उच्

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁ewk- (to be accustomed). Compare Lithuanian jùnkti (to learn), Polish uczyć (to teach; to learn), Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐌿𐌷𐍄𐍃 (biūhts, accustomed to), Old Armenian ուսանիմ (usanim, to learn).

Pronunciation

Root

उच् (uc)

  1. to take pleasure in, delight in, be fond of
  2. to be accustomed
  3. to be suitable, suit, fit

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References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “उच्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 172, column 3.
  • William Dwight Whitney, 1885, The Roots, Verb-forms, and Primary Derivatives of the Sanskrit Language, Leipzig: Breitkopf and Härtel, page 12
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) “OC”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 277