घूक

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

Borrowed from a Dravidian language; compare Tamil கூகை (kūkai), Telugu గూబ (gūba), Kannada ಗೂಬೆ (gūbe).

Pronunciation

Noun

घूक (ghūka) stemm

  1. owl (Pañcad. I, 42, Subh.)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of घूक
Nom. sg. घूकः (ghūkaḥ)
Gen. sg. घूकस्य (ghūkasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative घूकः (ghūkaḥ) घूकौ (ghūkau) घूकाः (ghūkāḥ)
Vocative घूक (ghūka) घूकौ (ghūkau) घूकाः (ghūkāḥ)
Accusative घूकम् (ghūkam) घूकौ (ghūkau) घूकान् (ghūkān)
Instrumental घूकेन (ghūkena) घूकाभ्याम् (ghūkābhyām) घूकैः (ghūkaiḥ)
Dative घूकाय (ghūkāya) घूकाभ्याम् (ghūkābhyām) घूकेभ्यः (ghūkebhyaḥ)
Ablative घूकात् (ghūkāt) घूकाभ्याम् (ghūkābhyām) घूकेभ्यः (ghūkebhyaḥ)
Genitive घूकस्य (ghūkasya) घूकयोः (ghūkayoḥ) घूकानाम् (ghūkānām)
Locative घूके (ghūke) घूकयोः (ghūkayoḥ) घूकेषु (ghūkeṣu)

Descendants

  • Prakrit: 𑀖𑀽𑀅 (ghūa)

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