शुण्ठ्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
  • শুণ্ঠ্ (Assamese script)
  • ᬰᬸᬡ᭄ᬞ᭄ (Balinese script)
  • শুণ্ঠ্ (Bengali script)
  • 𑰫𑰲𑰜𑰿𑰙𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀰𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀞𑁆 (Brahmi script)
  • ၐုဏ္ဌ် (Burmese script)
  • શુણ્ઠ્ (Gujarati script)
  • ਸ਼ੁਣ੍ਠ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌶𑍁𑌣𑍍𑌠𑍍 (Grantha script)
  • ꦯꦸꦟ꧀ꦜ꧀ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂬𑂳𑂝𑂹𑂘𑂹 (Kaithi script)
  • ಶುಣ್ಠ್ (Kannada script)
  • ឝុណ្ឋ៑ (Khmer script)
  • ຨຸຓ຺ຐ຺ (Lao script)
  • ശുണ്ഠ് (Malayalam script)
  • ᡧᡠᢏᡱ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘫𑘳𑘜𑘿𑘙𑘿 (Modi script)
  • ᠱᠤᢏᢍ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑧋𑧔𑦼𑧠𑦹𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐱𑐸𑐞𑑂𑐛𑑂 (Newa script)
  • ଶୁଣ୍ଠ୍ (Odia script)
  • ꢯꢸꢠ꣄ꢝ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆯𑆶𑆟𑇀𑆜𑇀 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖫𑖲𑖜𑖿𑖙𑖿 (Siddham script)
  • ශුණ‍්ඨ් (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩿𑩒𑩪 𑪙𑩧 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚧𑚰𑚘𑚶𑚕𑚶 (Takri script)
  • ஶுண்ட்² (Tamil script)
  • శుణ్ఠ్ (Telugu script)
  • ศุณฺฐฺ (Thai script)
  • ཤུ་ཎྛ྄ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒬𑒳𑒝𑓂𑒚𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨮𑨃𑨘𑩇𑨕𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Of unclear origin. Possibly related to शुष्क (śuṣka, “dried up”) via a series of sound changes शुष्क (śuṣka) > *शुष्ट (śuṣṭa) > *शुट्ठ (śuṭṭha) > शुण्ठ् (śuṇṭh). Other theories link the root to Dravidian; compare Tamil சுண்டு (cuṇṭu, “to dry up”), Telugu చుండు (cuṇḍu, “to be evaporated or dried up”)

Pronunciation

Root

शुण्ठ् • (śuṇṭh)

  1. to limp, be lame
  2. to dry, become dry

Derived terms
  • शुण्ठति (śuṇṭhati)
  • शुण्ठयति (śuṇṭhayati)
  • शुण्ठी (śuṇṭhī)
  • शुण्ठ्य (śuṇṭhya)

References
  • Monier Williams (1899) “शुण्ठ्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1081/3.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 493
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1976) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 353-4
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