वाति

See also: वात, वृत, and वृति

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hwā́ti, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wḗh₁ti. Cognate with Latin ventus (“wind”), Ancient Greek ἄημι (áēmi, “I blow”), Old Church Slavonic вѣтръ (větrŭ, “wind”), Latvian vētra (“storm”), Old English wind.

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋɑ́ː.t̪i/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑː.t̪i/

Verb

वाति • (vā́ti) (cl.2 P. root √vā)

to blow (as the wind)
to procure or bestow anything (acc.) by blowing
(transitive) to blow towards or upon
to emit an odour, be diffused (as perfume)
(transitive) to smell
to hurt, injure

References

Monier Monier-Williams (accessed 2008-02-10), “Sanskrit-English Dictionary”, in (Please provide the title of the work)‎

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