કૂખ

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀓𑁄𑀓𑁆𑀔 (*kŏkkha), from Sanskrit कौक्ष (kaukṣa, “abdominal”), vṛddhied derivative of कुक्षि (kukṣi), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *kuṭṣíṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kućšíš, possibly an old derivation of Proto-Indo-European *kuḱis (“belly; vulva”); with a semantic shift in sense 4 from "belly" > "womb" > "infant" > "baby, child" (for another similar development, see child).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈkukʰ/
• Rhymes: -ukʰ
• Hyphenation: કૂખ

Noun

કૂખ • (kūkh) f

1. innerself, mind, heart
2. (anatomy) the womb, uterus
3. (anatomy) abdomen
4. baby, child, offspring