रिहति

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

लिहति (liháti) – Classical Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *rizʰáti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *riĵʰáti, from Proto-Indo-European *liǵʰ-é-ti, from *leyǵʰ- (“to lick”). Cognate with Ancient Greek λείχω (leíkhō), Old Armenian լիզեմ (lizem), Avestan 𐬭𐬌𐬰-‎ (riz-), Latin lingō, Old English liccian (whence English lick).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɽi.ɦɐ́.t̪i/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɽi.ɦɐ.t̪i/

Verb

रिहति • (riháti) (root रिह्, class 6, type P)

(Vedic) to lick

Descendants

Dardic: *liháti
- Kalasha: lī
- Khowar: [script needed] (lik)
Classical Sanskrit: लिहति (liháti) (see there for further descendants)

Related terms

लिहति (liháti)
रेळ्हि (réḷhi)
लेढि (léḍhi)
रेढि (réḍhi)

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