पीडयति

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Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *piždáyati, from Proto-Indo-European *pisd-éye-ti, from *pisd- (to squeeze). Cognate with Ancient Greek πῐέζω (piézō, to squeeze).

Pronunciation

Verb

पीडयति (pīḍáyati) third-singular indicative (class 10, type P, root पीड्)

  1. to squeeze, press
  2. (figurative) to torment, hurt, injure

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