श्लिष्

• श्रेष् (śreṣ), श्रिष् (śriṣ)

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćRayš (“to adhere, attach”); cognate with Persian سِریشُم (serišom, “glue”). Further origin is uncertain; perhaps related to Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (“to lean, incline”).

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕliʂ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ɕl̪iʂ/

श्लिष् • (śliṣ)

1. to adhere, attach, cling to
2. to clasp, embrace
3. to unite, join
4. to result, be the consequence of anything
5. to be joined or connected
6. to be implied or intimated

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