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

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

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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