# स्तु
## Sanskrit
### Alternative forms

* स्तव् (stav)

### Alternative scripts

* স্তু (Assamese script)
* ᬲ᭄ᬢᬸ (Balinese script)
* স্তু (Bengali script)
* 𑰭𑰿𑰝𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
* 𑀲𑁆𑀢𑀼 (Brahmi script)
* သ္တု (Burmese script)
* સ્તુ (Gujarati script)
* ਸ੍ਤੁ (Gurmukhi script)
* 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍁 (Grantha script)
* ꦱ꧀ꦠꦸ (Javanese script)
* 𑂮𑂹𑂞𑂳 (Kaithi script)
* ಸ್ತು (Kannada script)
* ស្តុ (Khmer script)
* ສ຺ຕຸ (Lao script)
* സ്തു (Malayalam script)
* ᠰᢠᡠ (Manchu script)
* 𑘭𑘿𑘝𑘳 (Modi script)
* ᠰᢐᠤ (Mongolian script)
* 𑧍𑧠𑦽𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
* 𑐳𑑂𑐟𑐸 (Newa script)
* ସ୍ତୁ (Odia script)
* ꢱ꣄ꢡꢸ (Saurashtra script)
* 𑆱𑇀𑆠𑆶 (Sharada script)
* 𑖭𑖿𑖝𑖲 (Siddham script)
* ස‍්තු (Sinhalese script)
* 𑪁 𑪙𑩫𑩒 (Soyombo script)
* 𑚨𑚶𑚙𑚰 (Takri script)
* ஸ்து (Tamil script)
* స్తు (Telugu script)
* สฺตุ (Thai script)
* སྟུ (Tibetan script)
* 𑒮𑓂𑒞𑒳 (Tirhuta script)
* 𑨰𑩇𑨙𑨃 (Zanabazar Square script)

### Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *stew- (“to praise”). Cognate with Persian ستودن (setudan, “to praise, extol”), Ancient Greek στεῦται (steûtai, “to promise or threaten that one will”), Hittite [script needed] (istuwa-, “to become public”).

### Pronunciation

* (Vedic) IPA: /stu/
* (Classical Sanskrit) IPA: /s̪t̪u/

### Root

स्तु • (stu)
* to praise, laud, eulogize, extol, celebrate in song or hymns

#### Derived terms
##### Primary Verbal Forms

* स्तौति (stáuti, Present)
* स्तवते (stávate, Present)
* स्तुनोति (stunoti, Present)
* स्तोष्यति (stoṣyáti, Future)
* स्तविष्यति (staviṣyáti, Future)
* स्तोता (stotā, Periphrastic Future)
* अस्तौषीत् (ástauṣīt, Aorist)
* अस्तावीत् (ástāvīt, Aorist)
* स्तूयात् (stūyāt, Benedictive)
* तुष्टाव (tuṣṭā́va, Perfect)

##### Secondary Forms

* स्तूयते (stūyáte, Passive)
* अस्तावि (ástāvi, Passive Aorist)
* स्तावयति (stāváyati, Causative)
* अतुष्टवत् (átuṣṭavat, Causative Aorist)
* अतुष्टुवत् (átuṣṭuvat, Causative Aorist)
* तुष्टूषति (tuṣṭūṣati, Desiderative)
* तोष्टूयते (toṣṭūyate, Intensive)

##### Non-Finite Forms

* स्तुत (stutá, Past Participle)
* स्तोतुम् (stotum, Infinitive)
* स्तोतवे (stótave, Infinitive)
* स्तवध्यै (stavádhyai, Infinitive)
* स्तुत्वा (stutvā́, Gerund)
* स्तुत्य (stútya, Gerund)
* स्तोतव्य (stotavya, Gerundive)
* स्तव्य (stavya, Gerundive)
* स्तुत्य (stutya, Gerundive)

##### Derived Nominal Forms

* स्तव (stáva)
* स्तवथ (stavátha)
* स्तवन (stavana)
* स्ताव (stāva)
* स्तावक (stāvaka)
* स्तुत् (stút)
* स्तुति (stutí)
* स्तुषेय्य (stuṣéyya)
* स्तोतृ (stotṛ́)
* स्तोम (stóma)
* स्तोत्र (stotrá)

##### Prefixed Root Forms

* अभिष्टु (abhiṣṭu)
* अतिष्टु (atiṣṭu)
* अनुष्टु (anuṣṭu)
* उपस्तु (upastu)
* परिष्टु (pariṣṭu)
* प्रस्तु (prastu)
* संस्तु (saṃstu)

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