पवयति

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *powH-éye-ti - (“to purify”), from *pewH-. Cognate with Old High German fowen (“to sieve; clean grain”). Also related to Avestan 𐬞𐬏𐬌𐬙𐬌𐬐𐬀‎ (pūitika), Old Irish ūr (“new, fresh”), Latin putus, purus (“pure”).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /pɐ.ʋɐ́.jɐ.t̪i/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpɐ.ʋɐ.jɐ.t̪i/

Verb

पवयति • (paváyati) (root पू, class 10 Causal)

to cleanse, purify

Related terms

पुनाति (punāti)
पुनीत (punīta)
पवित्र (pavitra)
पूत (pūta)

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