क्षिपति

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *kṣipáti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšwipáti, from Proto-Indo-European *kswip-é-ti, from *ksweybʰ- (“to shake, cast off”).

Cognate with Russian шибать (šibatʹ), Old English swāpan (whence English sweep, swoop).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /kʂi.pɐ́.ti/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkʂi.pɐ.t̪i/

Verb

क्षिपति • (kṣipáti) (root क्षिप्, class 6, type P)

to throw, to fling
to cast off
to move hastily
to pass over

Descendants

Pali: khipati
Bengali: ক্ষেপণ (khepôṇô)

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.