Prakrit

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Etymology 1

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    Inherited from Sanskrit शुष्क॑ (śúṣka), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsúškas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂sews- + *-kos.

    Adjective

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    𑀲𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔 (sukkha) (Devanagari सुक्ख) [1][2]

    1. dry
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    Etymology 2

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      Inherited from Sanskrit सु॒ख (sukhá), possibly from सु- (su-) + (kha). Analogically remodelled on 𑀤𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔 (dukkha, sadness). Doublet of 𑀲𑀼𑀖 (sugha) and 𑀲𑀼𑀳 (suha).

      Noun

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      𑀲𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔 (sukkhan (Devanagari सुक्ख) [1][3]

      1. happiness, contentment
        Antonym: 𑀤𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀔 (dukkha)
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      References

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      1. 1.0 1.1 Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “सुक्ख”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
      2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śúṣka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 727
      3. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sukhá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 776