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Sanskrit
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Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *kʷeḱ- (“to see, look”). Related to काश् (kāś, “to shine, appear”), though probably not derived from it via reduplication.
Pronunciation
Root
चक्ष् • (cakṣ)
- to appear, become visible
- to see, look at, observe, notice
- to tell, inform
- to take anyone (acc.) for (acc.)
Derived terms
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “चक्ष्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 516/1.
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- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 523