पीड्

From Proto-Indo-European *pisd- (“to squeeze”) from *pi- + the zero-grade of *sed- (“to sit”). Cognate with Ancient Greek πῐέζω (piézō, “to squeeze”) whence English piezo-.

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /piːɖ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /piːɖ/

पीड् • (pīḍ)

1. to press, squeeze
2. to hurt, harm, injure, oppress, vex, torment, harass
3. to break (a vow)
4. to neglect (one's family)
5. (astrology) to cover (esp. with something inauspicious), to eclipse, obscure

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