इक्षु

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Unknown. Initial ri-, i-, u-, and a- in descendants suggests older ṛ- in Old Indo-Aryan, but this is unattested.

Pronunciation

Noun

इक्षु • (ikṣú) stemm

  1. sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum), stem of sugar cane
  2. eyelash

Descendants

  • Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀇𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀼 (ikkhu), 𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀼 (ucchu)
  • Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀇𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀽𑀬 (ikkhūya)
  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀼 (ucchu)
    • Konkani: ū̃s
      Devanagari script: ऊंस (ūusa)
      Kannada script: ಊಂಸ್ (ūṃs)
      Latin script: us
    • Old Marathi:
      Devanagari script: उस (usa)
      Modi script: 𑘄𑘭 (usa)
  • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀇𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀼 (ikkhu), 𑀉𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀼 (ukkhu)
  • Northern:
    • Kumaoni: [script needed] (rikhu)
  • Old Javanese: ikṣu
  • Tamil: இக்கு (ikku)
  • Tocharian B: ikṣṣu

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