लुञ्च्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hlunč-, from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₃runk- (to dig out), a nasal-infixed form of *h₃rewk- (to dig out, till soil). See लुञ्चति (luñcati) for more.

Pronunciation

Root

लुञ्च् • (luñc)

  1. to pluck, peel

Derived terms

Sanskrit terms belonging to the root लुञ्च् (0 c, 1 e)
Terms derived from the Sanskrit root लुञ्च् (1 c, 0 e)
Primary Verbal Forms
  • लुञ्चति (luñcati) (Present)
  • लुञ्चिष्यति (luñciṣyati) (Future)
  • लुञ्चिता (luñcitā) (Periphrastic Future)
  • अलुञ्चीत् (aluñcīt) (Aorist)
  • लुलुञ्च (luluñca) (Perfect)
Non-Finite Forms
  • लुञ्चित (luñcita) (Past Participle)
  • लुञ्चित्वा (luñcitvā) (Gerund)
  • लुचित्वा (lucitvā) (Gerund)
  • अवलुञ्च्य (avaluñcya) (Gerund)
Derived Nominal Forms
  • लुक् (luk)
  • अलुञ्च (aluñca)
  • कुलुञ्च (kuluñcá)
  • लुञ्चक (luñcaka)
  • केशलुञ्चक (keśaluñcaka)
  • लुञ्चन (luñcana)

References

  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) “LUÑC”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 445