काष्ठतक्षक

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit काष्ठतक्षक (kāṣṭhatakṣaka). By surface analysis, काष्ठ (kāṣṭh) +‎ तक्षक (takṣak).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kɑːʂʈʰ.t̪ək.ʂək/, [käːʂʈʰ.t̪ɐk.ʃɐk]

Noun

काष्ठतक्षक • (kāṣṭhtakṣak) m

1. (rare) a carpenter

   Synonyms: बढ़ई (baṛhaī), काष्ठकार (kāṣṭhakār)

Declension

Declension of काष्ठतक्षक (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	काष्ठतक्षक kāṣṭhtakṣak	काष्ठतक्षक kāṣṭhtakṣak
oblique	काष्ठतक्षक kāṣṭhtakṣak	काष्ठतक्षकों kāṣṭhtakṣakõ
vocative	काष्ठतक्षक kāṣṭhtakṣak	काष्ठतक्षको kāṣṭhtakṣako

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “काष्ठतक्षक”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• কাষ্ঠতক্ষক (Assamese script)
• ᬓᬵᬱ᭄ᬞᬢᬓ᭄ᬱᬓ (Balinese script)
• কাষ্ঠতক্ষক (Bengali script)
• 𑰎𑰯𑰬𑰿𑰙𑰝𑰎𑰿𑰬𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀓𑀸𑀱𑁆𑀞𑀢𑀓𑁆𑀱𑀓 (Brahmi script)
• ကာၑ္ဌတက္ၑက (Burmese script)
• કાષ્ઠતક્ષક (Gujarati script)
• ਕਾਸ਼੍ਠਤਕ੍ਸ਼ਕ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌕𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌤𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌕 (Grantha script)
• ꦏꦴꦰ꧀ꦜꦠꦏ꧀ꦰꦏ (Javanese script)
• 𑂍𑂰𑂭𑂹𑂘𑂞𑂍𑂹𑂭𑂍 (Kaithi script)
• ಕಾಷ್ಠತಕ್ಷಕ (Kannada script)
• កាឞ្ឋតក្ឞក (Khmer script)
• ກາຩ຺ຐຕກ຺ຩກ (Lao script)
• കാഷ്ഠതക്ഷക (Malayalam script)
• ᡬᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢢᡱᠠᢠᠠᡬᢢᠠᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘎𑘰𑘬𑘿𑘙𑘝𑘎𑘿𑘬𑘎 (Modi script)
• ᢉᠠᢗᢔᢍᠠᢐᠠᢉᢔᠠᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦮𑧑𑧌𑧠𑦹𑦽𑦮𑧠𑧌𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐎𑐵𑐲𑑂𑐛𑐟𑐎𑑂𑐲𑐎 (Newa script)
• କାଷ୍ଠତକ୍ଷକ (Odia script)
• ꢒꢵꢰ꣄ꢝꢡꢒ꣄ꢰꢒ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆑𑆳𑆰𑇀𑆜𑆠𑆑𑇀𑆰𑆑 (Sharada script)
• 𑖎𑖯𑖬𑖿𑖙𑖝𑖎𑖿𑖬𑖎 (Siddham script)
• කාෂ‍්ඨතක්‍ෂක (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩜𑩛𑪀 𑪙𑩧𑩫𑩜 𑪙𑪀𑩜 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚊𑚭𑚶𑚕𑚙𑚊𑚶𑚊 (Takri script)
• காஷ்ட²தக்ஷக (Tamil script)
• కాష్ఠతక్షక (Telugu script)
• กาษฺฐตกฺษก (Thai script)
• ཀཱ་ཥྛ་ཏ་ཀྵ་ཀ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒏𑒰𑒭𑓂𑒚𑒞𑒏𑓂𑒭𑒏 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨋𑨊𑨯𑩇𑨕𑨙𑨋𑩇𑨯𑨋 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Compound of काष्ठ (kāṣṭhá, “wood”) +‎ तक्षक (takṣaká, “one who cuts”), literally “one who cuts wood”.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kɑːʂ.ʈʰɐ.tɐk.ʂɐ.kɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /kɑːʂ.ʈʰɐˈt̪ɐk.ʂɐ.kɐ/

Noun

काष्ठतक्षक • (kāṣṭhatakṣaka) stem, m

1. a carpenter

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of काष्ठतक्षक

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	काष्ठतक्षकः (kāṣṭhatakṣakaḥ)	काष्ठतक्षकौ (kāṣṭhatakṣakau) काष्ठतक्षका¹ (kāṣṭhatakṣakā¹)	काष्ठतक्षकाः (kāṣṭhatakṣakāḥ) काष्ठतक्षकासः¹ (kāṣṭhatakṣakāsaḥ¹)
vocative	काष्ठतक्षक (kāṣṭhatakṣaka)	काष्ठतक्षकौ (kāṣṭhatakṣakau) काष्ठतक्षका¹ (kāṣṭhatakṣakā¹)	काष्ठतक्षकाः (kāṣṭhatakṣakāḥ) काष्ठतक्षकासः¹ (kāṣṭhatakṣakāsaḥ¹)
accusative	काष्ठतक्षकम् (kāṣṭhatakṣakam)	काष्ठतक्षकौ (kāṣṭhatakṣakau) काष्ठतक्षका¹ (kāṣṭhatakṣakā¹)	काष्ठतक्षकान् (kāṣṭhatakṣakān)
instrumental	काष्ठतक्षकेण (kāṣṭhatakṣakeṇa)	काष्ठतक्षकाभ्याम् (kāṣṭhatakṣakābhyām)	काष्ठतक्षकैः (kāṣṭhatakṣakaiḥ) काष्ठतक्षकेभिः¹ (kāṣṭhatakṣakebhiḥ¹)
dative	काष्ठतक्षकाय (kāṣṭhatakṣakāya)	काष्ठतक्षकाभ्याम् (kāṣṭhatakṣakābhyām)	काष्ठतक्षकेभ्यः (kāṣṭhatakṣakebhyaḥ)
ablative	काष्ठतक्षकात् (kāṣṭhatakṣakāt)	काष्ठतक्षकाभ्याम् (kāṣṭhatakṣakābhyām)	काष्ठतक्षकेभ्यः (kāṣṭhatakṣakebhyaḥ)
genitive	काष्ठतक्षकस्य (kāṣṭhatakṣakasya)	काष्ठतक्षकयोः (kāṣṭhatakṣakayoḥ)	काष्ठतक्षकाणाम् (kāṣṭhatakṣakāṇām)
locative	काष्ठतक्षके (kāṣṭhatakṣake)	काष्ठतक्षकयोः (kāṣṭhatakṣakayoḥ)	काष्ठतक्षकेषु (kāṣṭhatakṣakeṣu)

• ¹Vedic

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899) “काष्ठतक्षक”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 281.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “काष्ठतक्षक”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 570