सूर्क्ष्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Apparently from a Proto-Indo-European *surgʰ-s-,[1] perhaps from *swergʰ- (to take care of; to be ill), and cognate with Proto-Germanic *surgō (worry, care, sorrow), though this is not entirely certain.[2]

Pronunciation

Root

सूर्क्ष् • (sūrkṣ)

  1. to heed, care, or trouble about
  2. to disrespect, slight, neglect

Derived terms

Category Sanskrit terms belonging to the root सूर्क्ष् not found
Category Terms derived from the Sanskrit root सूर्क्ष् not found
Primary Verbal Forms
  • सूर्क्षति (sū́rkṣati)
Derived Nominal Forms
  • सूर्क्ष्य (sū́rkṣya, heeded or regarded, adjective)

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*surgō-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 493
  2. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) “SŪRKṢ”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[2] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 742

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