शा

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₃(i)- (to sharpen). Cognate with Latin catus (clever, cunning, sharp), cuneus (wedge) whence English coin; Ancient Greek κῶνος (kônos) whence English cone; English hone.

Pronunciation

Root

शा • (śā)

  1. to sharpen
  2. to satisfy
  3. to regale

Alternative forms

  • शि (śi)

Derived terms

  • शिशाति (śíśāti)

References

  • Otto Böhtlingk; Richard Schmidt (1879-1928), “शा”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016