काश्

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-Aryan *kā́ś-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kā́ć-, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeḱ- (to see, look).

    Cognates include Proto-Slavic *kāzàti (to show) and Ancient Greek τέκμᾰρ (tékmar, token).

    Pronunciation

    Root

    काश् (kāś)

    1. to shine brightly, to have an agreeable appearance
    2. to be visible, appear

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    References

    • Monier Williams (1899) “काश्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 280, column 2.
    • Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “काश्”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press
    • William Dwight Whitney, 1885, The Roots, Verb-forms, and Primary Derivatives of the Sanskrit Language, Leipzig: Breitkopf and Härtel, page 18
    • Otto Böhtlingk, Richard Schmidt (1879-1928) “काश्”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016
    • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 344-5