चक्षु
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit चक्षु (cakṣu). Doublet of चाख (cākh) and चश्म (caśma).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃək.ʂuː/, [t͡ʃɐk.ʃuː]
Noun
चक्षु • (cakṣu) m (Urdu spelling چکشو)
- eye
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:आँख
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | चक्षु cakṣu |
चक्षु cakṣu |
| oblique | चक्षु cakṣu |
चक्षुओं cakṣuõ |
| vocative | चक्षु cakṣu |
चक्षुओ cakṣuo |
References
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “चक्षु”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “चक्षु”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “चक्षु”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “चक्षु”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- চক্ষু (Assamese script)
- ᬘᬓ᭄ᬱᬸ (Balinese script)
- চক্ষু (Bengali script)
- 𑰓𑰎𑰿𑰬𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀘𑀓𑁆𑀱𑀼 (Brahmi script)
- စက္ၑု (Burmese script)
- ચક્ષુ (Gujarati script)
- ਚਕ੍ਸ਼ੁ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌚𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍁 (Grantha script)
- ꦕꦏ꧀ꦰꦸ (Javanese script)
- 𑂒𑂍𑂹𑂭𑂳 (Kaithi script)
- ಚಕ್ಷು (Kannada script)
- ចក្ឞុ (Khmer script)
- ຈກ຺ຩຸ (Lao script)
- ചക്ഷു (Malayalam script)
- ᢜᠠᡬᢢᡠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘓𑘎𑘿𑘬𑘳 (Modi script)
- ᢋᠠᢉᢔᠤ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦳𑦮𑧠𑧌𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐔𑐎𑑂𑐲𑐸 (Newa script)
- ଚକ୍ଷୁ (Odia script)
- ꢗꢒ꣄ꢰꢸ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆖𑆑𑇀𑆰𑆶 (Sharada script)
- 𑖓𑖎𑖿𑖬𑖲 (Siddham script)
- චක්ෂු (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩡𑩜 𑪙𑪀𑩒 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚏𑚊𑚶𑚰 (Takri script)
- சக்ஷு (Tamil script)
- చక్షు (Telugu script)
- จกฺษุ (Thai script)
- ཙ་ཀྵུ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒔𑒏𑓂𑒭𑒳 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨣𑨋𑩇𑨯𑨃 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *čákšuš (“eye”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷé-kʷḱ-u-s, from *kʷeḱ- (“to see, look”). Cognate with Persian چشم (čašm, “eye”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /t͡ɕɐ́k.ʂu/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /t͡ɕɐk.ʂu/
Noun
चक्षु • (cákṣu) stem, m
- the eye
- c. 1500 BCE – 1000 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.90.13:
- चन्द्रमा मनसो जातश्चक्षोः सूर्यो अजायत ।
मुखादिन्द्रश्चाग्निश्च प्राणाद्वायुरजायत ॥- candramā manaso jātaścakṣoḥ sūryo ajāyata.
mukhādindraścāgniśca prāṇādvāyurajāyata. - The Moon was gendered from his mind, and from his eye the Sun was born;
Indra and Agni from his mouth were born, and Vāyu from his breath.
- candramā manaso jātaścakṣoḥ sūryo ajāyata.
- चन्द्रमा मनसो जातश्चक्षोः सूर्यो अजायत ।
- name of a prince
- the Oxus river. (for वक्षु (vakṣú))
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | चक्षुः (cákṣuḥ) | चक्षू (cákṣū) | चक्षवः (cákṣavaḥ) |
| accusative | चक्षुम् (cákṣum) | चक्षू (cákṣū) | चक्षून् (cákṣūn) |
| instrumental | चक्षुणा (cákṣuṇā) चक्ष्वा¹ (cákṣvā¹) |
चक्षुभ्याम् (cákṣubhyām) | चक्षुभिः (cákṣubhiḥ) |
| dative | चक्षवे (cákṣave) | चक्षुभ्याम् (cákṣubhyām) | चक्षुभ्यः (cákṣubhyaḥ) |
| ablative | चक्षोः (cákṣoḥ) | चक्षुभ्याम् (cákṣubhyām) | चक्षुभ्यः (cákṣubhyaḥ) |
| genitive | चक्षोः (cákṣoḥ) | चक्ष्वोः (cákṣvoḥ) | चक्षूणाम् (cákṣūṇām) |
| locative | चक्षौ (cákṣau) | चक्ष्वोः (cákṣvoḥ) | चक्षुषु (cákṣuṣu) |
| vocative | चक्षो (cákṣo) | चक्षू (cákṣū) | चक्षवः (cákṣavaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
Related terms
- चक्षुस् (cakṣus)
Descendants
- Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀘𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀼 (cakkhu)
- Pali: cakkhu
- Sauraseni Prakrit:
- → Telugu: చక్షువు (cakṣuvu)
- → Thai: จักษุ (jàk-sù)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “चक्षु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 382/1.