कु-
Hindi
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Sanskrit कु- (ku-).
Pronunciation
editPrefix
editकु- • (ku-)
Usage notes
editThis prefix is typically applied to Sanskrit loanwords. It is often opposed to the prefix सु- (su-, “well-”).
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “कु-”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Sanskrit
editEtymology
editAccording to Monier-Williams, of the same origin as कू (kū, “where”) as in कुत्र (kutra), ultimately formed from the interrogative pronoun stem *kʷ- as in *kʷos, *kʷis. See कु (ku).
Pronunciation
editPrefix
editकु- • (ku-)
- mal-, ill-, mis-; a prefix implying deterioration, depreciation, deficiency, want, littleness, hindrance, reproach, contempt, guilt
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- Monier Williams (1899) “कु-”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 285.