जिह्रेति
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *ȷ́áźʰrayHti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ĵʰáĵʰrayHti, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰé-ǵʰroyH-ti, from *ǵʰreyH-. Cognate with Old High German grīnan.
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /d͡ʑiɦ.ɽɐj.t̪i/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /d͡ʑiɦˈɽeː.t̪i/
Verb
जिह्रेति • (jihreti) (root ह्री, class 3, type P, present)
- to blush, be modest
- Synonyms: ह्रीच्छति (hrīcchati), लजते (lajate), हृणीयते (hṛṇīyate), व्रीड्यति (vrīḍyati), त्रपते (trapate), मन्दाक्षयति (mandākṣayati), लज्जते (lajjate)
- to be ashamed