पुष्

Sanskrit

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /puʂ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /puʂ/

Root

पुष् • (puṣ)

1. to be nourished, to thrive, flourish, prosper

Derived terms

• पुष्कल (puṣkala, “much, many, numerous, copious, abundant”)
• पुष्कर (puṣkara)
• पुष्करिन् (puṣkarin)
• पुष्ट (puṣṭa)
• पुष्टि (puṣṭi)
• पुष्प (puṣpa, “flower, blossom”)
• पुष्पक (puṣpaka)
• पुष्पित (puṣpita)
• पुष्य (puṣya)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “पुष्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0638.