शोषयति

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Etymology[edit]

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).

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Verb[edit]

शोषयति (śoṣáyati) third-singular present indicative (root शुष्, class 10, type P, causative)

  1. to make dry, cause to wither, parch, sear

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Descendants[edit]

  • Pali: soseti
  • Hindi: सोखना (sokhnā)