अश्वा

Sanskrit

Etymology

ā-stem derivation from अश्व (áśva, horse, stallion), as if from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱweh₂. Cognate formation with Latin equa, Avesta aspa and Lithuanian ašvà.

Noun

अश्वा (áśvā) f

  1. mare

Declension

References

  • Sir Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1898, page 0114
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