यकृत्
See also: याक़ूत
Sanskrit edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hyákr̥ (“liver”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hyékʷr̥ (“liver”).
Cognate with Avestan 𐬫𐬁𐬐𐬀𐬭𐬆 (yākarə), Persian جگر (jegar), Latin iecur, Ancient Greek ἧπαρ (hêpar), Old Armenian լեարդ (leard).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
यकृत् • (yákṛt) stem, n
- the liver
Declension edit
Declension of यकृत् | |||
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Nom. sg. | यकृत् (yakṛt) | ||
Gen. sg. | यक्नः (yaknaḥ) | ||
Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | यकृत् (yakṛt) | — | — |
Vocative | — | — | — |
Accusative | यकृत् (yakṛt) | — | — |
Instrumental | यक्ना (yaknā) | — | — |
Dative | — | — | — |
Ablative | यक्नः/यकृतः (yaknaḥ/yakṛtaḥ) | — | — |
Genitive | यक्नः (yaknaḥ) | — | — |
Locative | यकृति (yakṛti) | — | — |
Descendants edit
- Dardic: (< यकन् (yákan))
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀚𑀕 (jaga)
- Marathi: जरंडी (jaraṇḍī, “hepatitis”)
- Pali: yaka, yakana
- Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀚𑀕 (jaga)
- → Kannada: ಯಕೃತ್ತು (yakṛttu)
References edit
- Monier Williams (1899), “यकृत्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 838.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “yákr̥t”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press