द्रवति
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *dráwati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dráwati, from Proto-Indo-European *dréwh₂-e-ti, from *dréwh₂- (“to run, act”). Cognate with Ancient Greek δράω (dráō).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /d̪ɽɐ́.ʋɐ.t̪i/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ɽɐ.ʋɐ.t̪i/
Verb
द्रवति • (drávati) (root द्रु, class 1, type P, present)
- to run, flee
- to attack, assault
- to melt, dissolve, liquefy
References
- Monier Williams (1899), “द्रवति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 502.