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Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *maṭṣúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *maćšúš, from Proto-Indo-European *moḱs (“quickly, early”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬨𐬊𐬱𐬎 (mošu), Latin mox (“soon”), Irish moch (“early”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
मक्षू • (makṣū́)
- rapidly, quickly, speedily
- Synonym: शीघ्र (śīghrá)
c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE,
Ṛgveda 10.61.10:
- मक्षू कन्याः सख्यं नवग्वा ऋतम् वदन्त ऋतयुक्तिमग्मन्।
द्विबर्हसो य उप गोपमागुरदक्षिणासो अच्युतादुदुक्षन्॥- makṣū kanyāḥ sakhyaṃ navagvā ṛtam vadanta ṛtayuktimagman.
dvibarhaso ya upa gopamāguradakṣiṇāso acyutādudukṣan. - Uttering praise to suit the rite, Navagvas came speedily to win the damsel's friendship.
They who approached the twice-strong stable's keeper, meedless would milk the rocks that naught had shaken.
Adjective
मक्षू • (makṣū́) stem
- soon