क्षार

See also: क्षौर, क्षुरी, क्षौरी, and क्षीर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit क्षार (kṣārá), perhaps related to Latin seresco (“I dry off”), from Proto-Indo-European *kseros.

Adjective

क्षार • (kṣār) (indeclinable)

1. alkaline

Noun

क्षार • (kṣār) m

1. alkali (any compound with a pH above 7)

Declension

Declension of क्षार (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	क्षार kṣār	क्षार kṣār
oblique	क्षार kṣār	क्षारों kṣārõ
vocative	क्षार kṣār	क्षारो kṣāro

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit क्षार (kṣāra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʂaɾ/

Noun

क्षार • (kṣār) m

1. (chemistry) salt

Declension

Declension of क्षार (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	क्षार kṣār
direct plural	क्षार kṣār
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	क्षार kṣār		क्षार kṣār
oblique सामान्यरूप	क्षारा kṣārā		क्षारां- kṣārān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	क्षाराला kṣārālā		क्षारांना kṣārānnā
ergative	क्षाराने, क्षारानं kṣārāne, kṣārāna		क्षारांनी kṣārānnī
instrumental	क्षाराशी kṣārāśī		क्षारांशी kṣārānśī
locative सप्तमी	क्षारात kṣārāt		क्षारांत kṣārāt
vocative संबोधन	क्षारा kṣārā		क्षारांनो kṣārānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of क्षार (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	क्षाराचा kṣārāċā	क्षाराचे kṣārāċe	क्षाराची kṣārācī	क्षाराच्या kṣārācā	क्षाराचे, क्षाराचं kṣārāċe, kṣārāċa	क्षाराची kṣārācī	क्षाराच्या kṣārācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	क्षारांचा kṣārānċā	क्षारांचे kṣārānċe	क्षारांची kṣārāñcī	क्षारांच्या kṣārāncā	क्षारांचे, क्षारांचं kṣārānċe, kṣārānċa	क्षारांची kṣārāñcī	क्षारांच्या kṣārāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

See also

• आम्ल (āmla, “acid”) (chemistry)
• आम्लारी (āmlārī, “base”) (chemistry)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ক্ষাৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬓ᭄ᬱᬵᬭ (Balinese script)
• ক্ষার (Bengali script)
• 𑰎𑰿𑰬𑰯𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀓𑁆𑀱𑀸𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• က္ၑာရ (Burmese script)
• ક્ષાર (Gujarati script)
• ਕੑਸ਼ਾਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦏ꧀ꦰꦴꦫ (Javanese script)
• 𑂍𑂹𑂭𑂰𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ಕ್ಷಾರ (Kannada script)
• ក្ឞារ (Khmer script)
• ກ຺ຩາຣ (Lao script)
• ക്ഷാര (Malayalam script)
• ᡬᢢᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘎𑘿𑘬𑘰𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᢉᢔᠠᢗᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦮𑧠𑧌𑧑𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐎𑑂𑐲𑐵𑐬 (Newa script)
• କ୍ଷାର (Odia script)
• ꢒ꣄ꢰꢵꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆑𑇀𑆰𑆳𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖎𑖿𑖬𑖯𑖨 (Siddham script)
• ක්‍ෂාර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩜 𑪙𑪀𑩛𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚊𑚶𑚭𑚤 (Takri script)
• க்ஷார (Tamil script)
• క్షార (Telugu script)
• กฺษาร (Thai script)
• ཀྵཱ་ར (Tibetan script)
• 𑒏𑓂𑒭𑒰𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨋𑩇𑨯𑨊𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kʂɑː.ɾɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkʂɑː.ɾɐ/

Noun

क्षार • (kṣāra) stem, ?

1. Corrosive, caustic, acid, pungent, saline
2. Flowing, oozing
3. Juice, essence
4. Treacle, molasses
5. burning or any corrosive or acid substances

Descendants

• → Bengali: ক্ষার (khar)
• → Malayalam: ക്ഷാരം (kṣāraṁ), ചാരം (cāraṁ)
• → Odia: କ୍ଷାର (kṣarô)

References

• Apte, Macdonell (2022) “क्षार”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]