वक्ष्

• उक्ष् (ukṣ)

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg- (“to grow, increase”). Cognate with Lithuanian áukštas (“high, tall”); Latin augustus, augur, augeō whence English augment; English eke.

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋɐkʂ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ʋɐkʂ/

वक्ष् • (vakṣ)

1. to grow, increase, augment
2. to be strong, powerful

• वज् (vaj)

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