त्वच्

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *twek- (shield, skin; to cover). Cognate with Ancient Greek σάκος (sákos, shield), Hittite [script needed] (tuekkaš, body).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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त्वच् (tvác) stemf

  1. skin (of men, serpents etc.), hide (of goats, cows etc.)
  2. a cow's hide (used in pressing out the soma juice)
  3. a leather bag
  4. (figuratively) a cloud
  5. bark, rind, peel
  6. cinnamon, cinnamon tree
  7. a cover (of a horse)
  8. surface (of the earth)

Declension

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Feminine root-stem declension of त्वच् (tvác)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative त्वक्
tvák
त्वचौ / त्वचा¹
tvácau / tvácā¹
त्वचः
tvácaḥ
Vocative त्वक्
tvák
त्वचौ / त्वचा¹
tvácau / tvácā¹
त्वचः
tvácaḥ
Accusative त्वचम्
tvácam
त्वचौ / त्वचा¹
tvácau / tvácā¹
त्वचः
tvácaḥ
Instrumental त्वचा
tvacā́
त्वग्भ्याम्
tvagbhyā́m
त्वग्भिः
tvagbhíḥ
Dative त्वचे
tvacé
त्वग्भ्याम्
tvagbhyā́m
त्वग्भ्यः
tvagbhyáḥ
Ablative त्वचः
tvacáḥ
त्वग्भ्याम्
tvagbhyā́m
त्वग्भ्यः
tvagbhyáḥ
Genitive त्वचः
tvacáḥ
त्वचोः
tvacóḥ
त्वचाम्
tvacā́m
Locative त्वचि
tvací
त्वचोः
tvacóḥ
त्वक्षु
tvakṣú
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Root

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त्वच् (tvac)

  1. to cover

Derived terms

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References

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