"स्कु" meaning in Sanskrit

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Verb

IPA: /sku/ [Vedic], /s̪ku/ [Classical-Sanskrit] Forms: sku [romanization]
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₂- (“to poke, cut into, tear”), related to Hittite iskunant- (“spotted”) and Hittite iskunahhis (“marked”, 3sg.past), Lithuanian kiáuras (“perforated”), and maybe Proto-Germanic *hūdiz, Latin cutis (“skin”), Lithuanian kiáutas (“shell, rind, peel”) via the connection 'flaying' < 'tearing' (just as Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma, “skin”) is from δέρω (dérō, “to flay”)). Etymology templates: {{der|sa|ine-pro|*(s)kewh₂-|t=to poke, cut into, tear}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₂- (“to poke, cut into, tear”), {{cog|hit|iskunant-|t=spotted}} Hittite iskunant- (“spotted”), {{cog|hit|iskunahhis|pos=3sg.past|t=marked}} Hittite iskunahhis (“marked”, 3sg.past), {{cog|lt|kiáuras|t=perforated}} Lithuanian kiáuras (“perforated”), {{cog|gem-pro|*hūdiz}} Proto-Germanic *hūdiz, {{cog|la|cutis|t=skin}} Latin cutis (“skin”), {{cog|lt|kiáutas|t=shell, rind, peel}} Lithuanian kiáutas (“shell, rind, peel”) Head templates: {{head|sa|root|head=|tr=}} स्कु • (sku), {{sa-root}} स्कु • (sku)
  1. to pick, pluck, tear
    Sense id: en-स्कु-sa-verb-dXfMC4OR Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit roots Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 24 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 63 19 19 Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 67 17 17 Disambiguation of Sanskrit roots: 100 0 0
  2. to poke
    Sense id: en-स्कु-sa-verb-x6R8dVG8
  3. to cover
    Sense id: en-स्कु-sa-verb-HmfwMVjo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: स्कव् (skav) Derived forms: स्कुनाति (skunāti), स्कुनीतः (skunītaḥ)
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "skunāti",
      "word": "स्कुनाति"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "skunītaḥ",
      "word": "स्कुनीतः"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*(s)kewh₂-",
        "t": "to poke, cut into, tear"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₂- (“to poke, cut into, tear”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hit",
        "2": "iskunant-",
        "t": "spotted"
      },
      "expansion": "Hittite iskunant- (“spotted”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hit",
        "2": "iskunahhis",
        "pos": "3sg.past",
        "t": "marked"
      },
      "expansion": "Hittite iskunahhis (“marked”, 3sg.past)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lt",
        "2": "kiáuras",
        "t": "perforated"
      },
      "expansion": "Lithuanian kiáuras (“perforated”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem-pro",
        "2": "*hūdiz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *hūdiz",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "cutis",
        "t": "skin"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin cutis (“skin”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lt",
        "2": "kiáutas",
        "t": "shell, rind, peel"
      },
      "expansion": "Lithuanian kiáutas (“shell, rind, peel”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₂- (“to poke, cut into, tear”), related to Hittite iskunant- (“spotted”) and Hittite iskunahhis (“marked”, 3sg.past), Lithuanian kiáuras (“perforated”), and maybe Proto-Germanic *hūdiz, Latin cutis (“skin”), Lithuanian kiáutas (“shell, rind, peel”) via the connection 'flaying' < 'tearing' (just as Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma, “skin”) is from δέρω (dérō, “to flay”)).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sku",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "root",
        "head": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "स्कु • (sku)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "स्कु • (sku)",
      "name": "sa-root"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "52 24 24",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "63 19 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "67 17 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "100 0 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit roots",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to pick, pluck, tear"
      ],
      "id": "en-स्कु-sa-verb-dXfMC4OR",
      "links": [
        [
          "pick",
          "pick"
        ],
        [
          "pluck",
          "pluck"
        ],
        [
          "tear",
          "tear"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to poke"
      ],
      "id": "en-स्कु-sa-verb-x6R8dVG8",
      "links": [
        [
          "poke",
          "poke"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to cover"
      ],
      "id": "en-स्कु-sa-verb-HmfwMVjo",
      "links": [
        [
          "cover",
          "cover"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sku/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/s̪ku/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "skav",
      "word": "स्कव्"
    }
  ],
  "word": "स्कु"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
    "Sanskrit lemmas",
    "Sanskrit roots",
    "Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "skunāti",
      "word": "स्कुनाति"
    },
    {
      "roman": "skunītaḥ",
      "word": "स्कुनीतः"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*(s)kewh₂-",
        "t": "to poke, cut into, tear"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₂- (“to poke, cut into, tear”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hit",
        "2": "iskunant-",
        "t": "spotted"
      },
      "expansion": "Hittite iskunant- (“spotted”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hit",
        "2": "iskunahhis",
        "pos": "3sg.past",
        "t": "marked"
      },
      "expansion": "Hittite iskunahhis (“marked”, 3sg.past)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lt",
        "2": "kiáuras",
        "t": "perforated"
      },
      "expansion": "Lithuanian kiáuras (“perforated”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gem-pro",
        "2": "*hūdiz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *hūdiz",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "cutis",
        "t": "skin"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin cutis (“skin”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lt",
        "2": "kiáutas",
        "t": "shell, rind, peel"
      },
      "expansion": "Lithuanian kiáutas (“shell, rind, peel”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₂- (“to poke, cut into, tear”), related to Hittite iskunant- (“spotted”) and Hittite iskunahhis (“marked”, 3sg.past), Lithuanian kiáuras (“perforated”), and maybe Proto-Germanic *hūdiz, Latin cutis (“skin”), Lithuanian kiáutas (“shell, rind, peel”) via the connection 'flaying' < 'tearing' (just as Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma, “skin”) is from δέρω (dérō, “to flay”)).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sku",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "root",
        "head": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "स्कु • (sku)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "स्कु • (sku)",
      "name": "sa-root"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to pick, pluck, tear"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pick",
          "pick"
        ],
        [
          "pluck",
          "pluck"
        ],
        [
          "tear",
          "tear"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to poke"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "poke",
          "poke"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to cover"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cover",
          "cover"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sku/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/s̪ku/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "skav",
      "word": "स्कव्"
    }
  ],
  "word": "स्कु"
}

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