त्रसति

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *trásati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *trásati, from Proto-Indo-European *tréseti (“to tremble, to fear”). Cognate with Ancient Greek τρέω (tréō, “to fear, dread; to flee from fear”), Avestan (𐬟𐬭𐬀-)𐬙𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬯𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌‎ ((fra-)tərəsaiti), Persian ‎ (tarsidan, “to fear”), Latin terreō. Compare also English terror, a Latin borrowing.

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /t̪ɽɐ́.s̪ɐ.t̪i/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ɽɐ.s̪ɐ.t̪i/

Verb

त्रसति • (trásati) (root त्रस्, class 1 P)

to tremble, quiver
to be afraid of

Related terms

त्रस्त (trasta)
त्रासयति (trāsayati)
त्रास (trāsa)
त्रासन (trāsana)

Descendants

Pali: tasati
Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀢𑀲𑀇 (tasaï)

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