शुण्ठ्

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

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Of unclear origin. Possibly related to शुष्क (śuṣka, dried up) via a series of sound changes शुष्क (śuṣka) > *शुष्ट (śuṣṭa) > *शुट्ठ (śuṭṭha) > शुण्ठ् (śuṇṭh). Other theories link the root to Dravidian; compare Tamil சுண்டு (cuṇṭu, to dry up), Telugu చుండు (cuṇḍu, to be evaporated or dried up)

Pronunciation

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Root

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शुण्ठ् (śuṇṭh)

  1. to limp, be lame
  2. to dry, become dry

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References

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  • Monier Williams (1899) “शुण्ठ्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1081/3.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 493
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1976) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎[2] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 353-4