शङ्क्

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱenk- (“to hang”). Cognate with English hang and Latin cūnctor (“I delay, I stall (something)”).

Root

शङ्क् • (śaṅk)

  1. to doubt
  2. to hesitate
  3. to suppose, assume
  4. to suspect

Derived terms
  • शङ्क (śaṅka, “doubt, uncertainty”)
  • शङ्कते (śaṅkate, “to be in doubt or uncertain about”)
  • शङ्कयति (śaṅkayati, “to cause anxiety, to render someone doubtful”)
  • शङ्का (śaṅkā, “doubt, distrust, hesitation, supposition”)
  • शङ्के (śaṅke, “I think, I suppose”)
  • शङ्क्यते (śaṅkyate, “to be doubted or suspected”)
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