शुष्क
Hindi
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Sanskrit शुष्क (śúṣka). Doublet of सूखा (sūkhā).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editशुष्क • (śuṣk) (indeclinable)
- dry, shrivelled; arid
- Synonym: सूखा (sūkhā)
- dull, uninteresting
- उसको जीवन शुष्क लगने लगा है।
- usko jīvan śuṣk lagne lagā hai.
- Life has become dull for him.
References
edit- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “शुष्क”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Sanskrit
editAlternative scripts
editAlternative scripts
- শুষ্ক (Assamese script)
- ᬰᬸᬱ᭄ᬓ (Balinese script)
- শুষ্ক (Bengali script)
- 𑰫𑰲𑰬𑰿𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀰𑀼𑀱𑁆𑀓 (Brahmi script)
- ၐုၑ္က (Burmese script)
- શુષ્ક (Gujarati script)
- ਸ਼ੁਸ਼੍ਕ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌶𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌕 (Grantha script)
- ꦯꦸꦰ꧀ꦏ (Javanese script)
- 𑂬𑂳𑂭𑂹𑂍 (Kaithi script)
- ಶುಷ್ಕ (Kannada script)
- ឝុឞ្ក (Khmer script)
- ຨຸຩ຺ກ (Lao script)
- ശുഷ്ക (Malayalam script)
- ᡧᡠᢢᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘫𑘳𑘬𑘿𑘎 (Modi script)
- ᠱᠤᢔᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧋𑧔𑧌𑧠𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐱𑐸𑐲𑑂𑐎 (Newa script)
- ଶୁଷ୍କ (Odia script)
- ꢯꢸꢰ꣄ꢒ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆯𑆶𑆰𑇀𑆑 (Sharada script)
- 𑖫𑖲𑖬𑖿𑖎 (Siddham script)
- ශුෂ්ක (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩿𑩒𑪀 𑪙𑩜 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚧𑚰𑚶𑚊 (Takri script)
- ஶுஷ்க (Tamil script)
- శుష్క (Telugu script)
- ศุษฺก (Thai script)
- ཤུ་ཥྐ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒬𑒳𑒭𑓂𑒏 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨮𑨃𑨯𑩇𑨋 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
editFrom Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsúškas (“dry”), derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂sews- (“to be dry”).
Related to the root शुष् (śuṣ), and cognate with Avestan 𐬵𐬎𐬱𐬐𐬀 (huška, “dry”), Persian خشک (xošk, “dry”), Russian суши́ть (sušítʹ, “to dry”), Lithuanian saũsinti, Old English sēarian (whence English sear).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editशुष्क • (śúṣka) stem
- dried, dried up, dry, arid, parched, shrivelled, emaciated, shrunk, withered
- useless, fruitless, groundless, vain, unprofitable, empty
- mere, simple
Declension
editMasculine a-stem declension of शुष्क (śúṣka) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | शुष्कः śúṣkaḥ |
शुष्कौ / शुष्का¹ śúṣkau / śúṣkā¹ |
शुष्काः / शुष्कासः¹ śúṣkāḥ / śúṣkāsaḥ¹ |
Vocative | शुष्क śúṣka |
शुष्कौ / शुष्का¹ śúṣkau / śúṣkā¹ |
शुष्काः / शुष्कासः¹ śúṣkāḥ / śúṣkāsaḥ¹ |
Accusative | शुष्कम् śúṣkam |
शुष्कौ / शुष्का¹ śúṣkau / śúṣkā¹ |
शुष्कान् śúṣkān |
Instrumental | शुष्केण śúṣkeṇa |
शुष्काभ्याम् śúṣkābhyām |
शुष्कैः / शुष्केभिः¹ śúṣkaiḥ / śúṣkebhiḥ¹ |
Dative | शुष्काय śúṣkāya |
शुष्काभ्याम् śúṣkābhyām |
शुष्केभ्यः śúṣkebhyaḥ |
Ablative | शुष्कात् śúṣkāt |
शुष्काभ्याम् śúṣkābhyām |
शुष्केभ्यः śúṣkebhyaḥ |
Genitive | शुष्कस्य śúṣkasya |
शुष्कयोः śúṣkayoḥ |
शुष्काणाम् śúṣkāṇām |
Locative | शुष्के śúṣke |
शुष्कयोः śúṣkayoḥ |
शुष्केषु śúṣkeṣu |
Notes |
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Feminine ā-stem declension of शुष्का (śúṣkā) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | शुष्का śúṣkā |
शुष्के śúṣke |
शुष्काः śúṣkāḥ |
Vocative | शुष्के śúṣke |
शुष्के śúṣke |
शुष्काः śúṣkāḥ |
Accusative | शुष्काम् śúṣkām |
शुष्के śúṣke |
शुष्काः śúṣkāḥ |
Instrumental | शुष्कया / शुष्का¹ śúṣkayā / śúṣkā¹ |
शुष्काभ्याम् śúṣkābhyām |
शुष्काभिः śúṣkābhiḥ |
Dative | शुष्कायै śúṣkāyai |
शुष्काभ्याम् śúṣkābhyām |
शुष्काभ्यः śúṣkābhyaḥ |
Ablative | शुष्कायाः / शुष्कायै² śúṣkāyāḥ / śúṣkāyai² |
शुष्काभ्याम् śúṣkābhyām |
शुष्काभ्यः śúṣkābhyaḥ |
Genitive | शुष्कायाः / शुष्कायै² śúṣkāyāḥ / śúṣkāyai² |
शुष्कयोः śúṣkayoḥ |
शुष्काणाम् śúṣkāṇām |
Locative | शुष्कायाम् śúṣkāyām |
शुष्कयोः śúṣkayoḥ |
शुष्कासु śúṣkāsu |
Notes |
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Neuter a-stem declension of शुष्क (śúṣka) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | शुष्कम् śúṣkam |
शुष्के śúṣke |
शुष्काणि / शुष्का¹ śúṣkāṇi / śúṣkā¹ |
Vocative | शुष्क śúṣka |
शुष्के śúṣke |
शुष्काणि / शुष्का¹ śúṣkāṇi / śúṣkā¹ |
Accusative | शुष्कम् śúṣkam |
शुष्के śúṣke |
शुष्काणि / शुष्का¹ śúṣkāṇi / śúṣkā¹ |
Instrumental | शुष्केण śúṣkeṇa |
शुष्काभ्याम् śúṣkābhyām |
शुष्कैः / शुष्केभिः¹ śúṣkaiḥ / śúṣkebhiḥ¹ |
Dative | शुष्काय śúṣkāya |
शुष्काभ्याम् śúṣkābhyām |
शुष्केभ्यः śúṣkebhyaḥ |
Ablative | शुष्कात् śúṣkāt |
शुष्काभ्याम् śúṣkābhyām |
शुष्केभ्यः śúṣkebhyaḥ |
Genitive | शुष्कस्य śúṣkasya |
शुष्कयोः śúṣkayoḥ |
शुष्काणाम् śúṣkāṇām |
Locative | शुष्के śúṣke |
शुष्कयोः śúṣkayoḥ |
शुष्केषु śúṣkeṣu |
Notes |
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Related terms
editDescendants
edit- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀲𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔 (sukkha)
- Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀲𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔 (sukkha)
- Bengali: শুখা (śukha)
- Paisaci Prakrit:
- Pali: sukkha
- Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀲𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔 (sukkha)
- Unsorted formations:
References
edit- Monier Williams (1899) “शुष्क”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1084/3.
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 648-9
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