काष्ठतक्षक

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit काष्ठतक्षक (kāṣṭhatakṣaka). By surface analysis, काष्ठ (kāṣṭh) +‎ तक्षक (takṣak).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /kɑːʂʈʰ.t̪ək.ʂək/, [käːʂʈʰ.t̪ɐk.ʃɐk]

Noun

काष्ठतक्षक • (kāṣṭhtakṣak) m

1. (rare) a carpenter

   Synonyms: बढ़ई (baṛhaī), काष्ठकार (kāṣṭhakār)

Declension

Declension of काष्ठतक्षक (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	काष्ठतक्षक kāṣṭhtakṣak	काष्ठतक्षक kāṣṭhtakṣak
oblique	काष्ठतक्षक kāṣṭhtakṣak	काष्ठतक्षकों kāṣṭhtakṣakõ
vocative	काष्ठतक्षक kāṣṭhtakṣak	काष्ठतक्षको kāṣṭhtakṣako

Further reading

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “काष्ठतक्षक”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• কাষ্ঠতক্ষক (Assamese script)
• ᬓᬵᬱ᭄ᬞᬢᬓ᭄ᬱᬓ (Balinese script)
• কাষ্ঠতক্ষক (Bengali script)
• 𑰎𑰯𑰬𑰿𑰙𑰝𑰎𑰿𑰬𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀓𑀸𑀱𑁆𑀞𑀢𑀓𑁆𑀱𑀓 (Brahmi script)
• ကာၑ္ဌတက္ၑက (Burmese script)
• કાષ્ઠતક્ષક (Gujarati script)
• ਕਾਸ਼੍ਠਤਕ੍ਸ਼ਕ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌕𑌾𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌤𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌕 (Grantha script)
• ꦏꦴꦰ꧀ꦜꦠꦏ꧀ꦰꦏ (Javanese script)
• 𑂍𑂰𑂭𑂹𑂘𑂞𑂍𑂹𑂭𑂍 (Kaithi script)
• ಕಾಷ್ಠತಕ್ಷಕ (Kannada script)
• កាឞ្ឋតក្ឞក (Khmer script)
• ກາຩ຺ຐຕກ຺ຩກ (Lao script)
• കാഷ്ഠതക്ഷക (Malayalam script)
• ᡬᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᢢᡱᠠᢠᠠᡬᢢᠠᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘎𑘰𑘬𑘿𑘙𑘝𑘎𑘿𑘬𑘎 (Modi script)
• ᢉᠠᢗᢔᢍᠠᢐᠠᢉᢔᠠᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦮𑧑𑧌𑧠𑦹𑦽𑦮𑧠𑧌𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐎𑐵𑐲𑑂𑐛𑐟𑐎𑑂𑐲𑐎 (Newa script)
• କାଷ୍ଠତକ୍ଷକ (Odia script)
• ꢒꢵꢰ꣄ꢝꢡꢒ꣄ꢰꢒ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆑𑆳𑆰𑇀𑆜𑆠𑆑𑇀𑆰𑆑 (Sharada script)
• 𑖎𑖯𑖬𑖿𑖙𑖝𑖎𑖿𑖬𑖎 (Siddham script)
• කාෂ‍්ඨතක්‍ෂක (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩜𑩛𑪀 𑪙𑩧𑩫𑩜 𑪙𑪀𑩜 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚊𑚭𑚶𑚕𑚙𑚊𑚶𑚊 (Takri script)
• காஷ்ட²தக்ஷக (Tamil script)
• కాష్ఠతక్షక (Telugu script)
• กาษฺฐตกฺษก (Thai script)
• ཀཱ་ཥྛ་ཏ་ཀྵ་ཀ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒏𑒰𑒭𑓂𑒚𑒞𑒏𑓂𑒭𑒏 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨋𑨊𑨯𑩇𑨕𑨙𑨋𑩇𑨯𑨋 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Compound of काष्ठ (kāṣṭhá, “wood”) +‎ तक्षक (takṣaká, “one who cuts”), literally “one who cuts wood”.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kɑːʂ.ʈʰɐ.tɐk.ʂɐ.kɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /kɑːʂ.ʈʰɐ.t̪ɐk.ʂɐ.kɐ/

Noun

काष्ठतक्षक • (kāṣṭhatakṣaka) stem, m

1. a carpenter

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of काष्ठतक्षक

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	काष्ठतक्षकः (kāṣṭhatakṣakaḥ)	काष्ठतक्षकौ (kāṣṭhatakṣakau) काष्ठतक्षका¹ (kāṣṭhatakṣakā¹)	काष्ठतक्षकाः (kāṣṭhatakṣakāḥ) काष्ठतक्षकासः¹ (kāṣṭhatakṣakāsaḥ¹)
accusative	काष्ठतक्षकम् (kāṣṭhatakṣakam)	काष्ठतक्षकौ (kāṣṭhatakṣakau) काष्ठतक्षका¹ (kāṣṭhatakṣakā¹)	काष्ठतक्षकान् (kāṣṭhatakṣakān)
instrumental	काष्ठतक्षकेण (kāṣṭhatakṣakeṇa)	काष्ठतक्षकाभ्याम् (kāṣṭhatakṣakābhyām)	काष्ठतक्षकैः (kāṣṭhatakṣakaiḥ) काष्ठतक्षकेभिः¹ (kāṣṭhatakṣakebhiḥ¹)
dative	काष्ठतक्षकाय (kāṣṭhatakṣakāya)	काष्ठतक्षकाभ्याम् (kāṣṭhatakṣakābhyām)	काष्ठतक्षकेभ्यः (kāṣṭhatakṣakebhyaḥ)
ablative	काष्ठतक्षकात् (kāṣṭhatakṣakāt)	काष्ठतक्षकाभ्याम् (kāṣṭhatakṣakābhyām)	काष्ठतक्षकेभ्यः (kāṣṭhatakṣakebhyaḥ)
genitive	काष्ठतक्षकस्य (kāṣṭhatakṣakasya)	काष्ठतक्षकयोः (kāṣṭhatakṣakayoḥ)	काष्ठतक्षकाणाम् (kāṣṭhatakṣakāṇām)
locative	काष्ठतक्षके (kāṣṭhatakṣake)	काष्ठतक्षकयोः (kāṣṭhatakṣakayoḥ)	काष्ठतक्षकेषु (kāṣṭhatakṣakeṣu)
vocative	काष्ठतक्षक (kāṣṭhatakṣaka)	काष्ठतक्षकौ (kāṣṭhatakṣakau) काष्ठतक्षका¹ (kāṣṭhatakṣakā¹)	काष्ठतक्षकाः (kāṣṭhatakṣakāḥ) काष्ठतक्षकासः¹ (kāṣṭhatakṣakāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899), “काष्ठतक्षक”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 281.
• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890), “काष्ठतक्षक”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan, page 570