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Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *dʰáyati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰáyati, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁(y)-e-ti, from *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suckle, nurse”). Cognate with Latin fellō, Old Church Slavonic доити (doiti), Gothic 𐌳𐌰𐌳𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (daddjan, “suckle”), Ancient Greek θηλή (thēlḗ), Old Armenian դիեմ (diem).
Pronunciation
Verb
धयति • (dháyati) third-singular present indicative (root धे, class 1, type P)
- to suck, drink, suck or drink in
- to absorb, appropriate
- to suckle, nourish
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