The Sanskrit term Pratīkṣ can be transliterated into English as Pratiks or Pratiksh, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Pratīkṣ (प्रतीक्ष्).—1 Ā.

1) To look at, observe, consider.

2) To look out for, expect.

3) To wait for, await; संपत्स्यते वः कामोऽयं कालः कश्चित् प्रतीक्ष्यताम् (saṃpatsyate vaḥ kāmo'yaṃ kālaḥ kaścit pratīkṣyatām) Kumārasambhava 2.54;2.37; Manusmṛti 9.77.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pratīkṣ (प्रतीक्ष्).—look towards. behold, observe; wait, expect; bear with, tolerate ([accusative]).

Pratīkṣ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms prati and īkṣ (ईक्ष्).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Pratīkṣ (प्रतीक्ष्):—(prati-√īkṣ) [Ātmanepada] pratikṣate ([Epic] also [Parasmaipada] ti), to look at, behold, perceive, [Atharva-veda; Kātyāyana-śrauta-sūtra];

—to look forward to, wait for, expect, [Taittirīya-saṃhitā] etc. etc.;

—to look at with indifference, bear with, tolerate ([accusative]), [Manu-smṛti ix, 77.]

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

Pratīkṣ (प्रतीक्ष्) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: Paḍikkha, Viramāla, Vihara, Vihīra, Sāmaya.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Partial matches: Iksh, Prati.

Starts with (+22): Prateekshak, Pratiksha, Pratikshagrih, Pratikshagriha, Pratikshaka, Pratikshakari, Pratikshalay, Pratikshalaya, Pratiksham, Pratikshamana, Pratikshan, Pratikshana, Pratikshanam, Pratikshanem, Pratikshaniya, Pratikshapam, Pratikshar, Pratikshatra, Pratikshaya, Pratikshe.

Ends with: Sampratiksh.

Full-text: Vihira, Pratikshin, Pratiksha, Sampratiksh, Vihara, Samaya, Sampratiksha, Padikkha, Viramala, Pratiksham, Pratikshita, Pradikshate, Pratikshana, Pratikshaniya, Sampratikshya, Apratisha, Pratikshya.

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