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स्तुका

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Sanskrit

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Alternative scripts

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Etymology

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Of unclear origin.

Traditionally derived from a Proto-Indo-Iranian *stu- (to coagulate, condense together), which would be, according to Pokorny, from Proto-Indo-European *stewe- (to get dense, tight), and comparable to Ancient Greek στύω (stúō, to make stiff),[1] but the existence of this root has been called into question.[2][3] The word could easily be an Indo-Iranian substrate word instead.[4][5]

Related to स्तूप (stūpa, tuft, mound, stupa); see there for more potential cognates.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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स्तुका (stúkā) stemf

  1. a knot or tuft of hair or wool, thick curl of hair (especially between the horns of a bull)
  2. (?) a hip, thigh (=जघन (jaghana))

Declension

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Feminine ā-stem declension of स्तुका (stúkā)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative स्तुका
stúkā
स्तुके
stúke
स्तुकाः
stúkāḥ
Vocative स्तुके
stúke
स्तुके
stúke
स्तुकाः
stúkāḥ
Accusative स्तुकाम्
stúkām
स्तुके
stúke
स्तुकाः
stúkāḥ
Instrumental स्तुकया / स्तुका¹
stúkayā / stúkā¹
स्तुकाभ्याम्
stúkābhyām
स्तुकाभिः
stúkābhiḥ
Dative स्तुकायै
stúkāyai
स्तुकाभ्याम्
stúkābhyām
स्तुकाभ्यः
stúkābhyaḥ
Ablative स्तुकायाः / स्तुकायै²
stúkāyāḥ / stúkāyai²
स्तुकाभ्याम्
stúkābhyām
स्तुकाभ्यः
stúkābhyaḥ
Genitive स्तुकायाः / स्तुकायै²
stúkāyāḥ / stúkāyai²
स्तुकयोः
stúkayoḥ
स्तुकानाम्
stúkānām
Locative स्तुकायाम्
stúkāyām
स्तुकयोः
stúkayoḥ
स्तुकासु
stúkāsu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

References

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  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “1035”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1035
  2. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 760
  3. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1976) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎[2] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 516
  4. ^ Witzel, M. (2003). Linguistic Evidence for Cultural Exchange in Prehistoric Western Central Asia. United States: Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, University of Pennsylvania, p. 36
  5. ^ Early Contacts Between Uralic and Indo-European: Linguistic and Archaeological Considerations : Papers Presented at an International Symposium Held at the Tvärminne Research Station of the University of Helsinki, 8-10 January, 1999. (2001). Finland: Nimilehti painettu Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seuran kirjapainossa, p. 307