शुष्ण

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Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit शुष्ण (śuṣṇa).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʃʊʂ.ɳᵊ/,

Noun

शुष्ण (śuṣṇam

  1. sun
  2. fire
  3. force, power, strength
  4. A demon

Declension

References

Sanskrit

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćúšnas.

Pronunciation

Noun

शुष्ण (śuṣṇa) stemm (root शुष्)

  1. name of a demon slain by Indra

Descendants

  • Hindi: शुष्ण (śuṣṇa) (learned)
  • Malayalam: ശുഷ്ണം (śuṣṇaṁ) (learned)
  • Odia: ଶୁଷ୍ଣ (śushṇa) (learned)

References

  • Apte, Macdonell (2022) “शुष्ण”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śuṣṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press