दमयति

Sanskrit

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /dɐ.mɐ́.jɐ.ti/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ɐ.mɐ.jɐ.t̪i/
Hyphenation: द‧म‧य‧ति

Verb

दमयति • (damáyati) (root दम्)

to be tamed or tranquilised

Descendants

Pali: damēti
Prakrit: 𑀤𑀫𑁂𑀇 (damei)
- Central:
  - Sauraseni Prakrit:
    - Old Gujarati: दमइ (damaï)
      - Gujarati: દમવું (damvũ)
- Eastern:
  - Magadhi Prakrit:
    - Assamese: দোঁৱায় (dü̃ay)
    - Bengali: দইঁয়ান (doĩẏan)
- Southern:
  - Helu:
    - Dhivehi: ދަމަނީ‎ (damanī)
    - Sinhalese: දමනවා (damanawā)

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “damayati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 353

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