तुज्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewg- (to push, hit).

Cognate with Proto-Germanic *stukkaz (stump, stick) whence English stock.

Pronunciation

Root

तुज् • (tuj)

  1. to strike, hit, push
  2. to press out
  3. to flow forth

Derived terms

  • तुज (tujá, a thunderbolt)
  • तुञ्ज (tuñjá, shock, assault)

References

  • Otto Böhtlingk; Richard Schmidt (1879-1928), “तुज्”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016