त्रसति
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *trásati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *trásati, from Proto-Indo-European *tréseti (“to tremble, to fear”). Cognate with Ancient Greek τρέω (tréō, “to fear, dread; to flee from fear”), Avestan (𐬟𐬭𐬀-)𐬙𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬯𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 ((fra-)tərəsaiti), Persian ترسیدن (tarsidan, “to fear”), Latin terreō. Compare also English terror, a Latin borrowing.
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /t̪ɽɐ́.s̪ɐ.t̪i/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ɽɐ.s̪ɐ.t̪i/
Verb
त्रसति • (trásati) (root त्रस्, class 1 P)
- to tremble, quiver
- to be afraid of
Related terms
- त्रस्त (trasta)
- त्रासयति (trāsayati)
- त्रास (trāsa)
- त्रासन (trāsana)
Descendants
- Pali: tasati
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀢𑀲𑀇 (tasaï)