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-शस्
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शस् शंस् शास्
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Etymology
From sa iir-pro *-ćás, from sa ine-pro *-ḱás. Cognate with ae-yng -𐬯𐬇𐬯 and grc -κάς.
Pronunciation
1
Suffix
-śás
forms distributive adverbs from numerals and nouns
sa श॒त -शस्<tr:-śás> श॒त॒शस् hundred by hundreds
sa ग॒ण -शस्<tr:-śás> ग॒ण॒शस् crowd in crowds
Usage notes
Derivations from small numbers, like sa एकशस् one by one, are attested relatively late.
Derived terms
sa
References
407 1106
2 391
Further reading
III 429-430 § 215e-f