शङ्क्

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *ḱenk- (to hang). Cognate with English hang and Latin cūnctor (I delay, I stall (something)).

Root

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शङ्क् (śaṅk)

  1. to doubt
  2. to hesitate
  3. to suppose, assume
  4. to suspect

Derived terms

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