अमवत्

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hámawants, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hámawants. Cognate with Avestan 𐬀𐬨𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬧𐬙‎ (amauuaṇt).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐ́.mɐ.ʋɐt/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɐ.mɐ.ʋɐt̪/

Adjective

अमवत् • (ámavat)

strong, impetuous
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda

Adverb

अमवत् • (ámavat)

impetuously
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 5.58.1

References

Monier Williams (1899), “अमवत्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 80.

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