Sanskrit edit

Alternative forms edit

Alternative scripts edit

Etymology edit

Of unclear origin.

Traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-Aryan *lakṛta-, from Proto-Indo-European *lek- (to bend, leg), and compared with Latin lacertus (the upper arm), Ancient Greek λάξ (láx, with the foot/heel), Old Norse leggr (leg), and Persian لگد (lagad, kick, recoil). Alternatively, Munda origins have also been suggested.

See also लगुड (laguḍa, stick, staff, club), which is a phonetic variant.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

लकुट (lakuṭa) stemm

  1. a club, stick

Declension edit

Masculine a-stem declension of लकुट (lakuṭa)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative लकुटः
lakuṭaḥ
लकुटौ / लकुटा¹
lakuṭau / lakuṭā¹
लकुटाः / लकुटासः¹
lakuṭāḥ / lakuṭāsaḥ¹
Vocative लकुट
lakuṭa
लकुटौ / लकुटा¹
lakuṭau / lakuṭā¹
लकुटाः / लकुटासः¹
lakuṭāḥ / lakuṭāsaḥ¹
Accusative लकुटम्
lakuṭam
लकुटौ / लकुटा¹
lakuṭau / lakuṭā¹
लकुटान्
lakuṭān
Instrumental लकुटेन
lakuṭena
लकुटाभ्याम्
lakuṭābhyām
लकुटैः / लकुटेभिः¹
lakuṭaiḥ / 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
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

References edit

  • 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] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 84-5