कुष्ठ

Sanskrit

कुष्ठः

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• কুষ্ঠ (Assamese script)
• ᬓᬸᬱ᭄ᬞ (Balinese script)
• কুষ্ঠ (Bengali script)
• 𑰎𑰲𑰬𑰿𑰙 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀓𑀼𑀱𑁆𑀞 (Brahmi script)
• ကုၑ္ဌ (Burmese script)
• કુષ્ઠ (Gujarati script)
• ਕੁਸ਼੍ਠ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌕𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌠 (Grantha script)
• ꦏꦸꦰ꧀ꦜ (Javanese script)
• 𑂍𑂳𑂭𑂹𑂘 (Kaithi script)
• ಕುಷ್ಠ (Kannada script)
• កុឞ្ឋ (Khmer script)
• ກຸຩ຺ຐ (Lao script)
• കുഷ്ഠ (Malayalam script)
• ᡬᡠᢢᡱᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘎𑘳𑘬𑘿𑘙 (Modi script)
• ᢉᠤᢔᢍᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦮𑧔𑧌𑧠𑦹 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐎𑐸𑐲𑑂𑐛 (Newa script)
• କୁଷ୍ଠ (Odia script)
• ꢒꢸꢰ꣄ꢝ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆑𑆶𑆰𑇀𑆜 (Sharada script)
• 𑖎𑖲𑖬𑖿𑖙 (Siddham script)
• කුෂ‍්ඨ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩜𑩒𑪀 𑪙𑩧 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚊𑚰𑚶𑚕 (Takri script)
• குஷ்ட² (Tamil script)
• కుష్ఠ (Telugu script)
• กุษฺฐ (Thai script)
• ཀུ་ཥྛ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒏𑒳𑒭𑓂𑒚 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨋𑨃𑨯𑩇𑨕 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology 1

Monier claims कु- (ku-) +‎ स्थ (stha).

Perhaps related to कुठिक (kuṭhika).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kúʂ.ʈʰɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkuʂ.ʈʰɐ/

Noun

कुष्ठ • (kúṣṭha) stem, m or n

1. crepe ginger; Hellenia speciosa (syn. Costus speciosus), traditionally used to cure तक्मन् (takman, “a skin disease”)

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of कुष्ठ (kúṣṭha)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	कुष्ठः kúṣṭhaḥ	कुष्ठौ / कुष्ठा¹ kúṣṭhau / kúṣṭhā¹	कुष्ठाः / कुष्ठासः¹ kúṣṭhāḥ / kúṣṭhāsaḥ¹
Vocative	कुष्ठ kúṣṭha	कुष्ठौ / कुष्ठा¹ kúṣṭhau / kúṣṭhā¹	कुष्ठाः / कुष्ठासः¹ kúṣṭhāḥ / kúṣṭhāsaḥ¹
Accusative	कुष्ठम् kúṣṭham	कुष्ठौ / कुष्ठा¹ kúṣṭhau / kúṣṭhā¹	कुष्ठान् kúṣṭhān
Instrumental	कुष्ठेन kúṣṭhena	कुष्ठाभ्याम् kúṣṭhābhyām	कुष्ठैः / कुष्ठेभिः¹ kúṣṭhaiḥ / kúṣṭhebhiḥ¹
Dative	कुष्ठाय kúṣṭhāya	कुष्ठाभ्याम् kúṣṭhābhyām	कुष्ठेभ्यः kúṣṭhebhyaḥ
Ablative	कुष्ठात् kúṣṭhāt	कुष्ठाभ्याम् kúṣṭhābhyām	कुष्ठेभ्यः kúṣṭhebhyaḥ
Genitive	कुष्ठस्य kúṣṭhasya	कुष्ठयोः kúṣṭhayoḥ	कुष्ठानाम् kúṣṭhānām
Locative	कुष्ठे kúṣṭhe	कुष्ठयोः kúṣṭhayoḥ	कुष्ठेषु kúṣṭheṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Neuter a-stem declension of कुष्ठ (kúṣṭha)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	कुष्ठम् kúṣṭham	कुष्ठे kúṣṭhe	कुष्ठानि / कुष्ठा¹ kúṣṭhāni / kúṣṭhā¹
Vocative	कुष्ठ kúṣṭha	कुष्ठे kúṣṭhe	कुष्ठानि / कुष्ठा¹ kúṣṭhāni / kúṣṭhā¹
Accusative	कुष्ठम् kúṣṭham	कुष्ठे kúṣṭhe	कुष्ठानि / कुष्ठा¹ kúṣṭhāni / kúṣṭhā¹
Instrumental	कुष्ठेन kúṣṭhena	कुष्ठाभ्याम् kúṣṭhābhyām	कुष्ठैः / कुष्ठेभिः¹ kúṣṭhaiḥ / kúṣṭhebhiḥ¹
Dative	कुष्ठाय kúṣṭhāya	कुष्ठाभ्याम् kúṣṭhābhyām	कुष्ठेभ्यः kúṣṭhebhyaḥ
Ablative	कुष्ठात् kúṣṭhāt	कुष्ठाभ्याम् kúṣṭhābhyām	कुष्ठेभ्यः kúṣṭhebhyaḥ
Genitive	कुष्ठस्य kúṣṭhasya	कुष्ठयोः kúṣṭhayoḥ	कुष्ठानाम् kúṣṭhānām
Locative	कुष्ठे kúṣṭhe	कुष्ठयोः kúṣṭhayoḥ	कुष्ठेषु kúṣṭheṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Middle Armenian: քուշտ (kʻušt)
• Pali: kuṭṭha, koṭṭha
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀓𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞 (kuṭṭha)
• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀓𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞 (kuṭṭha)
  • Hindi: कुट (kuṭ)
• → Ancient Greek: κόστος (kóstos), κόστον (kóston)
  • → Arabic: قُسْط (qusṭ)
    • → Middle Armenian: ղուստ (ġust), խուստ (xust), կոստ (kost), կօստ (kōst)
    • → Coptic: ⲕⲟⲩⲥ̅ⲧ (kous̅t)
  • → Ge'ez: ቈስጥ (ḳʷäsṭ), ቈስጤ (ḳʷäsṭe), ቍስጥ (ḳʷəsṭ), ቁስጥ (ḳusṭ)
  • → Classical Syriac: ܩܘܫܬܐ (qōštā)
  • → Latin: costus, costum
    • → Czech: kost
    • ⇒ German: Kostwurz
    • → Russian: кост (kost)
• → Tamil: கோஷ்டம் (kōṣṭam)
• → Tocharian B: kuṣṭa (learned)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “कुष्ठ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 297.
• Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎^[1] (in German), volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 381
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kúṣṭha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• Leslau, Wolf (1991) Comparative Dictionary of Geʿez (Classical Ethiopic), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 447
• Löw, Immanuel (1928) Die Flora der Juden‎^[2] (in German), volume 1, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, page 391
• Nöldeke, Theodor (1910) Neue Beiträge zur semitischen Sprachwissenschaft‎^[3] (in German), Straßburg: Karl J. Trübner, page 132

Etymology 2

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Noun

कुष्ठ • (kuṣṭha) stem, n

1. (pathology) leprosy

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of कुष्ठ (kuṣṭha)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	कुष्ठम् kuṣṭham	कुष्ठे kuṣṭhe	कुष्ठानि / कुष्ठा¹ kuṣṭhāni / kuṣṭhā¹
Vocative	कुष्ठ kuṣṭha	कुष्ठे kuṣṭhe	कुष्ठानि / कुष्ठा¹ kuṣṭhāni / kuṣṭhā¹
Accusative	कुष्ठम् kuṣṭham	कुष्ठे kuṣṭhe	कुष्ठानि / कुष्ठा¹ kuṣṭhāni / kuṣṭhā¹
Instrumental	कुष्ठेन kuṣṭhena	कुष्ठाभ्याम् kuṣṭhābhyām	कुष्ठैः / कुष्ठेभिः¹ kuṣṭhaiḥ / kuṣṭhebhiḥ¹
Dative	कुष्ठाय kuṣṭhāya	कुष्ठाभ्याम् kuṣṭhābhyām	कुष्ठेभ्यः kuṣṭhebhyaḥ
Ablative	कुष्ठात् kuṣṭhāt	कुष्ठाभ्याम् kuṣṭhābhyām	कुष्ठेभ्यः kuṣṭhebhyaḥ
Genitive	कुष्ठस्य kuṣṭhasya	कुष्ठयोः kuṣṭhayoḥ	कुष्ठानाम् kuṣṭhānām
Locative	कुष्ठे kuṣṭhe	कुष्ठयोः kuṣṭhayoḥ	कुष्ठेषु kuṣṭheṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀓𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀞 (koṭṭha)
  • Gujarati: કોઢ (koḍh)
  • Hindi: कोढ़ (koṛh)
• Prakrit: 𑀓𑁄𑀠 (koḍha)
  • Old Punjabi: ਕੋੜ੍ਹੁ (koṛhu)
• → Indonesian: kusta (learned)
• → Magahi: 𑂍𑂷𑂀𑂜 (kõṛh)
• → Malayalam: കുഷ്ഠം (kuṣṭhaṁ)
• → Tocharian B: kuṣṭh (learned)