कक्ष

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कक्ष (kakṣa, “private chamber, secluded forest”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /kəkʂ/, [kɐkʃ]

Noun

कक्ष • (kakṣ) m (Urdu spelling ککش)

1. room, chamber (a part of a building enclosed by walls, a floor, and a ceiling)

   Synonyms: कमरा (kamrā), रूम (rūm)

Declension

Declension of कक्ष (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कक्ष kakṣ	कक्ष kakṣ
oblique	कक्ष kakṣ	कक्षों kakṣõ
vocative	कक्ष kakṣ	कक्षो kakṣo

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “कक्ष”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 735
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “कक्ष”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 110
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “कक्ष”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 155

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• কক্ষ (Assamese script)
• ᬓᬓ᭄ᬱ (Balinese script)
• কক্ষ (Bengali script)
• 𑰎𑰎𑰿𑰬 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀓𑀓𑁆𑀱 (Brahmi script)
• ကက္ၑ (Burmese script)
• કક્ષ (Gujarati script)
• ਕਕ੍ਸ਼ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌕𑌕𑍍𑌷 (Grantha script)
• ꦏꦏ꧀ꦰ (Javanese script)
• 𑂍𑂍𑂹𑂭 (Kaithi script)
• ಕಕ್ಷ (Kannada script)
• កក្ឞ (Khmer script)
• ກກ຺ຩ (Lao script)
• കക്ഷ (Malayalam script)
• ᡬᠠᡬᢢᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘎𑘎𑘿𑘬 (Modi script)
• ᢉᠠᢉᢔᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦮𑦮𑧠𑧌 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐎𑐎𑑂𑐲 (Newa script)
• କକ୍ଷ (Odia script)
• ꢒꢒ꣄ꢰ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆑𑆑𑇀𑆰 (Sharada script)
• 𑖎𑖎𑖿𑖬 (Siddham script)
• කක්‍ෂ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩜𑩜 𑪙𑪀 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚊𑚊𑚶 (Takri script)
• கக்ஷ (Tamil script)
• కక్ష (Telugu script)
• กกฺษ (Thai script)
• ཀ་ཀྵ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒏𑒏𑓂𑒭 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨋𑨋𑩇𑨯 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *kóḱs-o-s

Proto-Indo-Iranian *káćšas

Sanskrit कक्ष

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *káćšas (“armpit”), from Proto-Indo-European *kóḱs-o-s. Cognate with Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬱𐬀 (kaša), Latin coxa (“hip”), Old High German hahsa (“hollow of the knee”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kɐ́k.ʂɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /kɐk.ʂɐ/

Noun

कक्ष॑ • (kákṣa) stem, m or f

1. armpit, region of the girth
2. a girdle, zone, belt, girth
3. groin, waist region
4. the end of the lower garment (which, after the cloth is carried round the body, is brought up behind and tucked into the waistband)
5. hem, border, lace
6. the scale of a balance
7. side or flank
8. sin
9. a gate
10. a buffalo

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of कक्ष॑

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	कक्षः॑ (kákṣaḥ)	कक्षौ॑ (kákṣau) कक्षा॑¹ (kákṣā¹)	कक्षाः॑ (kákṣāḥ) कक्षा॑सः¹ (kákṣāsaḥ¹)
accusative	कक्ष॑म् (kákṣam)	कक्षौ॑ (kákṣau) कक्षा॑¹ (kákṣā¹)	कक्षा॑न् (kákṣān)
instrumental	कक्षे॑ण (kákṣeṇa)	कक्षा॑भ्याम् (kákṣābhyām)	कक्षैः॑ (kákṣaiḥ) कक्षे॑भिः¹ (kákṣebhiḥ¹)
dative	कक्षा॑य (kákṣāya)	कक्षा॑भ्याम् (kákṣābhyām)	कक्षे॑भ्यः (kákṣebhyaḥ)
ablative	कक्षा॑त् (kákṣāt)	कक्षा॑भ्याम् (kákṣābhyām)	कक्षे॑भ्यः (kákṣebhyaḥ)
genitive	कक्ष॑स्य (kákṣasya)	कक्ष॑योः (kákṣayoḥ)	कक्षा॑णाम् (kákṣāṇām)
locative	कक्षे॑ (kákṣe)	कक्ष॑योः (kákṣayoḥ)	कक्षे॑षु (kákṣeṣu)
vocative	कक्ष॑ (kákṣa)	कक्षौ॑ (kákṣau) कक्षा॑¹ (kákṣā¹)	कक्षाः॑ (kákṣāḥ) कक्षा॑सः¹ (kákṣāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀓𑀓𑁆𑀔 (kakkha), 𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙 (kaccha)
• Dardic:
  • Gawar-Bati: [script needed] (kaċyāl)
  • Kalami: [script needed] (kac̣āl)
  • Kashmiri: کَژھ (kaċh)
  • Khowar: [script needed] (kuṣkomul)
  • Northeast Pashayi: [script needed] (kaċal), [script needed] (xac̣em, “my armpit”)
  • Northwest Pashayi: [script needed] (kačalīn)
  • Savi: [script needed] (kačal)
  • Shumashti: [script needed] (xaċī)
  • Southeast Pashayi: [script needed] (kačī)
  • Torwali: [script needed] (kaṣāl)
• Helu Prakrit:
  • Dhivehi: ކަކ (kak)
  • Sinhalese: කැස (kæsa)
• Khasa Prakrit:
  • Nepali: काख (kākh, “lap”)
• Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀓𑀓𑁆𑀔 (kakkha), 𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙 (kaccha)
  • Assamese: কাষ (kax), কাখ (kakh)
  • Bengali: কাছ (kach)
  • Bihari:

    Bhojpuri: कांख (kāṅkh)

    Maithili: कांख (kāṅkh)

    Magahi: 𑂍𑂰𑂀𑂎 (kã̄kh)

  • Odia: କାଖ (kākha)
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀓𑀓𑁆𑀔 (kakkha), 𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙 (kaccha)
  • Marathi: कास (kās)
• Paisaci Prakrit:
  • Punjabi:
    • Gurmukhi script: ਕੱਛ (kaccha)
    • Shahmukhi script: کَچّھ (kacch)
  • Sindhi:
    • Arabic script: کَچھ (kach)
    • Devanagari script: कछ (kach)
• Pali: kaccha
• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀓𑀓𑁆𑀔 (kakkha), 𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙 (kaccha)
  • Gujarati: કાખ (kākh)
  • Hindustani:

    Hindi: कांख (kāṅkh)

    Urdu: کانکھ (kā̃kh)

  • Kumaoni: काख (kākh, “lap”)
  • Romani: kakh

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *kagʰ-

Proto-Indo-European *kagʰ-so-s

Sanskrit कक्ष

From Proto-Indo-European *kagʰ-so-s, from Proto-Indo-European *kagʰ- (“to seize, enclose”). Cognate with Latin cohum (“pole-to-yoke strap”), English haw, English hedge, German Hecke (“hedge”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kɐ́k.ʂɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /kɐk.ʂɐ/

Noun

कक्ष॑ • (kákṣa) stem, m

1. a hiding or lurking place
2. a wood, large wood
3. a forest of dead trees, a dry wood, underwood (often the lair of beasts)
4. an inner recess, the interior of a forest
5. grass, dry grass
6. a spreading creeper, climbing plant
7. a room or apartment or other segregated space

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of कक्ष॑

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	कक्षः॑ (kákṣaḥ)	कक्षौ॑ (kákṣau) कक्षा॑¹ (kákṣā¹)	कक्षाः॑ (kákṣāḥ) कक्षा॑सः¹ (kákṣāsaḥ¹)
accusative	कक्ष॑म् (kákṣam)	कक्षौ॑ (kákṣau) कक्षा॑¹ (kákṣā¹)	कक्षा॑न् (kákṣān)
instrumental	कक्षे॑ण (kákṣeṇa)	कक्षा॑भ्याम् (kákṣābhyām)	कक्षैः॑ (kákṣaiḥ) कक्षे॑भिः¹ (kákṣebhiḥ¹)
dative	कक्षा॑य (kákṣāya)	कक्षा॑भ्याम् (kákṣābhyām)	कक्षे॑भ्यः (kákṣebhyaḥ)
ablative	कक्षा॑त् (kákṣāt)	कक्षा॑भ्याम् (kákṣābhyām)	कक्षे॑भ्यः (kákṣebhyaḥ)
genitive	कक्ष॑स्य (kákṣasya)	कक्ष॑योः (kákṣayoḥ)	कक्षा॑णाम् (kákṣāṇām)
locative	कक्षे॑ (kákṣe)	कक्ष॑योः (kákṣayoḥ)	कक्षे॑षु (kákṣeṣu)
vocative	कक्ष॑ (kákṣa)	कक्षौ॑ (kákṣau) कक्षा॑¹ (kákṣā¹)	कक्षाः॑ (kákṣāḥ) कक्षा॑सः¹ (kákṣāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Hindi: कक्ष (kakṣ) (learned)

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899), “कक्ष”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 241, column 3.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890), “कक्ष”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan