सृगाल

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literally "howling"; from Proto-Indo-Iranian *śr̩gʰu- (Blažek)[1]; or from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-k-jwal (“wild canine”).[2]

Pronunciation

Noun

सृगाल • (sṛgālá) m

  1. jackal
  2. a particular tree
  3. name of a Vāsudeva (ruler of Karavīrapura)
  4. name of a daitya
  5. rogue, cheat
  6. coward, poltroon
  7. ill-natured or harsh-speaking man

Declension
Masculine a-stem declension of सृगाल
Nom. sg. सृगालः (sṛgālaḥ)
Gen. sg. सृगालस्य (sṛgālasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative सृगालः (sṛgālaḥ) सृगालौ (sṛgālau) सृगालाः (sṛgālāḥ)
Vocative सृगाल (sṛgāla) सृगालौ (sṛgālau) सृगालाः (sṛgālāḥ)
Accusative सृगालम् (sṛgālam) सृगालौ (sṛgālau) सृगालान् (sṛgālān)
Instrumental सृगालेन (sṛgālena) सृगालाभ्याम् (sṛgālābhyām) सृगालैः (sṛgālaiḥ)
Dative सृगालाय (sṛgālāya) सृगालाभ्याम् (sṛgālābhyām) सृगालेभ्यः (sṛgālebhyaḥ)
Ablative सृगालात् (sṛgālāt) सृगालाभ्याम् (sṛgālābhyām) सृगालेभ्यः (sṛgālebhyaḥ)
Genitive सृगालस्य (sṛgālasya) सृगालयोः (sṛgālayoḥ) सृगालानाम् (sṛgālānām)
Locative सृगाले (sṛgāle) सृगालयोः (sṛgālayoḥ) सृगालेषु (sṛgāleṣu)

Descendants

References
  1. Witzel, Michael. (December, 2003) "Linguistic Evidence for Cultural Exchange in Prehistoric Western Central Asia," Sino-Platonic Papers, 129
  2. Root #6053 PTB *s-k-ywal at Sino-Tibetan Etymological Dictionary and Thesaurus Database
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