लोपाक
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl(o)p- (“fox”). Cognate with Latin vulpes, Ancient Greek ἀλώπηξ (alṓpēx), Persian روباه (rubâh) and Lithuanian lãpė. Also compare लोपाश (lopāśa, “fox”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /lɐw.pɑː.kɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /l̪oː.pɑː.kɐ/
Noun
लोपाक • (lopāka) stem, m
- kind of jackal
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | लोपाकः (lopākaḥ) | लोपाकौ (lopākau) | लोपाकाः (lopākāḥ) |
| accusative | लोपाकम् (lopākam) | लोपाकौ (lopākau) | लोपाकान् (lopākān) |
| instrumental | लोपाकेन (lopākena) | लोपाकाभ्याम् (lopākābhyām) | लोपाकैः (lopākaiḥ) |
| dative | लोपाकाय (lopākāya) | लोपाकाभ्याम् (lopākābhyām) | लोपाकेभ्यः (lopākebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | लोपाकात् (lopākāt) | लोपाकाभ्याम् (lopākābhyām) | लोपाकेभ्यः (lopākebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | लोपाकस्य (lopākasya) | लोपाकयोः (lopākayoḥ) | लोपाकानाम् (lopākānām) |
| locative | लोपाके (lopāke) | लोपाकयोः (lopākayoḥ) | लोपाकेषु (lopākeṣu) |
| vocative | लोपाक (lopāka) | लोपाकौ (lopākau) | लोपाकाः (lopākāḥ) |
Descendants
- Kalasha: ḷawák
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “लोपाक”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 904/3.