शोषयति

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hsawṣáyati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsawšáyati, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂sows-éye-ti, from *h₂sews- (“to be dry”). Cognate with Russian суши́ть (sušítʹ, “to dry”), Lithuanian saũsinti, Old English sēarian (whence English sear).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕɐw.ʂɐ́.jɐ.ti/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɕoː.ʂɐ.jɐ.t̪i/

Verb

शोषयति • (śoṣáyati) third-singular indicative (class 10, type P, causative, root शुष्)

1. to make dry, cause to wither, parch, sear

Related terms

• शुष्यति (śúṣyati)
• शुष्क (śúṣka)

Descendants

• Pali: soseti
• Hindi: सोखना (sokhnā)