रिणक्ति

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *rinákti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *rinákti, from Proto-Indo-European *linékʷti (“to leave”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬭𐬀𐬉𐬗𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬈𐬌𐬙𐬌 (raēcaiieⁱti), Latin linquō (“I leave, I forsake”), Old Armenian լքանեմ (lkʻanem). Compare also English re-linquish, a Latin borrowing.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɾi.ɳɐ́k.ti/, [ɾi.ɳɐ́k̚.ti]
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɾiˈɳɐk.t̪i/, [ɾiˈɳɐk̚.t̪i]

Verb

रिणक्ति • (riṇákti) third-singular present indicative (root रिच्, class 7, type P)

1. to leave; leave behind
2. to give up
3. to resign
4. to release, set free
5. to empty, evacuate

Related terms

• रेचयति (recáyati)
• रिक्त (riktá)