प्रेक्षण

Sanskrit

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /pɾɐjk.ʂɐ.ɳɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈpɾeːk.ʂɐ.ɳɐ/

Noun

प्रेक्षण • (prekṣaṇa) stem, ? (root ईक्ष्)

1. viewing
2. show, spectacle

Descendants

• Pali: pekkhaṇa
• Prakrit: 𑀧𑁂𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀡 (pĕkkhaṇa), 𑀧𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀡 (pikkhaṇa), 𑀧𑁂𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀡 (pĕcchaṇa), 𑀧𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀡 (picchaṇa), 𑀧𑁂𑀳𑀡 (pehaṇa), 𑀧𑁂𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀡𑀬 (pĕkkhaṇaya)
  • Hindustani: pekhnā
    • Hindi: पेखना
    • Urdu: پیکھْنا
  • Assamese: পেখন (pekhon)

References

• Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “प्रेक्षणकम्”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “prekṣaṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press