नक्

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *nókʷts (night). Cognate with Ancient Greek νῠ́ξ (núx), Latin nox, Lithuanian naktis, Old English niht (whence English night).

Pronunciation

Noun

नक् • (nák) ?

  1. (Vedic) night
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 7.71.1:
      अप स्वसुरुषसो नग्जिहीते रिणक्ति कृष्णीररुषाय पन्थाम् ।
      ápa svásuruṣáso nágjihīte riṇákti kṛṣṇī́raruṣā́ya pánthām
      The Night retireth from the Dawn her Sister; the Dark one yieldeth to the Red her pathway.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.