रिणक्ति

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *riṇákti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *rinákti, from Proto-Indo-European *linékʷti (“to leave”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬭𐬀𐬉𐬗𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬈𐬌𐬙𐬌‎ (raēcaiieiti), Latin linquō (“I leave, I forsake”), Old Armenian լքանեմ (lkʿanem). Compare also English re-linquish, a Latin borrowing.

Pronunciation

  • (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɽi.ɳɐ́k.t̪i/, [ɽi.ɳɐ́k̚.t̪i]
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ɽiˈɳɐk.t̪i/, [ɽiˈɳɐk̚.t̪i]

Verb

रिणक्ति • (riṇákti) (root रिच्, class 7, type parasmaipada)

  1. to leave; leave behind
  2. to give up
  3. to resign
  4. to release, set free
  5. to empty, evacuate
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