स्मयते

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Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *smáyatay, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *smáyatay, from Proto-Indo-European *smey- (to laugh, to be glad). Cognate with Latin cōmis, Proto-Germanic *smīlijaną (whence English smile), Russian смеяться (smejatʹsja) .

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

स्मयते (smáyate) third-singular present indicative (root स्मि, class 1, type A)

  1. to smile, laugh
  2. to blush
  3. to shine