अञ्ज्

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃engʷ- (anoint). Cognates include Latin ung(u)ō (I anoint), Old Armenian օծ (ōc, chrism) and Old High German ancho (butter).

Root

अञ्ज् (añj)

  1. to anoint

Derived terms

  • अक्त (aktá, bedaubed; ointment)
  • अङ्क्त्वा (aṅktvā, having besmeared)
  • अञ्जन (áñjana, ointment, pigment, makeup)
  • अञ्जस् (áñjas, ointment)
  • अञ्जि (añjí, applying an ointment or pigment)
  • अञ्जि (añjí, unctuous, smooth, sleek (of a penis))
  • अनक्ति (anákti, he anoints)
  • आज्य (ā́jya, butter or an oil and milk mixture used at a sacrifice)

References

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