-इष्ठ

Sanskrit Alternative scripts Etymology sa iir-pro *-ištHas, from sa ine-pro *-istos *-ist(H)os, from 1 ine-pro *-yōs<alt:*-is-><pos:intensive> *-tós<alt:*-tHós>. Cognate with grc -ῐστος and gem-pro *-istaz (whence en -est). Pronunciation Suffix superlative adjectival suffix sa -ईयस्<ng:comparative> sa गु॒रु<t:heavy> गरि॑ष्ठ<t:heaviest> sa ल॒घु<t:light> लघि॑ष्ठ<t:lightest> Declension -iṣṭhā Derived terms sa