प्लुष्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *prews- (to fry, burn, radiate, sprinkle). Cognate with some or all of Latin pruina (rime, hoarfrost), pruna (burning coal), pruriō (to itch) whence English prurient; English freeze, frost.

Pronunciation

See also

Root

प्लुष् • (pluṣ)

  1. to burn, scorch, singe
  2. to sprinkle, anoint, fill

Derived terms

  • प्लुष्ट (pluṣṭá, burnt, scorched; frozen)

References

  • Otto Böhtlingk, Richard Schmidt (1879-1928) “प्लुष्”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016