मुह्यति

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *muźʰyati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *múǰʰyati, from *mawǰʰ- ~ *mawgʰ- (“to err, to be foolish, to deviate”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬆𐬴𐬆-𐬨𐬀𐬊𐬖𐬀‎ (əṣ̌ə-maoγa, “teacher of false doctrines”), Middle Persian 'hl-mwg'n (“heretics”).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /múɦ.jɐ.t̪i/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmuɦ.jɐ.t̪i/

Verb

मुह्यति • (múhyati) (root मुह्, class 4 P)

to become unconscious, bewildered, unresponsive
- c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda
to become confused
Antonym: कल्पते (kalpate)
- c. 700 BCE, Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa

Descendants

Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀫𑀼𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀇 (mujjhaï)
Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀫𑀼𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀤𑀺 (mujjhadi)
- Old Hindi: मूझना (mūjhanā)
- Gujarati: મૂંઝાવું (mū̃jhāvũ)

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