शुष्यति

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsúšyati, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂sús-ye-ti, from *h₂sews- (“to be dry”). Cognate with Russian суши́ть (sušítʹ, “to dry”), Lithuanian saũsinti, Old English sēarian (whence English sear).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕúʂ.jɐ.t̪i/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɕuʂ.jɐ.t̪i/

Verb

शुष्यति • (śúṣyati) (root शुष्, class 4 P) (alternatively súṣyati)

to be dry
to dry up, to wither, fade

Related terms

शोषयति (śoṣáyati)
शुष्क (śúṣka)

Descendants

Pali: sussati
Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀲𑀼𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀇 (sussaï), 𑀲𑀽𑀲𑀇 (sūsaï)

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