जिज्ञासते

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ĵHĵnaHsatay, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵh₃-ǵneh₃-setoy, from *ǵneh₃- (“to know”).

Pronunciation

  • (Vedic) IPA(key): /d͡ʑid͡ʑ.ɲɑː.s̪ɐ.t̪ɐj/
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /d͡ʑid͡ʑˈɲɑː.s̪ɐ.t̪eː/

Verb

जिज्ञासते • (jijñāsate) (root ज्ञा, class desiderative)

  1. to desire to know, be familiar
  2. to desire information [+accusative = about]

References

  • Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 425
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