यूका

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

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Female variant of यूक (yūka), from Proto-Indo-European *lewH- (louse), see also Welsh llau.[1]

Noun

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यूका (yūkā) stemf

  1. a louse (Mn., Kathās., Suśr.)

Declension

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Feminine ā-stem declension of यूका (yūkā)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative यूका
yūkā
यूके
yūke
यूकाः
yūkāḥ
Vocative यूके
yūke
यूके
yūke
यूकाः
yūkāḥ
Accusative यूकाम्
yūkām
यूके
yūke
यूकाः
yūkāḥ
Instrumental यूकया / यूका¹
yūkayā / yūkā¹
यूकाभ्याम्
yūkābhyām
यूकाभिः
yūkābhiḥ
Dative यूकायै
yūkāyai
यूकाभ्याम्
yūkābhyām
यूकाभ्यः
yūkābhyaḥ
Ablative यूकायाः / यूकायै²
yūkāyāḥ / yūkāyai²
यूकाभ्याम्
yūkābhyām
यूकाभ्यः
yūkābhyaḥ
Genitive यूकायाः / यूकायै²
yūkāyāḥ / yūkāyai²
यूकयोः
yūkayoḥ
यूकानाम्
yūkānām
Locative यूकायाम्
yūkāyām
यूकयोः
yūkayoḥ
यूकासु
yūkāsu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

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  • Punjabi: جوں (joṉ)
  • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀚𑀽𑀕𑀸 (jūgā)

References

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  1. ^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 357