प्लुषि

Sanskrit

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *plúṣiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *plúšiš, from Proto-Indo-European *plúsis (flea). Cognate with Latin pūlex, Ancient Greek ψύλλα (psúlla), Old English flēa (whence English flea).

Pronunciation

Noun

प्लुषि • (plúṣi) stemm

  1. a species of noxious insect
    a prajā́pataye púruṣān hastínā ā́labʰate vācé plúṣīn

Declension

Masculine i-stem declension of प्लुषि
singular dual plural
nominative प्लुषिः (plúṣiḥ) प्लुषी (plúṣī) प्लुषयः (plúṣayaḥ)
accusative प्लुषिम् (plúṣim) प्लुषी (plúṣī) प्लुषीन् (plúṣīn)
instrumental प्लुषिणा (plúṣiṇā)
प्लुष्या¹ (plúṣyā¹)
प्लुषिभ्याम् (plúṣibhyām) प्लुषिभिः (plúṣibhiḥ)
dative प्लुषये (plúṣaye) प्लुषिभ्याम् (plúṣibhyām) प्लुषिभ्यः (plúṣibhyaḥ)
ablative प्लुषेः (plúṣeḥ)
प्लुष्यः¹ (plúṣyaḥ¹)
प्लुषिभ्याम् (plúṣibhyām) प्लुषिभ्यः (plúṣibhyaḥ)
genitive प्लुषेः (plúṣeḥ)
प्लुष्यः¹ (plúṣyaḥ¹)
प्लुष्योः (plúṣyoḥ) प्लुषीणाम् (plúṣīṇām)
locative प्लुषौ (plúṣau)
प्लुषा¹ (plúṣā¹)
प्लुष्योः (plúṣyoḥ) प्लुषिषु (plúṣiṣu)
vocative प्लुषे (plúṣe) प्लुषी (plúṣī) प्लुषयः (plúṣayaḥ)
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Dardic:
    • Khowar: پُلُوݰوُ (pulúṣu)

References