उक्षन्

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *(H)ukšā́ (bull, ox), from Proto-Indo-European *(h₂)uksḗn (bull, ox).

Cognate with Avestan 𐬎𐬑𐬱𐬁𐬥 (uxšān, bull), Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍃𐌰 (auhsa), Welsh ych (ox), Breton oc'hen, Old English oxa (whence English ox).

Pronunciation

Noun

उक्षन् (ukṣán) stemm

  1. a bull
    Synonym: ऋषभ (ṛṣabhá)
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 9.69.4:
      उक्षा मिमाति प्रति यन्ति धेनवो देवस्य देवीरुप यन्ति निष्कृतम् ।
      ukṣā mimāti prati yanti dhenavo devasya devīrupa yanti niṣkṛtam.
      The Bull is bellowing; the Cows are coming nigh: the Goddesses approach the God's own resting-place.
  2. an ox

Declension

Masculine an-stem declension of उक्षन्
singular dual plural
nominative उक्षा (ukṣā́) उक्षाणौ (ukṣā́ṇau)
उक्षाणा¹ (ukṣā́ṇā¹)
उक्षणः (ukṣáṇaḥ)
vocative उक्षन् (úkṣan) उक्षाणौ (úkṣāṇau)
उक्षाणा¹ (úkṣāṇā¹)
उक्षणः (úkṣaṇaḥ)
accusative उक्षाणम् (ukṣā́ṇam) उक्षाणौ (ukṣā́ṇau)
उक्षाणा¹ (ukṣā́ṇā¹)
उक्ष्णः (ukṣṇáḥ)
instrumental उक्ष्णा (ukṣṇā́) उक्षभ्याम् (ukṣábhyām) उक्षभिः (ukṣábhiḥ)
dative उक्ष्णे (ukṣṇé) उक्षभ्याम् (ukṣábhyām) उक्षभ्यः (ukṣábhyaḥ)
ablative उक्ष्णः (ukṣṇáḥ) उक्षभ्याम् (ukṣábhyām) उक्षभ्यः (ukṣábhyaḥ)
genitive उक्ष्णः (ukṣṇáḥ) उक्ष्णोः (ukṣṇóḥ) उक्ष्णाम् (ukṣṇā́m)
locative उक्ष्णि (ukṣṇí)
उक्षणि (ukṣáṇi)
उक्षन्¹ (ukṣán¹)
उक्ष्णोः (ukṣṇóḥ) उक्षसु (ukṣásu)
  • ¹Vedic

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Telugu: ఉక్షము (ukṣamu)
  • Malayalam: ഉക്ഷം (ukṣaṁ)