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Sanskrit
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Pronunciation
Suffix
-इष्ठ • (-iṣṭha)
- superlative adjectival suffix
- गरु (gurú, “heavy”) + -इष्ठ (-iṣṭha) → गरिष्ठ (gariṣṭha, “heaviest”)
- लघु (laghú, “light”) + -इष्ठ (-iṣṭha) → लघिष्ठ (laghiṣṭha, “lightest”)
Derived terms
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