लोक्
Sanskrit
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“light”) in the sense of "illuminating" via the eyes (c.f. related word रुच् (ruc) "to shine, illuminate")
Synonyms
- ईक्ष् (īkṣ), पश् (paś)
Related terms
- रुच् (ruc, “to shine”)
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “लोक्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 906.
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