Shoshu, Śoṣu: 2 definitions

Introduction:

Shoshu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term Śoṣu can be transliterated into English as Sosu or Shoshu, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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Sanskrit dictionary

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

Śoṣu (शोषु):—[from śoṣa] m. drought, thirst, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

context information

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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Sōsu (ಸೋಸು):—[verb] to drive out or away; to chase away.

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Sōsu (ಸೋಸು):—

1) [verb] to pass through a screen, sieve, filter, etc. to remove adulterants from; to filter; to strain.

2) [verb] to search for and pick out.

3) [verb] to remove errors from (a written passage); to correct.

4) [verb] to go over or look through for the purpose of finding something; to explore; to search.

5) [verb] to look at or into critically or methodically in order to find out the facts, condition, etc. of; investigate; to examine.

6) [verb] to study and analyse something critically, and, according to certain standards, pass the judgement as to its value, merit, etc.; to judge as a critic.

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Sōsu (ಸೋಸು):—[verb] (dial.) to bear with; to put up with; to endure patiently.

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Sōsu (ಸೋಸು):—

1) [noun] beauty; charm; loveliness.

2) [noun] fervour for a person, cause or object; eager desire or endeavour; enthusiastic diligence.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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