"शक" meaning in Sanskrit

See शक in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ɕɐ.kɐ/ [Vedic], /ˈɕɐ.kɐ/ [Classical-Sanskrit]
Etymology: Borrowed from Old Persian 𐎿𐎣𐎠 (s-k-a /⁠Sakā⁠/, “Scythian”), from 𐎿𐎣 (s-k /⁠Saka⁠/, “Scythia”), from Scythian. Etymology templates: {{dercat|sa|ira}}, {{etymon|sa|bor|peo>𐎿𐎣𐎠>Scythia|id=Saka}}, {{bor+|sa|peo|𐎿𐎣𐎠|t=Scythian|ts=Sakā}} Borrowed from Old Persian 𐎿𐎣𐎠 (s-k-a /⁠Sakā⁠/, “Scythian”), {{der|sa|xsc}} Scythian Head templates: {{sa-proper noun|g=m}} शक • (śaka) stem, m Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-noun-m}} Forms: śaka [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], शकः [nominative, singular], शकौ [dual, nominative], शका1 [dual, nominative], शकाः [nominative, plural], शकासः1 [nominative, plural], शक [singular, vocative], शकौ [dual, vocative], शका1 [dual, vocative], शकाः [plural, vocative], शकासः1 [plural, vocative], शकम् [accusative, singular], शकौ [accusative, dual], शका1 [accusative, dual], शकान् [accusative, plural], शकेन [instrumental, singular], शकाभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], शकैः [instrumental, plural], शकेभिः1 [instrumental, plural], शकाय [dative, singular], शकाभ्याम् [dative, dual], शकेभ्यः [dative, plural], शकात् [ablative, singular], शकाभ्याम् [ablative, dual], शकेभ्यः [ablative, plural], शकस्य [genitive, singular], शकयोः [dual, genitive], शकानाम् [genitive, plural], शके [locative, singular], शकयोः [dual, locative], शकेषु [locative, plural]
  1. Saka, Indo-Scythians Categories (topical): Tribes Derived forms: शाक (śāka), शाक्य (śākya)

Alternative forms

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            "1": "en",
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          "expansion": "→ English: Saka",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: Saka"
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      ],
      "text": "→ Hindi: शक (śak)"
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      "expansion": "",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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        "instrumental",
        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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        "dual"
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "tags": [
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "locative",
        "plural"
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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        {
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            "Nouns",
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        }
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        "Saka, Indo-Scythians"
      ],
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          "Saka"
        ]
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      "ipa": "/ɕɐ.kɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈɕɐ.kɐ/",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "शक"
}
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      "word": "शाक"
    },
    {
      "roman": "śākya",
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    }
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        {
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            "bor": "1"
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          "name": "desc"
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      ],
      "text": "→ Hindi: शक (śak)"
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      "expansion": "",
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    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-noun-m",
      "source": "declension",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "शकौ",
      "roman": "śakau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "nominative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "शका1",
      "roman": "śakā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "nominative"
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    {
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      "roman": "śakāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "शक",
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      "roman": "śakau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
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    {
      "form": "शका1",
      "roman": "śakā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
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      "form": "शकाः",
      "roman": "śakāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शकासः1",
      "roman": "śakāsaḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शकम्",
      "roman": "śakam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शकौ",
      "roman": "śakau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "dual"
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    {
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      "roman": "śakā1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शकान्",
      "roman": "śakān",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शकेन",
      "roman": "śakena",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शकाभ्याम्",
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      "tags": [
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        "instrumental"
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    },
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      "form": "शकैः",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शकेभिः1",
      "roman": "śakebhiḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शकाय",
      "roman": "śakāya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शकाभ्याम्",
      "roman": "śakābhyām",
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      "tags": [
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        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शकेभ्यः",
      "roman": "śakebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शकात्",
      "roman": "śakāt",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शकाभ्याम्",
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      "tags": [
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        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शकेभ्यः",
      "roman": "śakebhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शकस्य",
      "roman": "śakasya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शकयोः",
      "roman": "śakayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शकानाम्",
      "roman": "śakānām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शके",
      "roman": "śake",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शकयोः",
      "roman": "śakayoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "शकेषु",
      "roman": "śakeṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "शक • (śaka) stem, m",
      "name": "sa-proper noun"
    }
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      "name": "sa-decl-noun-m"
    }
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  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Pages with entries",
        "Sanskrit a-stem nouns",
        "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
        "Sanskrit exonyms",
        "Sanskrit lemmas",
        "Sanskrit masculine nouns",
        "Sanskrit proper nouns",
        "Sanskrit proper nouns in Devanagari script",
        "Sanskrit terms borrowed from Old Persian",
        "Sanskrit terms derived from Iranian languages",
        "Sanskrit terms derived from Old Persian",
        "Sanskrit terms derived from Scythian languages",
        "Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations",
        "sa:Tribes"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Saka, Indo-Scythians"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Saka",
          "Saka"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕɐ.kɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɕɐ.kɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "शक"
}

Download raw JSONL data for शक meaning in Sanskrit (5.5kB)

{
  "called_from": "inflection/2466",
  "msg": "accepted heuristic header: table cell identified as header and given candidate status, AND the cleaned text is in LANGUAGES_WITH_CELLS_AS_HEADERS[Sanskrit]; cleaned text: Notes",
  "path": [
    "शक"
  ],
  "section": "Sanskrit",
  "subsection": "proper noun",
  "title": "शक",
  "trace": ""
}

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