पीडयति

पीडयति

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *piẓḍáyati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *piždáyati, from Proto-Indo-European *pisd-éye-ti, from *pisd- (“to squeeze”). Cognate with Ancient Greek πῐέζω (piézō, “to squeeze”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /piː.ɖɐ́.jɐ.t̪i/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpiː.ɖɐ.jɐ.t̪i/

Verb

पीडयति • (pīḍáyati) (root पीड्)

1. to squeeze, press
2. (figuratively) to torment, hurt, injure

Descendants

• Pali: pīḷeti
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀧𑀻𑀟𑀇 (pīḍaï), 𑀧𑀻𑀮𑀇 (pīlaï)
  • Marathi: पिळणे (piḷṇe)
  • Konkani: पिळ्चे (piḷce)
• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀧𑀻𑀟𑀤𑀺 (pīḍadi)
  • Old Gujarati: पीडइ (pīḍai)
• → Dravidian: *piḍ- ~ *piḻ- (“to squeeze”)
  • South Dravidian: *piẓ-i-/*pinḍ-
    • Tamil: பிழி (piḻi)
    • Malayalam: പിഴിയുക (piḻiyuka)
    • Halegannada: ಪಿಂಡು (piṇḍu, “to squeeze”)
      • Kannada: ಹಿಂಡು (hiṇḍu, “to squeeze”)
    • Halegannada: ಪಿಡಿ (piḍi, “to hold”)
      • Kannada: ಹಿಡಿ (hiḍi, “to hold”)
  • Brahui: پلهنگ‎ (pilhing, “to squeeze, to wring”)