धिक्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

    Uncertain. Compare Latin .

    Pronunciation

    Interjection

    धिक् • (dhik)

    1. fie; shame on
      धिक्त्वाम्!dhiktvām!Shame on you!

    Derived terms

    • धिक्कार (dhikkāra, reproach)
    • धिक्कृ (dhikkṛ, to reproach)
    • धिक्कृत (dhikkṛta, reproached)
    • धिग्दण्ड (dhigdaṇḍa, reprimand)
    • धिग्वण (dhigvaṇa, low caste)
    • धिग्वाद (dhigvāda, censure)

    References

    • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1963) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 102
    • Monier Williams (1899) “धिक्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0516.