शुष्क
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit शुष्क (śúṣka). Doublet of सूखा (sūkhā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʃʊʂk/, [ʃʊʃk]
Adjective
शुष्क • (śuṣk) (indeclinable)
- dry, shrivelled; arid
- Synonym: सूखा (sūkhā)
- dull, uninteresting
- उसको जीवन शुष्क लगने लगा है।
- usko jīvan śuṣk lagne lagā hai.
- Life has become dull for him.
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “शुष्क”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- শুষ্ক (Assamese script)
- ᬰᬸᬱ᭄ᬓ (Balinese script)
- শুষ্ক (Bengali script)
- 𑰫𑰲𑰬𑰿𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀰𑀼𑀱𑁆𑀓 (Brahmi script)
- ၐုၑ္က (Burmese script)
- શુષ્ક (Gujarati script)
- ਸ਼ੁਸ਼੍ਕ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌶𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌕 (Grantha script)
- ꦯꦸꦰ꧀ꦏ (Javanese script)
- 𑂬𑂳𑂭𑂹𑂍 (Kaithi script)
- ಶುಷ್ಕ (Kannada script)
- ឝុឞ្ក (Khmer script)
- ຨຸຩ຺ກ (Lao script)
- ശുഷ്ക (Malayalam script)
- ᡧᡠᢢᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘫𑘳𑘬𑘿𑘎 (Modi script)
- ᠱᠤᢔᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧋𑧔𑧌𑧠𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐱𑐸𑐲𑑂𑐎 (Newa script)
- ଶୁଷ୍କ (Odia script)
- ꢯꢸꢰ꣄ꢒ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆯𑆶𑆰𑇀𑆑 (Sharada script)
- 𑖫𑖲𑖬𑖿𑖎 (Siddham script)
- ශුෂ්ක (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩿𑩒𑪀 𑪙𑩜 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚧𑚰𑚶𑚊 (Takri script)
- ஶுஷ்க (Tamil script)
- శుష్క (Telugu script)
- ศุษฺก (Thai script)
- ཤུ་ཥྐ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒬𑒳𑒭𑓂𑒏 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨮𑨃𑨯𑩇𑨋 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Etymology tree
Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsúškas (“dry”), derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂sews- (“to be dry”).
Related to the root शुष् (śuṣ), and cognate with Avestan 𐬵𐬎𐬱𐬐𐬀 (huška, “dry”), Persian خشک (xošk, “dry”), Russian суши́ть (sušítʹ, “to dry”), Lithuanian saũsinti, Old English sēarian (whence English sear).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɕúʂ.kɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɕuʂ.kɐ/
Adjective
शुष्क॑ • (śúṣka) stem
- dried, dried up, dry, arid, parched, shrivelled, emaciated, shrunk, withered
- useless, fruitless, groundless, vain, unprofitable, empty
- mere, simple
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | शुष्कः (śúṣkaḥ) | शुष्कौ (śúṣkau) शुष्का¹ (śúṣkā¹) |
शुष्काः (śúṣkāḥ) शुष्कासः¹ (śúṣkāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | शुष्कम् (śúṣkam) | शुष्कौ (śúṣkau) शुष्का¹ (śúṣkā¹) |
शुष्कान् (śúṣkān) |
| instrumental | शुष्केण (śúṣkeṇa) | शुष्काभ्याम् (śúṣkābhyām) | शुष्कैः (śúṣkaiḥ) शुष्केभिः¹ (śúṣkebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | शुष्काय (śúṣkāya) | शुष्काभ्याम् (śúṣkābhyām) | शुष्केभ्यः (śúṣkebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | शुष्कात् (śúṣkāt) | शुष्काभ्याम् (śúṣkābhyām) | शुष्केभ्यः (śúṣkebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | शुष्कस्य (śúṣkasya) | शुष्कयोः (śúṣkayoḥ) | शुष्काणाम् (śúṣkāṇām) |
| locative | शुष्के (śúṣke) | शुष्कयोः (śúṣkayoḥ) | शुष्केषु (śúṣkeṣu) |
| vocative | शुष्क (śúṣka) | शुष्कौ (śúṣkau) शुष्का¹ (śúṣkā¹) |
शुष्काः (śúṣkāḥ) शुष्कासः¹ (śúṣkāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | शुष्का (śúṣkā) | शुष्के (śúṣke) | शुष्काः (śúṣkāḥ) |
| accusative | शुष्काम् (śúṣkām) | शुष्के (śúṣke) | शुष्काः (śúṣkāḥ) |
| instrumental | शुष्कया (śúṣkayā) शुष्का¹ (śúṣkā¹) |
शुष्काभ्याम् (śúṣkābhyām) | शुष्काभिः (śúṣkābhiḥ) |
| dative | शुष्कायै (śúṣkāyai) | शुष्काभ्याम् (śúṣkābhyām) | शुष्काभ्यः (śúṣkābhyaḥ) |
| ablative | शुष्कायाः (śúṣkāyāḥ) शुष्कायै² (śúṣkāyai²) |
शुष्काभ्याम् (śúṣkābhyām) | शुष्काभ्यः (śúṣkābhyaḥ) |
| genitive | शुष्कायाः (śúṣkāyāḥ) शुष्कायै² (śúṣkāyai²) |
शुष्कयोः (śúṣkayoḥ) | शुष्काणाम् (śúṣkāṇām) |
| locative | शुष्कायाम् (śúṣkāyām) | शुष्कयोः (śúṣkayoḥ) | शुष्कासु (śúṣkāsu) |
| vocative | शुष्के (śúṣke) | शुष्के (śúṣke) | शुष्काः (śúṣkāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | शुष्कम् (śúṣkam) | शुष्के (śúṣke) | शुष्काणि (śúṣkāṇi) शुष्का¹ (śúṣkā¹) |
| accusative | शुष्कम् (śúṣkam) | शुष्के (śúṣke) | शुष्काणि (śúṣkāṇi) शुष्का¹ (śúṣkā¹) |
| instrumental | शुष्केण (śúṣkeṇa) | शुष्काभ्याम् (śúṣkābhyām) | शुष्कैः (śúṣkaiḥ) शुष्केभिः¹ (śúṣkebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | शुष्काय (śúṣkāya) | शुष्काभ्याम् (śúṣkābhyām) | शुष्केभ्यः (śúṣkebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | शुष्कात् (śúṣkāt) | शुष्काभ्याम् (śúṣkābhyām) | शुष्केभ्यः (śúṣkebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | शुष्कस्य (śúṣkasya) | शुष्कयोः (śúṣkayoḥ) | शुष्काणाम् (śúṣkāṇām) |
| locative | शुष्के (śúṣke) | शुष्कयोः (śúṣkayoḥ) | शुष्केषु (śúṣkeṣu) |
| vocative | शुष्क (śúṣka) | शुष्के (śúṣke) | शुष्काणि (śúṣkāṇi) शुष्का¹ (śúṣkā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Related terms
Descendants
- Pali: sukkha
- Prakrit: 𑀲𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔 (sukkha) (see there for further descendants)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “शुष्क”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1084/3.
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 648-9