दोस्

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *dáwṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dáwš, from Proto-Indo-European *dóws (“arm”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬛𐬀𐬊𐬱‎ (daoš), Persian ‎ (duš), Proto-Slavic (paz)duxa (“bosom, armpit”), Proto-Celtic dows(ants).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /dɐ́ws/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /d̪oːs̪/

Noun

दोस् • (dós) n

forearm, arm
Synonyms: बाहु (bāhú), प्रवेष्ट (praveṣṭa), भुज (bhúja)
(geometry) the part of an arc defining its sine
(geometry) the side of a triangle or square

References

Monier Williams (1899), “दोस्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 498.

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