अक्ष

Sanskrit

noun
Definitions
  • axle, axis
  • wheel, car, cart
  • the beam of a balance or string which holds the pivot of the beam
  • snake
  • terrestrial latitude
  • the collar-bone
  • the temporal bone

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Háṭṣas inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háćšas inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- (axis, axle).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂eḱs-

Gloss

axis, axle

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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