प्लवते

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *pláwatay, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pláwatay, from Proto-Indo-European *pléw-e-ti, from *plew- (“to float, swim”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬎𐬯𐬟𐬭𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬃𐬥𐬙𐬈‎ (usfrauuā̊nte), Ancient Greek πλέω (pléō, “to float, sail”), Old English flotian (whence English float).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /plɐ́.ʋɐ.tɐj/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpl̪ɐ.ʋɐ.t̪eː/

Verb

प्लवते • (plávate) (root प्लु)

to sail, float
to swim
to bathe

Descendants

Bengali: প্লবতা (plôbta)

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