दोस्

See also: दोस, दस, दिस, दुस्-, देस, देसी, दास, and दासी

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *dáwš, from Proto-Indo-European *dóws (“arm”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬊𐬱‎ (daoš), Persian (duš).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /d̪ɐ́ws̪/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /d̪oːs̪/

Noun

दोस् • (dós) n

forearm, arm
Synonyms: बाहु (bāhu), प्रवेष्ट (praveṣṭa), भुज (bhuja)
(geometry) the part of an arc defining its sine
(geometry) the side of a triangle or square

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 498

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