इष्टका

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *išt- (brick). Cognate with Avestan 𐬌𐬱𐬙𐬌𐬌𐬀 (ištiia, brick) and Persian خشت (xešt, brick).

Pronunciation

Noun

इष्टका (íṣṭakā) f

  1. brick
  2. bakestone

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of इष्टका
Nom. sg. इष्टका (iṣṭakā)
Gen. sg. इष्टकायाः (iṣṭakāyāḥ)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative इष्टका (iṣṭakā) इष्टके (iṣṭake) इष्टकाः (iṣṭakāḥ)
Vocative इष्टके (iṣṭake) इष्टके (iṣṭake) इष्टकाः (iṣṭakāḥ)
Accusative इष्टकाम् (iṣṭakām) इष्टके (iṣṭake) इष्टकाः (iṣṭakāḥ)
Instrumental इष्टकया (iṣṭakayā) इष्टकाभ्याम् (iṣṭakābhyām) इष्टकाभिः (iṣṭakābhiḥ)
Dative इष्टकायै (iṣṭakāyai) इष्टकाभ्याम् (iṣṭakābhyām) इष्टकाभ्यः (iṣṭakābhyaḥ)
Ablative इष्टकायाः (iṣṭakāyāḥ) इष्टकाभ्याम् (iṣṭakābhyām) इष्टकाभ्यः (iṣṭakābhyaḥ)
Genitive इष्टकायाः (iṣṭakāyāḥ) इष्टकयोः (iṣṭakayoḥ) इष्टकानाम् (iṣṭakānām)
Locative इष्टकायाम् (iṣṭakāyām) इष्टकयोः (iṣṭakayoḥ) इष्टकासु (iṣṭakāsu)

Descendants

  • Hindi: ईंट (īṇṭ)
  • Kannada: ಇಟ್ಟಿಗೆ (iṭṭige)
  • Telugu: ఇటుక (iṭuka)
  • Marathi: वीट (vīṭ)
  • Gujarati: ઈંટ (ī̃ṭa)
  • Bengali: ইট (iṭ)

References

  • Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 169/3
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