कुष्ठ
Sanskrit
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Alternative scripts
[edit]Alternative scripts
- কুষ্ঠ (Assamese script)
- ᬓᬸᬱ᭄ᬞ (Balinese script)
- কুষ্ঠ (Bengali script)
- 𑰎𑰲𑰬𑰿𑰙 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀓𑀼𑀱𑁆𑀞 (Brahmi script)
- ကုၑ္ဌ (Burmese script)
- કુષ્ઠ (Gujarati script)
- ਕੁਸ਼੍ਠ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌕𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌠 (Grantha script)
- ꦏꦸꦰ꧀ꦜ (Javanese script)
- 𑂍𑂳𑂭𑂹𑂘 (Kaithi script)
- ಕುಷ್ಠ (Kannada script)
- កុឞ្ឋ (Khmer script)
- ກຸຩ຺ຐ (Lao script)
- കുഷ്ഠ (Malayalam script)
- ᡬᡠᢢᡱᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘎𑘳𑘬𑘿𑘙 (Modi script)
- ᢉᠤᢔᢍᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦮𑧔𑧌𑧠𑦹 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐎𑐸𑐲𑑂𑐛 (Newa script)
- କୁଷ୍ଠ (Odia script)
- ꢒꢸꢰ꣄ꢝ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆑𑆶𑆰𑇀𑆜 (Sharada script)
- 𑖎𑖲𑖬𑖿𑖙 (Siddham script)
- කුෂ්ඨ (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩜𑩒𑪀 𑪙𑩧 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚊𑚰𑚶𑚕 (Takri script)
- குஷ்ட² (Tamil script)
- కుష్ఠ (Telugu script)
- กุษฺฐ (Thai script)
- ཀུ་ཥྛ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒏𑒳𑒭𑓂𑒚 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨋𑨃𑨯𑩇𑨕 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology 1
[edit]Monier claims कु- (ku-) + स्थ (stha).
Perhaps related to कुठिक (kuṭhika).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]कुष्ठ • (kúṣṭha) stem, m or n
- crepe ginger; Hellenia speciosa (syn. Costus speciosus), traditionally used to cure तक्मन् (takman, “a skin disease”)
Declension
[edit]| Masculine a-stem declension of कुष्ठ (kúṣṭha) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | कुष्ठः kúṣṭhaḥ |
कुष्ठौ / कुष्ठा¹ kúṣṭhau / kúṣṭhā¹ |
कुष्ठाः / कुष्ठासः¹ kúṣṭhāḥ / kúṣṭhāsaḥ¹ |
| Vocative | कुष्ठ kúṣṭha |
कुष्ठौ / कुष्ठा¹ kúṣṭhau / kúṣṭhā¹ |
कुष्ठाः / कुष्ठासः¹ kúṣṭhāḥ / kúṣṭhāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | कुष्ठम् kúṣṭham |
कुष्ठौ / कुष्ठा¹ kúṣṭhau / kúṣṭhā¹ |
कुष्ठान् kúṣṭhān |
| Instrumental | कुष्ठेन kúṣṭhena |
कुष्ठाभ्याम् kúṣṭhābhyām |
कुष्ठैः / कुष्ठेभिः¹ kúṣṭhaiḥ / kúṣṭhebhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | कुष्ठाय kúṣṭhāya |
कुष्ठाभ्याम् kúṣṭhābhyām |
कुष्ठेभ्यः kúṣṭhebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | कुष्ठात् kúṣṭhāt |
कुष्ठाभ्याम् kúṣṭhābhyām |
कुष्ठेभ्यः kúṣṭhebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | कुष्ठस्य kúṣṭhasya |
कुष्ठयोः kúṣṭhayoḥ |
कुष्ठानाम् kúṣṭhānām |
| Locative | कुष्ठे kúṣṭhe |
कुष्ठयोः kúṣṭhayoḥ |
कुष्ठेषु kúṣṭheṣu |
| Notes |
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| Neuter a-stem declension of कुष्ठ (kúṣṭha) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | कुष्ठम् kúṣṭham |
कुष्ठे kúṣṭhe |
कुष्ठानि / कुष्ठा¹ kúṣṭhāni / kúṣṭhā¹ |
| Vocative | कुष्ठ kúṣṭha |
कुष्ठे kúṣṭhe |
कुष्ठानि / कुष्ठा¹ kúṣṭhāni / kúṣṭhā¹ |
| Accusative | कुष्ठम् kúṣṭham |
कुष्ठे kúṣṭhe |
कुष्ठानि / कुष्ठा¹ kúṣṭhāni / kúṣṭhā¹ |
| Instrumental | कुष्ठेन kúṣṭhena |
कुष्ठाभ्याम् kúṣṭhābhyām |
कुष्ठैः / कुष्ठेभिः¹ kúṣṭhaiḥ / kúṣṭhebhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | कुष्ठाय kúṣṭhāya |
कुष्ठाभ्याम् kúṣṭhābhyām |
कुष्ठेभ्यः kúṣṭhebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | कुष्ठात् kúṣṭhāt |
कुष्ठाभ्याम् kúṣṭhābhyām |
कुष्ठेभ्यः kúṣṭhebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | कुष्ठस्य kúṣṭhasya |
कुष्ठयोः kúṣṭhayoḥ |
कुष्ठानाम् kúṣṭhānām |
| Locative | कुष्ठे kúṣṭhe |
कुष्ठयोः kúṣṭhayoḥ |
कुष्ठेषु kúṣṭheṣu |
| Notes |
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Descendants
[edit]- → Middle Armenian: քուշտ (kʻušt)
- Pali: kuṭṭha, koṭṭha
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀓𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞 (kuṭṭha)
- Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀓𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞 (kuṭṭha)
- Hindi: कुट (kuṭ)
- → Ancient Greek: κόστος (kóstos), κόστον (kóston)
- → Tamil: கோஷ்டம் (kōṣṭam)
- → Tocharian B: kuṣṭa (learned)
References
[edit]- Monier Williams (1899) “कुष्ठ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 297.
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 381
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kúṣṭha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- Leslau, Wolf (1991) Comparative Dictionary of Geʿez (Classical Ethiopic), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 447
- Löw, Immanuel (1928) Die Flora der Juden[2] (in German), volume 1, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, page 391
- Nöldeke, Theodor (1910) Neue Beiträge zur semitischen Sprachwissenschaft[3] (in German), Straßburg: Karl J. Trübner, page 132
Etymology 2
[edit](This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
[edit]कुष्ठ • (kuṣṭha) stem, n
Declension
[edit]| Neuter a-stem declension of कुष्ठ (kuṣṭha) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | कुष्ठम् kuṣṭham |
कुष्ठे kuṣṭhe |
कुष्ठानि / कुष्ठा¹ kuṣṭhāni / kuṣṭhā¹ |
| Vocative | कुष्ठ kuṣṭha |
कुष्ठे kuṣṭhe |
कुष्ठानि / कुष्ठा¹ kuṣṭhāni / kuṣṭhā¹ |
| Accusative | कुष्ठम् kuṣṭham |
कुष्ठे kuṣṭhe |
कुष्ठानि / कुष्ठा¹ kuṣṭhāni / kuṣṭhā¹ |
| Instrumental | कुष्ठेन kuṣṭhena |
कुष्ठाभ्याम् kuṣṭhābhyām |
कुष्ठैः / कुष्ठेभिः¹ kuṣṭhaiḥ / kuṣṭhebhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | कुष्ठाय kuṣṭhāya |
कुष्ठाभ्याम् kuṣṭhābhyām |
कुष्ठेभ्यः kuṣṭhebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | कुष्ठात् kuṣṭhāt |
कुष्ठाभ्याम् kuṣṭhābhyām |
कुष्ठेभ्यः kuṣṭhebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | कुष्ठस्य kuṣṭhasya |
कुष्ठयोः kuṣṭhayoḥ |
कुष्ठानाम् kuṣṭhānām |
| Locative | कुष्ठे kuṣṭhe |
कुष्ठयोः kuṣṭhayoḥ |
कुष्ठेषु kuṣṭheṣu |
| Notes |
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