शङ्क्

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱenk- (“to hang”). Cognate with English hang and Latin cūnctor (“I delay, I stall (something)”).

Root

शङ्क् • (śaṅk)

Derived terms

Terms derived from शङ्क् (śaṅk)

शङ्क (śaṅka, “doubt, uncertainty”)
शङ्कते (śaṅkate, “to be in doubt or uncertain about”)

शङ्कयति (śaṅkayati, “to cause anxiety, to render someone doubtful”)
शङ्का (śaṅkā, “doubt, distrust, hesitation, supposition”)

शङ्के (śaṅke, “I think, I suppose”)
शङ्क्यते (śaṅkyate, “to be doubted or suspected”)

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