क्वथते

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *kwátʰatay, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kwátʰatay, from Proto-Indo-European *kwh₂et- (“to boil, foam”). Cognate with Latvian kūsāt (“to boil”), Old English hwaþerian (“to foam, surge, roar”), Swedish hvå (“foam”), Latin cāseus (“cheese”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kʋɐ́.tʰɐ.tɐj/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈkʋɐ.t̪ʰɐ.t̪eː/

Verb

क्वथते • (kváthate) third-singular indicative (class 1, type A, root क्वथ्)

1. to boil, decoct, infuse, simmer
2. to heat
3. to digest
4. to ferment (?)

Descendants

• • Old Marathi: कढणे (kaḍhaṇe)
  • Konkani: कड्चे (kaḍce), उकड्चे (ukaḍce)

Related terms

• क्वथन (kvathana)
• क्वथित (kvathita)