Sanskrit

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Etymology

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Vṛddhi derivative of सुख (sukha).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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सौख्य (saukhya) stem?

  1. welfare, comfort, enjoyment, pleasure, happiness, bliss

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Prakrit: 𑀲𑁄𑀓𑁆𑀔 (sŏkkha)
  • Pali: sokhya
  • Marathi: सोय (soy), सोई (soī)

Borrowed terms

References

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  • Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “सौख्य”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press