Sanskrit[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *ḱenk- (“to hang”). Cognate with English hang and Latin cūnctor (“I delay, I stall (something)”).
शङ्क् • (śaṅk)
- to doubt
- to hesitate
- to suppose, assume
- to suspect
Derived terms[edit]
- शङ्क (śaṅka, “doubt, uncertainty”)
- शङ्कते (śaṅkate, “to be in doubt or uncertain about”)
- शङ्कयति (śaṅkayati, “to cause anxiety, to render someone doubtful”)
- शङ्का (śaṅkā, “doubt, distrust, hesitation, supposition”)
- शङ्के (śaṅke, “I think, I suppose”)
- शङ्क्यते (śaṅkyate, “to be doubted or suspected”)
