चषक

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit चषक (caṣaka).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃə.ʂək/, [t͡ʃɐ.ʃɐk]

Noun

चषक • (caṣakm (Urdu spelling چشک)

  1. cup, goblet
    Synonyms: गिलास (gilās), कप (kap)

Declension

Declension of चषक (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct चषक
caṣak
चषक
caṣak
oblique चषक
caṣak
चषकों
caṣakõ
vocative चषक
caṣak
चषको
caṣako

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From चष् (caṣ, to eat), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čaš-. Cognate with Persian چاشنی (čâšni, taste; taste by way of a sample) whence Turkish çeşni (flavor, taste) and Hindustani - Hindi चाशनी (cāśnī, syrup) and Urdu چَاشْنی (cāśnī, syrup). Georgian ჭაშნიკი (č̣ašniḳi, gustation of wine) comes from Old Armenian ճաշակ (čašak), an Iranian borrowing. Also compare Proto-Slavic *čaša, and diminutives such as Russian ча́шка (čáška), Macedonian чашка (čaška).

Pronunciation

Noun

चषक • (caṣaka) stemm

  1. cup, glass, wineglass
    एषः चषकः लघुः।eṣaḥ caṣakaḥ laghuḥ.This cup is small.
  2. spirituous liquor

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of चषक
singular dual plural
nominative चषकः (caṣakaḥ) चषकौ (caṣakau)
चषका¹ (caṣakā¹)
चषकाः (caṣakāḥ)
चषकासः¹ (caṣakāsaḥ¹)
accusative चषकम् (caṣakam) चषकौ (caṣakau)
चषका¹ (caṣakā¹)
चषकान् (caṣakān)
instrumental चषकेण (caṣakeṇa) चषकाभ्याम् (caṣakābhyām) चषकैः (caṣakaiḥ)
चषकेभिः¹ (caṣakebhiḥ¹)
dative चषकाय (caṣakāya) चषकाभ्याम् (caṣakābhyām) चषकेभ्यः (caṣakebhyaḥ)
ablative चषकात् (caṣakāt) चषकाभ्याम् (caṣakābhyām) चषकेभ्यः (caṣakebhyaḥ)
genitive चषकस्य (caṣakasya) चषकयोः (caṣakayoḥ) चषकाणाम् (caṣakāṇām)
locative चषके (caṣake) चषकयोः (caṣakayoḥ) चषकेषु (caṣakeṣu)
vocative चषक (caṣaka) चषकौ (caṣakau)
चषका¹ (caṣakā¹)
चषकाः (caṣakāḥ)
चषकासः¹ (caṣakāsaḥ¹)
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Hindustani:
    • Hindi: चषक (caṣak)
    • Urdu: چشك
  • Telugu: చషకము (caṣakamu)