क्षीयते

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Sanskrit[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *gẓʰiyátay, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gžʰiyátay, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰgʷʰiyéti.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

क्षीयते (kṣīyáte) third-singular present indicative (root क्षि)

  1. to diminish, waste away
  2. (of the moon) to wane
  3. to decrease
  4. to perish, decline

Descendants[edit]

  • Pali: khīyati, khiyyati