शुष्क

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शुष्क (śúṣka). Doublet of सूखा (sūkhā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʃʊʂk/, [ʃʊʃk]

Adjective

शुष्क • (śuṣk)

1. dry, shrivelled; arid

   Synonym: सूखा (sūkhā)

2. dull, uninteresting

   (deprecated template usage)

   उसको जीवन शुष्क लगने लगा है।

   usko jīvan śuṣk lagne lagā hai.

   Life has become dull for him.

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “शुष्क”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hsúṣkas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsúškas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂sews- (“to be dry”). Cognate with Russian суши́ть (sušítʹ, “to dry”), Lithuanian saũsinti, Old English sēarian (whence English sear).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕúʂ.kɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɕuʂ.kɐ/

Adjective

शुष्क • (śúṣka) stem (alternatively súṣka)

1. dried, dried up, dry, arid, parched, shrivelled, emaciated, shrunk, withered, sere RV.
2. useless, fruitless, groundless, vain, unprofitable, empty Mn. MBh.
3. mere, simple

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of शुष्क (śúṣka)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शुष्कः śúṣkaḥ	शुष्कौ / शुष्का¹ śúṣkau / śúṣkā¹	शुष्काः / शुष्कासः¹ śúṣkāḥ / śúṣkāsaḥ¹
Vocative	शुष्क śúṣka	शुष्कौ / शुष्का¹ śúṣkau / śúṣkā¹	शुष्काः / शुष्कासः¹ śúṣkāḥ / śúṣkāsaḥ¹
Accusative	शुष्कम् śúṣkam	शुष्कौ / शुष्का¹ śúṣkau / śúṣkā¹	शुष्कान् śúṣkān
Instrumental	शुष्केण śúṣkeṇa	शुष्काभ्याम् śúṣkābhyām	शुष्कैः / शुष्केभिः¹ śúṣkaiḥ / śúṣkebhiḥ¹
Dative	शुष्काय śúṣkāya	शुष्काभ्याम् śúṣkābhyām	शुष्केभ्यः śúṣkebhyaḥ
Ablative	शुष्कात् śúṣkāt	शुष्काभ्याम् śúṣkābhyām	शुष्केभ्यः śúṣkebhyaḥ
Genitive	शुष्कस्य śúṣkasya	शुष्कयोः śúṣkayoḥ	शुष्काणाम् śúṣkāṇām
Locative	शुष्के śúṣke	शुष्कयोः śúṣkayoḥ	शुष्केषु śúṣkeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of शुष्का (śúṣkā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शुष्का śúṣkā	शुष्के śúṣke	शुष्काः śúṣkāḥ
Vocative	शुष्के śúṣke	शुष्के śúṣke	शुष्काः śúṣkāḥ
Accusative	शुष्काम् śúṣkām	शुष्के śúṣke	शुष्काः śúṣkāḥ
Instrumental	शुष्कया / शुष्का¹ śúṣkayā / śúṣkā¹	शुष्काभ्याम् śúṣkābhyām	शुष्काभिः śúṣkābhiḥ
Dative	शुष्कायै śúṣkāyai	शुष्काभ्याम् śúṣkābhyām	शुष्काभ्यः śúṣkābhyaḥ
Ablative	शुष्कायाः / शुष्कायै² śúṣkāyāḥ / śúṣkāyai²	शुष्काभ्याम् śúṣkābhyām	शुष्काभ्यः śúṣkābhyaḥ
Genitive	शुष्कायाः / शुष्कायै² śúṣkāyāḥ / śúṣkāyai²	शुष्कयोः śúṣkayoḥ	शुष्काणाम् śúṣkāṇām
Locative	शुष्कायाम् śúṣkāyām	शुष्कयोः śúṣkayoḥ	शुष्कासु śúṣkāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of शुष्क (śúṣka)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शुष्कम् śúṣkam	शुष्के śúṣke	शुष्काणि / शुष्का¹ śúṣkāṇi / śúṣkā¹
Vocative	शुष्क śúṣka	शुष्के śúṣke	शुष्काणि / शुष्का¹ śúṣkāṇi / śúṣkā¹
Accusative	शुष्कम् śúṣkam	शुष्के śúṣke	शुष्काणि / शुष्का¹ śúṣkāṇi / śúṣkā¹
Instrumental	शुष्केण śúṣkeṇa	शुष्काभ्याम् śúṣkābhyām	शुष्कैः / शुष्केभिः¹ śúṣkaiḥ / śúṣkebhiḥ¹
Dative	शुष्काय śúṣkāya	शुष्काभ्याम् śúṣkābhyām	शुष्केभ्यः śúṣkebhyaḥ
Ablative	शुष्कात् śúṣkāt	शुष्काभ्याम् śúṣkābhyām	शुष्केभ्यः śúṣkebhyaḥ
Genitive	शुष्कस्य śúṣkasya	शुष्कयोः śúṣkayoḥ	शुष्काणाम् śúṣkāṇām
Locative	शुष्के śúṣke	शुष्कयोः śúṣkayoḥ	शुष्केषु śúṣkeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Related terms

• शुष्यति (śúṣyati)
• शोषयति (śoṣáyati)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “शुष्क”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1084.