स्तुका
Sanskrit
Etymology
According to Pokorny, from Proto-Indo-European *stewe- (“to get dense, tight”), comparable to Ancient Greek στύω (stúō, “to make stiff”),[1] but it could easily instead be an Indo-Iranian substrate word.[2][3]
Noun
स्तुका • (stúkā) stem, f
- a knot or tuft of hair or wool, thick curl of hair (especially between the horns of a bull)
- (?) a hip, thigh (= [ jaghana ] )
Declension
| 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 stúkāyāḥ |
स्तुकाभ्याम् stúkābhyām |
स्तुकाभ्यः stúkābhyaḥ |
| Genitive | स्तुकायाः stúkāyāḥ |
स्तुकयोः stúkayoḥ |
स्तुकानाम् stúkānām |
| Locative | स्तुकायाम् stúkāyām |
स्तुकयोः stúkayoḥ |
स्तुकासु stúkāsu |
| Notes |
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References
- Pokorny, Julius (1959), “1035”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1035
- 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
- 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
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