Sanskrit

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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चूषण (cūṣaṇa) stem?

  1. sucking, taking (of a leech)
  2. to be sucked

Descendants

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  • Malayalam: ചൂഷണം (cūṣaṇaṁ)

References

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  • Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “चूषण”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press