चक्षस्

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• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /t͡ɕɐ́k.ʂɐs/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /t͡ɕɐk.ʂɐs̪/

चक्षस् • (cákṣas) stem, ? (root चक्ष्)

1. (anatomy) eye
2. sight
3. vision
4. glance

• Pali: cakkhu
• Prakrit: 𑀘𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀼 (cakkhu)
  • Assamese: চকুৱা (sokua), চৌখা (soukha)
  • Kumaoni: चाँख (cā̃kh)
  • Sylheti: ꠌꠃꠈ (soukó)

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cakṣas”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press