उशिज्

उशिज्

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *uśíkṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *uĉíkš (“sacrificing priest”); see there for more. Cognate with Old Avestan 𐬎𐬯𐬌𐬑𐬱‎ (usixš, “non-Zoroastrian sacrificer‎”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /u.ɕíd͡ʑ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈu.ɕid͡ʑ/

Adjective

उशिज् • (uśíj)

1. wishing, desiring; earnest (used to describe sacrificing priests)
2. desirable

Noun

उशिज् • (uśíj) m

1. a kind of priest

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “उशिज्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 219.