कुक्षि
See also: कक्षा
Sanskrit
Etymology
Probably an old derivation of Proto-Indo-European *kuḱis (“(female) pubic hair; vulva”), preserving the original meaning "belly". Cognate with Lithuanian kūšỹs (“pubic hair, vulva”), Latvian kūsis (“pubic hair, vulva”) and Persian کس (kos, “vulva”).
Noun
कुक्षि • (kukṣí) m
Declension
| Masculine i-stem declension of कुक्षि | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | कुक्षिः (kukṣiḥ) | ||
| Gen. sg. | कुक्षेः (kukṣeḥ) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | कुक्षिः (kukṣiḥ) | कुक्षी (kukṣī) | कुक्षयः (kukṣayaḥ) |
| Vocative | कुक्षे (kukṣe) | कुक्षी (kukṣī) | कुक्षयः (kukṣayaḥ) |
| Accusative | कुक्षिम् (kukṣim) | कुक्षी (kukṣī) | कुक्षीन् (kukṣīn) |
| Instrumental | कुक्षिना (kukṣinā) | कुक्षिभ्याम् (kukṣibhyām) | कुक्षिभिः (kukṣibhiḥ) |
| Dative | कुक्षये (kukṣaye) | कुक्षिभ्याम् (kukṣibhyām) | कुक्षिभ्यः (kukṣibhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | कुक्षेः (kukṣeḥ) | कुक्षिभ्याम् (kukṣibhyām) | कुक्षिभ्यः (kukṣibhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | कुक्षेः (kukṣeḥ) | कुक्ष्योः (kukṣyoḥ) | कुक्षीनाम् (kukṣīnām) |
| Locative | कुक्षौ (kukṣau) | कुक्ष्योः (kukṣyoḥ) | कुक्षिषु (kukṣiṣu) |
Descendants
- Hindi: कोख (kokh)
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 0287
- “kūšỹs” in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė
- Mallory, J. P.; Adams, D. Q., editors (1997) Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 507
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 219
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