As a Hindi name
Nearest attested word 'उशिज्' does not appear as a word in our Hindi sources. The nearest word is उशिज, meaning कक्षीवान् के पिता का नाम. — Śabdasāgara nearest word: उशिज — a suggestion, not a meaning
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
fire
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Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
uśij mfn. (Uṇ. ii, 71) wishing, desiring, striving earnestly, zealous, RV.
desirable, amiable, lovely, charming, VS.; TS.; ŚāṅkhŚr.; BhP.
uśij (k), m. fire, Uṇ.
boiled butter, ghee, ib.
uśij (k), f. N. of the mother of Kakṣīvat.
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