स्था
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-. Cognates include Latin stō, Ancient Greek ἵστημι (hístēmi), Old English standan (English stand).
Root
स्था • (sthā)
- to stand, station oneself, take up a position on
- to stay, remain, continue in any condition or action
- to continue to be or exist, to endure, last.
- to stand still, stay quiet, remain stationary, stop, halt, wait, tarry, linger, hesitate
- to desist or cease from
- to cause to stand still, stop, arrest, check, hold, keep in, restrain
- to place aside, keep, save, preserve
- (idiomatic) to hang up phone
Derived terms
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “स्था”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 1262.
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