सिञ्चति

Sanskrit

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Etymology

From the root सिच् (sic), from Proto-Indo-European *seykʷ- (to spill, pour; moisten, filter). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἰκμᾰ́ς (ikmás, moisture, wetness), Proto-Slavic *sьcati (to piss); Proto-Germanic *saiwiz whence English sea.

Pronunciation

Verb

सिञ्चति (siñcáti) (root सिच्, class 6, type P)

  1. to pour out, discharge, emit, shed
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 10.21.03
      tuvé dharmā́ṇa āsate
      juhū́bhiḥ siñcatī́r iva
      kr̥ṣṇā́ rūpā́ṇi árjunā
      ví vo máde
      víśvā ádhi śríyo dhiṣe
      vívakṣase
      Those having (you) as their foundation flames sit upon you, pouring out with their tongues like women pouring with their ladles. Black and silver forms and all beauties do you put on. In my exhilaration I wish to acclaim you.
  2. to sprinkle, moisten with
  3. to dip, soak
  • सेचते (sécate)

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