धयति

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *dʰáyati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰáyati, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁(y)-e-ti, from *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suckle, nurse”). Cognate with Latin fellō, Old Church Slavonic доити (doiti), Gothic 𐌳𐌰𐌳𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (daddjan, “suckle”), Ancient Greek θηλή (thēlḗ), Old Armenian դիեմ (diem).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱɐ́.jɐ.t̪i/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ʱɐ.jɐ.t̪i/

Verb

धयति • (dháyati) (root धे, class 1 P)

to suck, drink, suck or drink in
to absorb, appropriate
to suckle, nourish

References

Monier Williams (1899), “धयति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 520.

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