शङ्क्

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱenk- (“to hang”). Cognate with English hang and Latin cūnctor (“I delay, I stall (something)”).

Root

शङ्क् • (śaṅk)

1. to doubt
2. to hesitate
3. to suppose, assume
4. to suspect

Derived terms

• शङ्क (śaṅka, “doubt, uncertainty”)
• शङ्कते (śaṅkate, “to be in doubt or uncertain about”)
• शङ्कयति (śaṅkayati, “to cause anxiety, to render someone doubtful”)
• शङ्का (śaṅkā, “doubt, distrust, hesitation, supposition”)
• शङ्के (śaṅke, “I think, I suppose”)
• शङ्क्यते (śaṅkyate, “to be doubted or suspected”)