त्वच्

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Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *twek- (shield, skin; to cover). Cognate with Ancient Greek σάκος (sákos, shield), Hittite [script needed] (tuekkaš, body).

Pronunciation

Noun

त्वच् (tvácf

  1. skin (of men, serpents etc.), hide (of goats, cows etc.)
  2. a cow's hide (used in pressing out the soma juice)
  3. a leather bag
  4. (figuratively) a cloud
  5. bark, rind, peel
  6. cinnamon, cinnamon tree
  7. a cover (of a horse)
  8. surface (of the earth)

Declension

Declension of त्वच्
Nom. sg. त्वक् (tvak)
Gen. sg. त्वचः (tvacaḥ)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative त्वक् (tvak) त्वचौ (tvacau) त्वचः (tvacaḥ)
Vocative त्वक् (tvak) त्वचौ (tvacau) त्वचः (tvacaḥ)
Accusative त्वचम् (tvacam) त्वचौ (tvacau) त्वचः (tvacaḥ)
Instrumental त्वचा (tvacā) त्वग्भ्याम् (tvagbhyām) त्वग्भिः (tvagbhiḥ)
Dative त्वचे (tvace) त्वग्भ्याम् (tvagbhyām) त्वग्भ्यः (tvagbhyaḥ)
Ablative त्वचः (tvacaḥ) त्वग्भ्याम् (tvagbhyām) त्वग्भ्यः (tvagbhyaḥ)
Genitive त्वचः (tvacaḥ) त्वचोः (tvacoḥ) त्वचाम् (tvacām)
Locative त्वचि (tvaci) त्वचोः (tvacoḥ) त्वक्षु (tvakṣu)

Root

त्वच् (tvac)

  1. to cover

Derived terms