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श्वस्

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Sanskrit

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Etymology 1

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    From Proto-Indo-European *ḱwes- (“to pant, puff, sigh”). Cognate with Old Norse hvæsa (“to hiss”), English wheeze, and Latin queror (“to complain”), whence English quarrel.[1]

    Alternative forms

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    Root

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    श्वस् • (śvas)

    1. to blow, hiss, pant, snort
    2. to breathe, respire, draw breath
    3. to live
    4. to sigh, groan
    5. to strike, kill
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    Etymology 2

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    From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćwás (“morning, next morning”); ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱewH- (“to shine”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬯𐬏𐬭𐬆𐬨 (sūrəm, “in the morning”), Ossetian сӕумӕ (sæwmæ, “in the morning”), Khotanese [script needed] (svī, “morning”).[2] See also शोच् (śoc), शोध् (śodh), शोभ् (śobh).[3]

    Pronunciation

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    Adverb

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    श्वस् • (śvás)

    1. tomorrow
    2. in the future
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    Descendants
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    • Pali: sve
    • Sinhalese: හෙට (heṭa), සෙට (seṭa)
    • → Hindi: श्वः (śvaḥ)

    Particle

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    श्वस् • (śvás)

    1. a particle implying auspiciousness

    Further reading

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    References

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    1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 677
    2. ^ Studies in Historical Linguistics in Honor of George Sherman Lane: Festschrift for George S. Lane. (2020). United States: University of North Carolina Press, p. 9
    3. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[2] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 676-7
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