पवयति

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *powH-éye-ti - (“to purify”), from *pewH-. Cognate with Old High German fowen (“to sieve; clean grain”). Also related to Avestan 𐬞𐬏𐬌𐬙𐬌𐬐𐬀 (pūⁱtika), Old Irish ūr (“new, fresh”), Latin putus, pūrus (“pure”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /pɐ.ʋɐ́.jɐ.ti/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpɐ.ʋɐ.jɐ.t̪i/

Verb

पवयति • (paváyati) third-singular present indicative (root पू, class 10, type P, causative)

1. to cleanse, purify

Related terms

• पुनाति (punāti)
• पुनीत (punīta)
• पवित्र (pavitra)
• पूत (pūta)