मेहति

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hmáyȷ́ʰati, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃méyǵʰeti, from *h₃meyǵʰ- (“to urinate”).

Cognate with Latin mēiō, Ancient Greek ὀμείχω (omeíkhō), Old English mīġan, Serbo-Croatian мижати (mìžati), Persian (mixtan). Compare also English micturate, a Latin borrowing. Related to मेह (méha).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /mɐ́j.ɦɐ.ti/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmeː.ɦɐ.t̪i/

Verb

मेहति • (méhati) third-singular present indicative (root मिह्)

to urinate

Descendants

Dardic:
- Khowar: مک (mik)
- Shina: म्योनॊ (myōno)

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