सामि

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sēmi (“half, partially”). Cognate with Latin sēmi-, Ancient Greek ἡμι- (hēmi-) and English sam.

Pronunciation

Adverb

सामि • (sāmí)

  1. half
  2. partially
  3. imperfectly
  4. incompletely
  5. prematurely
  6. too soon

Derived terms

  • असामि (asāmi, “full”, literally “not half”)
  • सामिकृत (sāmikṛta, “half done”)
  • सामिभुक्त (sāmibhukta, “half eaten”)
  • सामिचित (sāmicita, “half piled up”)

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 1206/2
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