क्षिपति

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *kṣipáti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšwipáti, from Proto-Indo-European *kswip-é-ti, from *ksweybʰ- (to shake, cast off).

Cognate with Russian шибать (šibatʹ), Old English swāpan (whence English sweep, swoop).

Pronunciation

Verb

क्षिपति • (kṣipáti) third-singular present indicative (root क्षिप्, class 6, type P)

  1. to throw, to fling
  2. to cast off
  3. to move hastily
  4. to pass over

Descendants

  • Pali: khipati
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