श्लाघ्य

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From the root श्लाघ् (ślāgh, to trust, praise) + -य (-ya).

Pronunciation

Noun

श्लाघ्य • (ślāghya) stem, ? (root श्लाघ्)

  1. Praised, praiseworthy
  2. Respectable, venerable
  3. Laudable, commendable

Descendants

  • Malayalam: ചാക്യാർ (cākyāṟ), ചാക്കിയർ (cākkiyaṟ); ശ്ലാഘ്യർ (ślāghyaṟ), ചാക്യാൻ (cākyāṉ), ശ്ലാഘ്യ (ślāghya), ശ്ലാഘ്യൻ (ślāghyaṉ)
  • Tamil: சாக்கையர் (cākkaiyar)
  • Kannada: ಶ್ಲಾಘ್ಯ (ślāghya)

References

  • Apte, Macdonell (2022) “श्लाघ्य”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Sanskrit Dictionaries]
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