कक्ष
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कक्ष (kakṣa, “private chamber, secluded forest”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /kəkʂ/, [kɐkʃ]
Noun
कक्ष • (kakṣ) m (Urdu spelling ککش)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | कक्ष kakṣ |
कक्ष kakṣ |
| oblique | कक्ष kakṣ |
कक्षों kakṣõ |
| vocative | कक्ष kakṣ |
कक्षो kakṣo |
Further reading
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “कक्ष”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
- Pushpak Bhattacharyya (2017) IndoWordNet[2]
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- কক্ষ (Assamese script)
- ᬓᬓ᭄ᬱ (Balinese script)
- কক্ষ (Bengali script)
- 𑰎𑰎𑰿𑰬 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀓𑀓𑁆𑀱 (Brahmi script)
- ကက္ၑ (Burmese script)
- કક્ષ (Gujarati script)
- ਕਕ੍ਸ਼ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌕𑌕𑍍𑌷 (Grantha script)
- ꦏꦏ꧀ꦰ (Javanese script)
- 𑂍𑂍𑂹𑂭 (Kaithi script)
- ಕಕ್ಷ (Kannada script)
- កក្ឞ (Khmer script)
- ກກ຺ຩ (Lao script)
- കക്ഷ (Malayalam script)
- ᡬᠠᡬᢢᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘎𑘎𑘿𑘬 (Modi script)
- ᢉᠠᢉᢔᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦮𑦮𑧠𑧌 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐎𑐎𑑂𑐲 (Newa script)
- କକ୍ଷ (Odia script)
- ꢒꢒ꣄ꢰ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆑𑆑𑇀𑆰 (Sharada script)
- 𑖎𑖎𑖿𑖬 (Siddham script)
- කක්ෂ (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩜𑩜 𑪙𑪀 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚊𑚊𑚶 (Takri script)
- கக்ஷ (Tamil script)
- కక్ష (Telugu script)
- กกฺษ (Thai script)
- ཀ་ཀྵ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒏𑒏𑓂𑒭 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨋𑨋𑩇𑨯 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology 1
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *káćšas (“armpit”), from Proto-Indo-European *koḱs-o-s, from *koḱs- (“joint, corner”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬱𐬀 (kaša), Latin coxa (“hip”), Old High German hahsa (“hollow of the knee”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /kɐ́k.ʂɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /kɐk.ʂɐ/
Noun
कक्ष • (kákṣa) stem, m or f
- armpit, region of the girth
- a girdle, zone, belt, girth
- groin, waist region
- the end of the lower garment (which, after the cloth is carried round the body, is brought up behind and tucked into the waistband)
- hem, border, lace
- the scale of a balance
- side or flank
- sin
- a gate
- a buffalo
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | कक्षः (kákṣaḥ) | कक्षौ (kákṣau) कक्षा¹ (kákṣā¹) |
कक्षाः (kákṣāḥ) कक्षासः¹ (kákṣāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | कक्षम् (kákṣam) | कक्षौ (kákṣau) कक्षा¹ (kákṣā¹) |
कक्षान् (kákṣān) |
| instrumental | कक्षेण (kákṣeṇa) | कक्षाभ्याम् (kákṣābhyām) | कक्षैः (kákṣaiḥ) कक्षेभिः¹ (kákṣebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | कक्षाय (kákṣāya) | कक्षाभ्याम् (kákṣābhyām) | कक्षेभ्यः (kákṣebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | कक्षात् (kákṣāt) | कक्षाभ्याम् (kákṣābhyām) | कक्षेभ्यः (kákṣebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | कक्षस्य (kákṣasya) | कक्षयोः (kákṣayoḥ) | कक्षाणाम् (kákṣāṇām) |
| locative | कक्षे (kákṣe) | कक्षयोः (kákṣayoḥ) | कक्षेषु (kákṣeṣu) |
| vocative | कक्ष (kákṣa) | कक्षौ (kákṣau) कक्षा¹ (kákṣā¹) |
कक्षाः (kákṣāḥ) कक्षासः¹ (kákṣāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
- Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀓𑀓𑁆𑀔 (kakkha), 𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙 (kaccha)
- Dardic:
- Gawar-Bati: [script needed] (kaċyāl)
- Kalami: [script needed] (kac̣āl)
- Kashmiri: کَژھ (kaċh)
- Khowar: [script needed] (kuṣkomul)
- Northeast Pashayi: [script needed] (kaċal), [script needed] (xac̣em, “my armpit”)
- Northwest Pashayi: [script needed] (kačalīn)
- Savi: [script needed] (kačal)
- Shumashti: [script needed] (xaċī)
- Southeast Pashayi: [script needed] (kačī)
- Torwali: [script needed] (kaṣāl)
- Helu Prakrit:
- Dhivehi: ކަކ (kak)
- Sinhalese: කැස (kæsa)
- Khasa Prakrit:
- Nepali: काख (kākh, “lap”)
- Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀓𑀓𑁆𑀔 (kakkha), 𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙 (kaccha)
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀓𑀓𑁆𑀔 (kakkha), 𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙 (kaccha)
- Marathi: कास (kās)
- Paisaci Prakrit:
- Pali: kaccha
- Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀓𑀓𑁆𑀔 (kakkha), 𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙 (kaccha)
- Gujarati: કાખ (kākh)
- Hindustani:
- Hindi: कांख (kāṅkh)
- Urdu: کانکھ (kā̃kh)
- Kumaoni: काख (kākh, “lap”)
- Romani: kakh
Etymology 2
From Proto-Indo-European *kagʰ-so-, from Proto-Indo-European *kagʰ- (“to seize, enclose”). Cognate with Latin cohum (“pole-to-yoke strap”), English haw, English hedge, German Hecke (“hedge”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /kɐ́k.ʂɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /kɐk.ʂɐ/
Noun
कक्ष • (kákṣa) stem, m
- a hiding or lurking place
- a wood, large wood
- a forest of dead trees, a dry wood, underwood (often the lair of beasts)
- an inner recess, the interior of a forest
- grass, dry grass
- a spreading creeper, climbing plant
- a room or apartment or other segregated space
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | कक्षः (kákṣaḥ) | कक्षौ (kákṣau) कक्षा¹ (kákṣā¹) |
कक्षाः (kákṣāḥ) कक्षासः¹ (kákṣāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | कक्षम् (kákṣam) | कक्षौ (kákṣau) कक्षा¹ (kákṣā¹) |
कक्षान् (kákṣān) |
| instrumental | कक्षेण (kákṣeṇa) | कक्षाभ्याम् (kákṣābhyām) | कक्षैः (kákṣaiḥ) कक्षेभिः¹ (kákṣebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | कक्षाय (kákṣāya) | कक्षाभ्याम् (kákṣābhyām) | कक्षेभ्यः (kákṣebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | कक्षात् (kákṣāt) | कक्षाभ्याम् (kákṣābhyām) | कक्षेभ्यः (kákṣebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | कक्षस्य (kákṣasya) | कक्षयोः (kákṣayoḥ) | कक्षाणाम् (kákṣāṇām) |
| locative | कक्षे (kákṣe) | कक्षयोः (kákṣayoḥ) | कक्षेषु (kákṣeṣu) |
| vocative | कक्ष (kákṣa) | कक्षौ (kákṣau) कक्षा¹ (kákṣā¹) |
कक्षाः (kákṣāḥ) कक्षासः¹ (kákṣāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
- → Hindi: कक्ष (kakṣ) (learned)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “कक्ष”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 241/3.
- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “कक्ष”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 288