पृषत्

See also: पोषित

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *pŕ̥ṣants, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pŕ̥šants, from Proto-Indo-European *pérs-ont-s ~ *pŕ̥s-ont-s, from *pers- (“dust”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬭𐬱𐬎𐬌𐬌𐬀‎ (paršuiia), Old Church Slavonic прахъ (praxŭ), Lithuanian purkšti (“shower”), Latvian pārsla (“flake”), Norwegian fors, Tocharian B pärs (“spray”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

पृषत् • (pṛ́ṣat)

  1. spotted, speckled, piebald, variegated
  2. sprinkling

Noun

पृषत् • (pṛ́ṣat) m

  1. a spotted antelope
  2. a drop of water
  3. a spotted doe

Noun

पृषत् • (pṛ́ṣat) n

  1. a drop of water or any other liquid
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