enunciating or elucidating, he went over to the veena which sits in a glass case now and played for hours and substantially extended the vocabulary and scope of the instrument.

   • 2017, Sunil Khilnani, Incarnations, Penguin, page 375:

     Shanmugavadivu continued to earn her income through her veena performances, and by introducing her daughters to the stage as soon as they were able.

Anagrams

• Neave, naeve, næve

Estonian

Noun

veena

1. essive singular of vesi

Finnish

Etymology

From English veena, from Hindi वीणा (vīṇā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋeːnɑ/, [ˈʋe̞ːnɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -eːnɑ
• Syllabification^(key): vee‧na

Noun

veena

1. (music) veena (instrument)

Declension

Inflection of veena (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		veena	veenat
genitive		veenan	veenojen
partitive		veenaa	veenoja
illative		veenaan	veenoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		veena	veenat
accusative	nom.	veena	veenat
	gen.	veenan
genitive		veenan	veenojen veenainrare
partitive		veenaa	veenoja
inessive		veenassa	veenoissa
elative		veenasta	veenoista
illative		veenaan	veenoihin
adessive		veenalla	veenoilla
ablative		veenalta	veenoilta
allative		veenalle	veenoille
essive		veenana	veenoina
translative		veenaksi	veenoiksi
abessive		veenatta	veenoitta
instructive		—	veenoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of veena (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative veenani veenani accusative nom. veenani veenani gen. veenani genitive veenani veenojeni veenainirare partitive veenaani veenojani inessive veenassani veenoissani elative veenastani veenoistani illative veenaani veenoihini adessive veenallani veenoillani ablative veenaltani veenoiltani allative veenalleni veenoilleni essive veenanani veenoinani translative veenakseni veenoikseni abessive veenattani veenoittani instructive — — comitative — veenoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative veenasi veenasi accusative nom. veenasi veenasi gen. veenasi genitive veenasi veenojesi veenaisirare partitive veenaasi veenojasi inessive veenassasi veenoissasi elative veenastasi veenoistasi illative veenaasi veenoihisi adessive veenallasi veenoillasi ablative veenaltasi veenoiltasi allative veenallesi veenoillesi essive veenanasi veenoinasi translative veenaksesi veenoiksesi abessive veenattasi veenoittasi instructive — — comitative — veenoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative veenamme veenamme accusative nom. veenamme veenamme gen. veenamme genitive veenamme veenojemme veenaimmerare partitive veenaamme veenojamme inessive veenassamme veenoissamme elative veenastamme veenoistamme illative veenaamme veenoihimme adessive veenallamme veenoillamme ablative veenaltamme veenoiltamme allative veenallemme veenoillemme essive veenanamme veenoinamme translative veenaksemme veenoiksemme abessive veenattamme veenoittamme instructive — — comitative — veenoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative veenanne veenanne accusative nom. veenanne veenanne gen. veenanne genitive veenanne veenojenne veenainnerare partitive veenaanne veenojanne inessive veenassanne veenoissanne elative veenastanne veenoistanne illative veenaanne veenoihinne adessive veenallanne veenoillanne ablative veenaltanne veenoiltanne allative veenallenne veenoillenne essive veenananne veenoinanne translative veenaksenne veenoiksenne abessive veenattanne veenoittanne instructive — — comitative — veenoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative veenansa veenansa accusative nom. veenansa veenansa gen. veenansa genitive veenansa veenojensa veenainsarare partitive veenaansa veenojaan veenojansa inessive veenassaan veenassansa veenoissaan veenoissansa elative veenastaan veenastansa veenoistaan veenoistansa illative veenaansa veenoihinsa adessive veenallaan veenallansa veenoillaan veenoillansa ablative veenaltaan veenaltansa veenoiltaan veenoiltansa allative veenalleen veenallensa veenoilleen veenoillensa essive veenanaan veenanansa veenoinaan veenoinansa translative veenakseen veenaksensa veenoikseen veenoiksensa abessive veenattaan veenattansa veenoittaan veenoittansa instructive — — comitative — veenoineen veenoinensa

Anagrams

• eevan