शशक

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Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit शशक (śaśaka).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʃə.ʃək/,

Noun

शशक (śaśakm (Urdu spelling ششک)

  1. rabbit
  2. hare

Declension

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From शश (śaśa, hare) +‎ -क (-ka, diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

Noun

शशक (śaśaka) stemm

  1. rabbit
  2. hare
  3. man of a particular character

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of शशक (śaśaka)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative शशकः
śaśakaḥ
शशकौ / शशका¹
śaśakau / śaśakā¹
शशकाः / शशकासः¹
śaśakāḥ / śaśakāsaḥ¹
Vocative शशक
śaśaka
शशकौ / शशका¹
śaśakau / śaśakā¹
शशकाः / शशकासः¹
śaśakāḥ / śaśakāsaḥ¹
Accusative शशकम्
śaśakam
शशकौ / शशका¹
śaśakau / śaśakā¹
शशकान्
śaśakān
Instrumental शशकेन
śaśakena
शशकाभ्याम्
śaśakābhyām
शशकैः / शशकेभिः¹
śaśakaiḥ / śaśakebhiḥ¹
Dative शशकाय
śaśakāya
शशकाभ्याम्
śaśakābhyām
शशकेभ्यः
śaśakebhyaḥ
Ablative शशकात्
śaśakāt
शशकाभ्याम्
śaśakābhyām
शशकेभ्यः
śaśakebhyaḥ
Genitive शशकस्य
śaśakasya
शशकयोः
śaśakayoḥ
शशकानाम्
śaśakānām
Locative शशके
śaśake
शशकयोः
śaśakayoḥ
शशकेषु
śaśakeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

  • Hindustani: (learned)
    • Hindi: शशक (śaśak)
    • Urdu: ششک
  • Middle Indo-Aryan:

References

  • “Sanskrit Dictionary for Spoken Sanskrit”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), 2012 May 25 (last accessed)