मुकुष्ठ
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
- मुकुष्ठक (mukuṣṭhaka), मकुष्ट (makuṣṭa), मपष्ट (mapaṣṭa), मपुष्ठक (mapuṣṭhaka), मयुष्ठक (mayuṣṭhaka)
- मुकुष्ट (mukuṣṭa) — Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit
- मुद्गष्ठ (mudgaṣṭha)
Etymology
Etymology tree
Sanskrit मुकुष्ठ (mukuṣṭha)
The variation in forms and lack of attestation in texts suggests Sanskritisation of a Prakrit *𑀫𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞 (*mŏṭṭha), with ultimate etymology unknown; perhaps taken from a substrate language.[1] Compare Prakrit *𑀫𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀭 (*maṭṭara, “pea”) ~ *𑀫𑀝𑁆𑀞 (*maṭṭha, “pea”), Sanskrit मु॒द्ग (mudgá, “mung bean”), Sanskrit मुकुल (mukula, “bud”) ~ मुद्गर (mudgara, “bud”).[2]
Pronunciation
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /mu.kuʂ.ʈʰɐ/
Noun
मुकुष्ठ • (mukuṣṭha) stem, m [3]
- a kind of bean, probably moth bean, Vigna aconitifolia
- Lexicographers, Various Works
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | मुकुष्ठः (mukuṣṭhaḥ) | मुकुष्ठौ (mukuṣṭhau) मुकुष्ठा¹ (mukuṣṭhā¹) |
मुकुष्ठाः (mukuṣṭhāḥ) मुकुष्ठासः¹ (mukuṣṭhāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | मुकुष्ठम् (mukuṣṭham) | मुकुष्ठौ (mukuṣṭhau) मुकुष्ठा¹ (mukuṣṭhā¹) |
मुकुष्ठान् (mukuṣṭhān) |
| instrumental | मुकुष्ठेन (mukuṣṭhena) | मुकुष्ठाभ्याम् (mukuṣṭhābhyām) | मुकुष्ठैः (mukuṣṭhaiḥ) मुकुष्ठेभिः¹ (mukuṣṭhebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | मुकुष्ठाय (mukuṣṭhāya) | मुकुष्ठाभ्याम् (mukuṣṭhābhyām) | मुकुष्ठेभ्यः (mukuṣṭhebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | मुकुष्ठात् (mukuṣṭhāt) | मुकुष्ठाभ्याम् (mukuṣṭhābhyām) | मुकुष्ठेभ्यः (mukuṣṭhebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | मुकुष्ठस्य (mukuṣṭhasya) | मुकुष्ठयोः (mukuṣṭhayoḥ) | मुकुष्ठानाम् (mukuṣṭhānām) |
| locative | मुकुष्ठे (mukuṣṭhe) | मुकुष्ठयोः (mukuṣṭhayoḥ) | मुकुष्ठेषु (mukuṣṭheṣu) |
| vocative | मुकुष्ठ (mukuṣṭha) | मुकुष्ठौ (mukuṣṭhau) मुकुष्ठा¹ (mukuṣṭhā¹) |
मुकुष्ठाः (mukuṣṭhāḥ) मुकुष्ठासः¹ (mukuṣṭhāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
References
- ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1963) “mukuṣṭhaḥ”, in Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary][1] (in German), volume II, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 647
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mukuṣṭha-”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 584
- ^ Monier Williams (1899) “मुकुष्ठ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 819.