ku

[apte] ind. A prefix implying ‘badness’, ‘deterioration,’ ‘depreciation’, ‘sin,’ ‘reproach,’ ‘littleness,’ ‘want,’ ‘defici- ency’ &c. Its various substitutes are kad(kadaśva), kava(kavoṣṇa), kā(koṣṇa), kiṃ (kiṃprabhuḥ); cf. Pt. 5. 17. --Comp. --karman n. a bad deed, a mean act. --grahaḥ an unpropitious planet. --grāmaḥ a petty village or hamlet (without a king's officer, an agnihotrin, a physician, or a river). --cela a....

[apte] I. 1 P. (kavate) To sound. --II. 6 A. (kuvate) 1 To moan, groan. --2 To cry. --III. 2 P. (kauti) To hum, coo (as a bee).

[mw] a pronom. base appearing in k/utas, k/utra, kuv/id, k/uha, kv/a, and as a prefix implying deterioration, depreciation, deficiency, want, littleness, hindrance, reproach, contempt, guilt 285,3 50905 originally perhaps ku signified how (strange!) 285,3 50905.1 as a separate word ku occurs only in the lengthened form 3. k/ū q.v. 034128 285,3 50905.2 f. a bad or miserable tale BhP. iii, 15, 23. 034129 285,3 50906

[mw] f. the earth A1ryabh.; VarBr2S.; VarBr2.; BhP. vi, 1, 42 286,3 51238 f. the ground or base of a triangle or other plane figure, Comm. on A1ryabh. 286,3 51239 f. the number one. 034364 286,3 51240 m. a pin or bolt of the earth, mountain L. 034365 286,3 51241

[mw] , see 1. kū. 034383 286,3 51269