[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Vedic Index of Names and Subjects](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912) › v1.c3.s1.5 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s1.5 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s1.5 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s1.5) Ākhu.—The exact sense of this word is uncertain. Zimmer¹ renders it ‘mole,’ while Roth² prefers ‘mouse’ or ‘rat.’ It is frequently mentioned in the later Saṃhitās,³ and is known to the Rigveda,⁴ where, however, the word is regarded by Pischel⁵ as having acquired the secondary sense of ‘thief.’ This is denied by Hillebrandt.⁶ - [Previous: v1.c3.s1.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s1.4) - [Next: v1.c3.s1.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s1.6) - [Up: v1.c3.s1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s1) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s1.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s1.5) · Pramāṇa