मेहति
Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hmáyȷ́ʰati, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃méyǵʰeti, from *h₃meyǵʰ- (“to urinate”).
Cognate with Latin mēiō, Ancient Greek ὀμείχω (omeíkhō), Old English mīġan, Serbo-Croatian мижати (mìžati), Persian میختن (mixtan). Compare also English micturate, a Latin borrowing. Related to मेह (méha).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /mɐ́j.ɦɐ.ti/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmeː.ɦɐ.t̪i/
Verb
मेहति • (méhati) (root मिह्)
- to urinate
Descendants
- Dardic:
- Khowar: مک (mik)
- Shina: म्योनॊ (myōno)