इष्टका

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• इष्टिका (iṣṭikā)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *HíṣṭakaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hišt- (“brick”), possibly from the BMAC substrate.. Cognate with Avestan 𐬌𐬱𐬙𐬌𐬌𐬀 (ištiia, “brick”), Persian خشت (xešt, “brick”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /íʂ.ʈɐ.kɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈiʂ.ʈɐ.kɑː/

Noun

इष्टका • (íṣṭakā) stem, f

1. brick
2. bakestone

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of इष्टका (íṣṭakā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	इष्टका íṣṭakā	इष्टके íṣṭake	इष्टकाः íṣṭakāḥ
Vocative	इष्टके íṣṭake	इष्टके íṣṭake	इष्टकाः íṣṭakāḥ
Accusative	इष्टकाम् íṣṭakām	इष्टके íṣṭake	इष्टकाः íṣṭakāḥ
Instrumental	इष्टकया / इष्टका¹ íṣṭakayā / íṣṭakā¹	इष्टकाभ्याम् íṣṭakābhyām	इष्टकाभिः íṣṭakābhiḥ
Dative	इष्टकायै íṣṭakāyai	इष्टकाभ्याम् íṣṭakābhyām	इष्टकाभ्यः íṣṭakābhyaḥ
Ablative	इष्टकायाः / इष्टकायै² íṣṭakāyāḥ / íṣṭakāyai²	इष्टकाभ्याम् íṣṭakābhyām	इष्टकाभ्यः íṣṭakābhyaḥ
Genitive	इष्टकायाः / इष्टकायै² íṣṭakāyāḥ / íṣṭakāyai²	इष्टकयोः íṣṭakayoḥ	इष्टकानाम् íṣṭakānām
Locative	इष्टकायाम् íṣṭakāyām	इष्टकयोः íṣṭakayoḥ	इष्टकासु íṣṭakāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• Magadhi Prakrit:
  • Bengali: ইঁট্ (ĩṭ)
• Maharastri Prakrit:
  • Marathi: वीट (vīṭ)
• Sauraseni Prakrit:
  • Hindi: ईंट (ī̃ṭ)
  • Gujarati: ઈંટ (ī̃ṭa)
• → Dravidian:
  • Kannada: ಇಟ್ಟಿಗೆ (iṭṭige)
  • Telugu: ఇటుక (iṭuka)
• → Thai:
  • Thai: อิฐ (ìt)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “इष्टका”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 169/3.