अश्व

Sanskrit

alt
Definitions
  • horse, stallion
  • (chess) knight
  • the number "seven" (that being the number of the horses of the sun)
  • Sagittarius

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Háśwas inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háćwas inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos (horse).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₁éḱwos

Gloss

horse

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji
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