-त्वा

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Instrumental of an earlier verbal noun on -तु (-tu) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-tus), whence also the infinitival suffix -तुम् (-tum).

Pronunciation

Suffix

-त्वा • (-tvā́)

  1. conjunctive suffix for verbs, also called 'gerund' or 'absolutive'
    कृ (kṛ, do) + -त्वा (-tvā)कृत्वा (kṛtvā, having done)
    वच् (vac, say) + -त्वा (-tvā)उक्त्वा (uktvā, having said)
    त्यज् (tyaj, abandon) + -त्वा (-tvā)त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā, having abandoned)

Usage notes

This suffix is called the क्त्वा (ktvā) suffix in Sanskrit.

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