भनति

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European bʰoh₂-neh₂. Cognates include Ancient Greek φημί (phēmí, “speak”), φάτις (phátis, “rumour, news, speech”), φάσις (phásis, “speech, announcement”), φωνή (phōnḗ, “voice”), Latin fārī (“speak, talk; say”), fama (“news; fame”), fabula (“story, tale, fable”), Old Church Slavonic баяти (bajati, “tell, narrate”) and баснь (basnĭ, “fable”) (Russian баять (bajatʹ) and басня (basnja)) and Old English bannan (English ban)

Verb

भनति • (bhánati) (root भन्, class 1 P)

1. to sound, resound, call aloud, speak, declare

   Synonyms: भाषते (bhāṣate)

Descendants

• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀪𑀡ï (bhaṇaï)
  • Old Marathi: म्हणणे (mhaṇaṇe, “verb”)
    • Marathi: म्हणणे (mhaṇṇe, “verb”)
  • Old Marathi: म्हणौनि (mhaṇauni, “gerund”)
  • Old Marathi: म्हणउनु (mhaṇaunu, “adverb”)
    • Marathi: म्हणून (mhaṇūn, “adverb”)

References

• Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 0745