वमति

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-Aryan *wámati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wámati, from Proto-Indo-European *wémh₁-e-ti, from *wemh₁- (to spew, vomit). Cognate with Latin vomō, Ancient Greek ἐμέω (eméō).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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वमति (vámati) third-singular indicative (class 1, type P, root वम्)

  1. to vomit, spit out, eject (literally and figuratively)
  2. to emit, send forth, give out
  3. to reject, i.e. repent (a word)

Descendants

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  • Dardic:
    • Kalasha: bómik
  • Assamese: বমি (bomi)
  • Bengali: বমি (bomi)

References

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