तूष्णीम्

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Sanskrit[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *tuHṣṇíHm, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tuHšníHm. Cognate with Avestan 𐬙𐬎𐬱𐬥𐬌̣𐬱𐬀𐬛-‎ (tušnịšad-). Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *tuh₂s-n-, with cognates such as Danish tyst (“quiet”)^[1], Old Prussian tusnan (“still”) and Luwian 𒌅𒄷𒅆𒀀𒄿 (tuḫušiya-, “to await, to wait and see”)^[2].

Pronunciation[edit]

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /tuːʂ.ɳíːm/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪uːʂ.ɳiːm/

Adverb[edit]

तूष्णीम् • (tūṣṇī́m)

silently, quietly (RV. II, 43, 3, TS. etc.)
tūṣṇīṃ babhūva — became silent (DivyA7v.)

References[edit]

Monier Williams (1899), “तूष्णीम्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0453.
Notes:

^ tyst in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 663

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