हु

हु

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *źʰaw-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ĵʰaw-, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- (“to pour”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɦu/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ɦu/

Root

हु • (hu)

1. to sprinkle on
2. to sacrifice
3. to offer an oblation

Derived terms

• जुहोति (juhoti, “to sprinkle on”)
• जोहवीति (johavīti, “to offer oblations”)
• हूयते (hūyate, “to be offered”)
• जोहूयते (johūyate)