क्षरति

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *gẓʰárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gžʰárati, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰgʷʰéreti (“to flow, to melt”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬖𐬲𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌‎ (γžaraiti), Ancient Greek φθείρω (phtheírō).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /kʂɐ́.ɽɐ.t̪i/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkʂɐ.ɽɐ.t̪i/

Verb

क्षरति • (kṣárati) (root क्षर्, class 1, type parasmaipada)

to flow, stream, trickle
Synonym: स्रवति (sravati)
to melt away, perish, wane
Synonym: क्षीयते (kṣīyate)

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