लोपाक

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂wl(o)p- (“fox”). Cognate with Latin vulpes, Ancient Greek ἀλώπηξ (alṓpēx), Persian روباه (rubâh) and Lithuanian lãpė. Also compare लोपाश (lopāśa, “fox”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /lɐw.pɑː.kɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /l̪oːˈpɑː.kɐ/

Noun

लोपाक • (lopāka) stem, m

1. kind of jackal

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of लोपाक
Nom. sg.	लोपाकः (lopākaḥ)
Gen. sg.	लोपाकस्य (lopākasya)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	लोपाकः (lopākaḥ)	लोपाकौ (lopākau)	लोपाकाः (lopākāḥ)
Vocative	लोपाक (lopāka)	लोपाकौ (lopākau)	लोपाकाः (lopākāḥ)
Accusative	लोपाकम् (lopākam)	लोपाकौ (lopākau)	लोपाकान् (lopākān)
Instrumental	लोपाकेन (lopākena)	लोपाकाभ्याम् (lopākābhyām)	लोपाकैः (lopākaiḥ)
Dative	लोपाकाय (lopākāya)	लोपाकाभ्याम् (lopākābhyām)	लोपाकेभ्यः (lopākebhyaḥ)
Ablative	लोपाकात् (lopākāt)	लोपाकाभ्याम् (lopākābhyām)	लोपाकेभ्यः (lopākebhyaḥ)
Genitive	लोपाकस्य (lopākasya)	लोपाकयोः (lopākayoḥ)	लोपाकानाम् (lopākānām)
Locative	लोपाके (lopāke)	लोपाकयोः (lopākayoḥ)	लोपाकेषु (lopākeṣu)

Descendants

• Kalasha: ḷawák

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “लोपाक”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 904/3.