स्पश्

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *spáṭṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *spáćš, from Proto-Indo-European *spéḱs (“spy; watcher, observer”), from *speḱ- (“to see”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬯𐬞𐬀𐬯 (spas, “spy”), Latin au-spex, haru-spex. Also related to English spy.

Pronunciation

Noun

स्पश् • (spáś) stem, m (root पश्)

  1. a spy
  2. one who looks or beholds; a watcher
  3. a messenger

Declension

References

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