दृणाति
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *dr̥náHti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dr̥náHti, from Proto-Indo-European *dr̥-néH-ti, from *der- (“to tear, split”). Cognate with Ancient Greek δέρω (dérō), Persian دریدن (daridan, “to tear”), Old Church Slavonic дьрати (dĭrati, “to tear”), Old English teran (whence English tear).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /d̪r̩.ɳɑ́ː.t̪i/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /d̪r̩ˈɳɑː.t̪i/
Verb
दृणाति • (dṛṇā́ti) (root दॄ, class 9 P)
- to tear, rend
- to split open, divide, break
- to burst