जिह्रेति

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *ȷ́áźʰrayHti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰáȷ́ʰrayHti, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰé-ǵʰroyH-ti, from *ǵʰreyH-. Cognate with Old High German grīnan.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑiɦ.ɾɐj.ti/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /d͡ʑiɦˈɾeː.t̪i/

Verb

जिह्रेति • (jihreti) third-singular present indicative (root ह्री, class 3, type P, present)

1. to blush, be modest

   Synonyms: ह्रीच्छति (hrīcchati), लजते (lajate), हृणीयते (hṛṇīyate), व्रीड्यति (vrīḍyati), त्रपते (trapate), मन्दाक्षयति (mandākṣayati), लज्जते (lajjate)

2. to be ashamed