दृणाति

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *dr̥náHti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dr̥náHti, from Proto-Indo-European *dr̥-néH-ti, from *der- (“to tear, split”). Cognate with Ancient Greek δέρω (dérō), Persian دریدن (daridan, “to tear”), Old Church Slavonic дьрати (dĭrati, “to tear”), Old English teran (whence English tear), Albanian zdraj (“to swell, make swell”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /dr̩.ɳɑ́ː.ti/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /d̪r̩ˈɳɑː.t̪i/

Verb

1. to tear, rend
2. to split open, divide, break
3. to burst