शोषयति

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hsawṣáyati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsawšáyati, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂sows-éye-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): /ɕɐw.ʂɐ́.jɐ.t̪i/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɕoː.ʂɐ.jɐ.t̪i/

Verb

शोषयति • (śoṣáyati) (root शुष्, class 10 causative)

to make dry, cause to wither, parch

Related terms

शुष्यति (śúṣyati)
शुष्क (śúṣka)

Descendants

Pali: soseti
Hindi: सोखना (sokhnā)

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