Sanskrit

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Etymology

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Of unclear origin. Phonetic variant and structure denote a substrate origin likely. Sometimes compared with Latin lacertus (the upper arm), Ancient Greek λάξ (láx, with the foot/heel), Old Norse leggr (leg) – themselves of disputed origin – as well as Persian لگد (lagad, kick, recoil).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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लकुट (lakuṭa) stemm

  1. a club, stick

Declension

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Masculine a-stem declension of लकुट
singular dual plural
nominative लकुटः (lakuṭaḥ) लकुटौ (lakuṭau)
लकुटा¹ (lakuṭā¹)
लकुटाः (lakuṭāḥ)
लकुटासः¹ (lakuṭāsaḥ¹)
vocative लकुट (lakuṭa) लकुटौ (lakuṭau)
लकुटा¹ (lakuṭā¹)
लकुटाः (lakuṭāḥ)
लकुटासः¹ (lakuṭāsaḥ¹)
accusative लकुटम् (lakuṭam) लकुटौ (lakuṭau)
लकुटा¹ (lakuṭā¹)
लकुटान् (lakuṭān)
instrumental लकुटेन (lakuṭena) लकुटाभ्याम् (lakuṭābhyām) लकुटैः (lakuṭaiḥ)
लकुटेभिः¹ (lakuṭebhiḥ¹)
dative लकुटाय (lakuṭāya) लकुटाभ्याम् (lakuṭābhyām) लकुटेभ्यः (lakuṭebhyaḥ)
ablative लकुटात् (lakuṭāt) लकुटाभ्याम् (lakuṭābhyām) लकुटेभ्यः (lakuṭebhyaḥ)
genitive लकुटस्य (lakuṭasya) लकुटयोः (lakuṭayoḥ) लकुटानाम् (lakuṭānām)
locative लकुटे (lakuṭe) लकुटयोः (lakuṭayoḥ) लकुटेषु (lakuṭeṣu)
  • ¹Vedic

References

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  • Monier Williams (1899) “लकुट”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 893/3.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 472
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1976) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎[2] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 84-5