उषस्

Sanskrit

noun
Definitions
  • morning light, dawn, morning
  • Ushas (personified as the daughter of heaven and sister of the Adityas and the night)
  • the evening light
  • name of a wife of Bhava or Rudra
  • (in dual) night and morning

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Huṣā́s inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hušā́s inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwsōs (dawn).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂éwsōs

Gloss

dawn

Concept
Semantic Field

Time

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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