उशिज्

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *uśíkṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ućíkš (“sacrificing priest”); see there for more. Cognate with Old Avestan 𐬎𐬯𐬌𐬑𐬱‎ (usixš, “non-Zoroastrian sacrificer”).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /u.ɕíd͡ʑ/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈu.ɕid͡ʑ/

Adjective

उशिज् • (uśíj)

wishing, desiring; earnest (used to describe sacrificing priests)
desirable

Noun

उशिज् • (uśíj) m

a kind of priest

References

Monier Williams (1899), “उशिज्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 219.

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