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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit चषक (caṣaka).

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Noun

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चषक (caṣakm (Urdu spelling چشک)

  1. cup, goblet
    Synonyms: गिलास (gilās), कप (kap)

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Etymology

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From चष् (caṣ, to eat), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čaš-. Cognate with Persian چاشنی (čâšni, taste; taste by way of a sample) whence Turkish çeşni (flavor, taste) and Hindustani - Hindi चाशनी (cāśnī, syrup) and Urdu چَاشْنی (cāśnī, syrup). Georgian ჭაშნიკი (č̣ašniḳi, gustation of wine) comes from Old Armenian ճաշակ (čašak), an Iranian borrowing. Also compare Proto-Slavic *čaša, and diminutives such as Russian ча́шка (čáška), Macedonian чашка (čaška).

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चषक (caṣaka) stemm

  1. cup, glass, wineglass
    एषः चषकः लघुः।eṣaḥ caṣakaḥ laghuḥ.This cup is small.
  2. spirituous liquor

Declension

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Masculine a-stem declension of चषक
Nom. sg. चषकः (caṣakaḥ)
Gen. sg. चषकस्य (caṣakasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative चषकः (caṣakaḥ) चषकौ (caṣakau) चषकाः (caṣakāḥ)
Vocative चषक (caṣaka) चषकौ (caṣakau) चषकाः (caṣakāḥ)
Accusative चषकम् (caṣakam) चषकौ (caṣakau) चषकान् (caṣakān)
Instrumental चषकेन (caṣakena) चषकाभ्याम् (caṣakābhyām) चषकैः (caṣakaiḥ)
Dative चषकाय (caṣakāya) चषकाभ्याम् (caṣakābhyām) चषकेभ्यः (caṣakebhyaḥ)
Ablative चषकात् (caṣakāt) चषकाभ्याम् (caṣakābhyām) चषकेभ्यः (caṣakebhyaḥ)
Genitive चषकस्य (caṣakasya) चषकयोः (caṣakayoḥ) चषकानाम् (caṣakānām)
Locative चषके (caṣake) चषकयोः (caṣakayoḥ) चषकेषु (caṣakeṣu)

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  • Hindustani:
    • Hindi: चषक (caṣak)
    • Urdu: چشك
  • Telugu: చషకము (caṣakamu)