वाति

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See also: वात, वृत, and वृति

Sanskrit

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hwā́ti, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wḗh₁ti. Cognate with Avestan 𐬬𐬁𐬌𐬙𐬌 (vāiti), Ancient Greek ἄημι (áēmi, “I blow”), Proto-Slavic *vě̀ti (“to blow”), German wehen (“to blow”), Old English wāwan (“to blow”).

Pronunciation

Verb

वाति • (vā́ti) third-singular present indicative (root वा, class 2, type P)

  1. to blow (as the wind)
  2. to procure or bestow anything (acc.) by blowing
  3. (transitive) to blow towards or upon
  4. to emit an odour, be diffused (as perfume)
  5. (transitive) to smell
  6. to hurt, injure

References

Monier Williams (1899) “वाति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0934/2.

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