रिहति
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
- लिहति (liháti) – Classical Sanskrit
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *rizʰáti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *riĵʰáti, from Proto-Indo-European *liǵʰ-é-ti, from *leyǵʰ- (“to lick”). Cognate with Ancient Greek λείχω (leíkhō), Old Armenian լիզեմ (lizem), Avestan 𐬭𐬌𐬰- (riz-), Latin lingō, Old English liccian (whence English lick).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɽi.ɦɐ́.t̪i/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɽi.ɦɐ.t̪i/
Verb
रिहति • (riháti) (root रिह्, class 6, type P)
- (Vedic) to lick
Descendants
- Dardic: *liháti
- Kalasha: lī
- Khowar: [script needed] (lik)
- Classical Sanskrit: लिहति (liháti) (see there for further descendants)
Related terms
- लिहति (liháti)
- रेळ्हि (réḷhi)
- लेढि (léḍhi)
- रेढि (réḍhi)