शोषयति

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Sanskrit

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Alternative scripts

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Etymology

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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

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Verb

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

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

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  • Pali: soseti
  • Hindi: सोखना (sokhnā)