A term of unclear meaning. The meaning generally given in dictionaries for this term is "bush", particularly for the form क्षुप (kṣupa), and is generally connected to Iranian terms like Central Kurdish شیو (şîw, “shrub, wood”), Wakhi (šipk, “shrub”), and Persian چوب (čub, “wood, stick”).
However, it has been alternatively interpreted to mean "mushroom", particularly in the form क्षुम्प (kṣumpa). According to this theory, it would be related to a variety of words for mushroom and fungus across Europe and Asia, such as German Schwamm (“sponge”), Pashto غومبه (ǧumba, “mushroom”), and Sindhi कुम्भी (kumbhī, “mushroom”).
क्षुप • (kṣupa) stem, m
| Masculine a-stem declension of क्षुप (kṣupa) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | क्षुपः kṣupaḥ |
क्षुपौ / क्षुपा¹ kṣupau / kṣupā¹ |
क्षुपाः / क्षुपासः¹ kṣupāḥ / kṣupāsaḥ¹ |
| Vocative | क्षुप kṣupa |
क्षुपौ / क्षुपा¹ kṣupau / kṣupā¹ |
क्षुपाः / क्षुपासः¹ kṣupāḥ / kṣupāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | क्षुपम् kṣupam |
क्षुपौ / क्षुपा¹ kṣupau / kṣupā¹ |
क्षुपान् kṣupān |
| Instrumental | क्षुपेण kṣupeṇa |
क्षुपाभ्याम् kṣupābhyām |
क्षुपैः / क्षुपेभिः¹ kṣupaiḥ / kṣupebhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | क्षुपाय kṣupāya |
क्षुपाभ्याम् kṣupābhyām |
क्षुपेभ्यः kṣupebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | क्षुपात् kṣupāt |
क्षुपाभ्याम् kṣupābhyām |
क्षुपेभ्यः kṣupebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | क्षुपस्य kṣupasya |
क्षुपयोः kṣupayoḥ |
क्षुपाणाम् kṣupāṇām |
| Locative | क्षुपे kṣupe |
क्षुपयोः kṣupayoḥ |
क्षुपेषु kṣupeṣu |
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