शुक्ति

See also: शक्ति and शुक्ता

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit शुक्ति (śukti). Doublet of सीप (sīp).

Noun

शुक्ति • (śukti) f

1. oyster
2. acetin: the triglyceride of acetic acid

Declension

Declension of शुक्ति (fem i-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	शुक्ति śukti	शुक्तियाँ śuktiyā̃
oblique	शुक्ति śukti	शुक्तियों śuktiyõ
vocative	शुक्ति śukti	शुक्तियो śuktiyo

References

• Bahri, Caturvedi, Dasa-Hindi (2022) “शुक्ति”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Hindi Dictionaries]

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• শুক্তি (Assamese script)
• ᬰᬸᬓ᭄ᬢᬶ (Balinese script)
• শুক্তি (Bengali script)
• 𑰫𑰲𑰎𑰿𑰝𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀰𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• ၐုက္တိ (Burmese script)
• શુક્તિ (Gujarati script)
• ਸ਼ੁਕ੍ਤਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌶𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦯꦸꦏ꧀ꦠꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂬𑂳𑂍𑂹𑂞𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಶುಕ್ತಿ (Kannada script)
• ឝុក្តិ (Khmer script)
• ຨຸກ຺ຕິ (Lao script)
• ശുക്തി (Malayalam script)
• ᡧᡠᡬᢠᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘫𑘳𑘎𑘿𑘝𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠱᠤᢉᢐᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧋𑧔𑦮𑧠𑦽𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐱𑐸𑐎𑑂𑐟𑐶 (Newa script)
• ଶୁକ୍ତି (Odia script)
• ꢯꢸꢒ꣄ꢡꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆯𑆶𑆑𑇀𑆠𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖫𑖲𑖎𑖿𑖝𑖰 (Siddham script)
• ශුක‍්ති (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩿𑩒𑩜 𑪙𑩫𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚧𑚰𑚊𑚶𑚙𑚮 (Takri script)
• ஶுக்தி (Tamil script)
• శుక్తి (Telugu script)
• ศุกฺติ (Thai script)
• ཤུ་ཀྟི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒬𑒳𑒏𑓂𑒞𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨮𑨃𑨋𑩇𑨙𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕuk.ti/, [ɕuk̚.ti]
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɕuk.t̪i/, [ˈɕuk̚.t̪i]

Noun

शुक्ति • (śukti) stem, ?

1. shell, esp. pearl oyster, mother of pearl
2. hollow potsherd (used as a cup; rare)
3. twist of hair (on a horse's neck or breast; rare)
4. a certain weight (=½ pala or 2 karshas, about one ounce)

References

• Apte, Macdonell (2022) “शुक्ति”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]