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Reconstruction:Sanskrit/झट्

Sanskrit

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Probably formed as a root from *jhaṭa < *झृत (jhṛta, “fallen”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *gẓʰr̥tás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gžʰr̥tás, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰgʷʰr̥-tós. Doublet of क्षरित (kṣarita).

Root

*झट् • (jhaṭ)

  1. to fall
Derived terms
Primary Verbal Forms
  • *झटति (*jhaṭati, Present)
Secondary Forms
  • *झाटयति (jhāṭayati, “sweeps”)

Etymology 2

If not onomatopoeic, related to the above root.

Alternative forms
  • *झट्ट् (jhaṭṭ), *झण्ट् (jhaṇṭ), *झिट्ट् (jhiṭṭ)

Root

*झट् • (jhaṭ)

  1. sudden movement
Derived terms
Primary Verbal Forms
    Derived Nominal Forms
    Descendants
    Terms derived from the Sanskrit root *झट्‎ (1 c, 0 e)

    References
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jhaṭ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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