त्वच्

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *twek- (shield, skin; to cover). Cognate with Ancient Greek σάκος (sákos, shield), Hittite [script needed] (tuekkaš, body).

Pronunciation

Noun

त्वच् • (tvác) stem, f

  1. skin (of men, serpents etc.), hide (of goats, cows etc.)
  2. a cow's hide (used in pressing out the soma juice)
  3. a leather bag
  4. (figuratively) a cloud
  5. bark, rind, peel
  6. cinnamon, cinnamon tree
  7. a cover (of a horse)
  8. surface (of the earth)

Declension

Feminine c-stem declension of त्वच् (tvác)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative त्वक्
tvák
त्वचौ
tvácau
त्वचः
tvácaḥ
Vocative त्वक्
tvák
त्वचौ
tvácau
त्वचः
tvácaḥ
Accusative त्वचम्
tvácam
त्वचौ
tvácau
त्वचः
tvácaḥ
Instrumental त्वचा
tvácā
त्वग्भ्याम्
tvágbhyām
त्वग्भिः
tvágbhiḥ
Dative त्वचे
tváce
त्वग्भ्याम्
tvágbhyām
त्वग्भ्यः
tvágbhyaḥ
Ablative त्वचः
tvácaḥ
त्वग्भ्याम्
tvágbhyām
त्वग्भ्यः
tvágbhyaḥ
Genitive त्वचः
tvácaḥ
त्वचोः
tvácoḥ
त्वचाम्
tvácām
Locative त्वचि
tváci
त्वचोः
tvácoḥ
त्वक्षु
tvákṣu

Root

त्वच् • (tvac)

  1. to cover

Derived terms

  • त्वचति (tvacati)

References

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