चमति
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *ćámati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čámati, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷém-e-ti, from *kʷem- (“swallow”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬀𐬱𐬀𐬨 (ašam, “sip”), Old Armenian քիմք (kʿimkʿ, “palate”), Icelandic hvōma.
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /t͡ɕɐ́.mɐ.t̪i/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ɕɐ.mɐ.t̪i/
Verb
चमति • (cámati) (root चम्, class 1)
- to sip, drink
- Synonym: पिबति (píbati)
- to eat, swallow
- Synonyms: अत्ति (átti), खादति (khā́dati), भक्षति (bhákṣati)