जिघ्रति

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *ȷ́ígʰrati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ǰʰígʰrati, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰí-gʷʰreh₁-ti, from *gʷʰreh₁- (to smell, sniff). Cognate with Ancient Greek ὀσφραίνομαι (osphraínomai).

Pronunciation

Verb

जिघ्रति (jíghrati) (root घ्रा, class 1, type P, present, or class 3, type P, present)

  1. to smell, sniff
  2. to perceive
  3. (figuratively) to kill
  • जिघ्रते (jíghrate, 1 Ā, 3 Ā)
  • घ्राति (ghrā́ti)
  • जिघर्ति (jigharti)

References

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