त्वच्
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Sanskrit
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *twek- (“shield, skin; to cover”). Cognate with Ancient Greek σάκος (sákos, “shield”), Hittite [script needed] (tuekkaš, “body”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]त्वच् • (tvác) stem, f
- skin (of men, serpents etc.), hide (of goats, cows etc.)
- a cow's hide (used in pressing out the soma juice)
- a leather bag
- (figuratively) a cloud
- bark, rind, peel
- cinnamon, cinnamon tree
- a cover (of a horse)
- surface (of the earth)
Declension
[edit]Feminine root-stem declension of त्वच् (tvác) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | त्वक् tvák |
त्वचौ / त्वचा¹ tvácau / tvácā¹ |
त्वचः tvácaḥ |
Vocative | त्वक् tvák |
त्वचौ / त्वचा¹ tvácau / tvácā¹ |
त्वचः tvácaḥ |
Accusative | त्वचम् tvácam |
त्वचौ / त्वचा¹ tvácau / tvácā¹ |
त्वचः tvácaḥ |
Instrumental | त्वचा tvacā́ |
त्वग्भ्याम् tvagbhyā́m |
त्वग्भिः tvagbhíḥ |
Dative | त्वचे tvacé |
त्वग्भ्याम् tvagbhyā́m |
त्वग्भ्यः tvagbhyáḥ |
Ablative | त्वचः tvacáḥ |
त्वग्भ्याम् tvagbhyā́m |
त्वग्भ्यः tvagbhyáḥ |
Genitive | त्वचः tvacáḥ |
त्वचोः tvacóḥ |
त्वचाम् tvacā́m |
Locative | त्वचि tvací |
त्वचोः tvacóḥ |
त्वक्षु tvakṣú |
Notes |
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Root
[edit]त्वच् • (tvac)
- to cover
Derived terms
[edit]- त्वचति (tvacati)
References
[edit]- Monier Williams (1899) “त्वच्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0463/3.