श्लोक

Sanskrit

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Definitions
  • sound; noise, call, voice
  • praise, hymn of praise
  • glory, fame, renown

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śláwkas derived from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlew- (hear, clean, famous, heard, listen).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ḱlew-

Gloss

hear, clean, famous, heard, listen

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

Emoji
👂️ 🙉 🧏

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