लिम्पति

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• লিম্পতি (Assamese script)
• ᬮᬶᬫ᭄ᬧᬢᬶ (Balinese script)
• লিম্পতি (Bengali script)
• 𑰩𑰰𑰦𑰿𑰢𑰝𑰰 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀮𑀺𑀫𑁆𑀧𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• လိမ္ပတိ (Burmese script)
• લિમ્પતિ (Gujarati script)
• ਲਿਮ੍ਪਤਿ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌲𑌿𑌮𑍍𑌪𑌤𑌿 (Grantha script)
• ꦭꦶꦩ꧀ꦥꦠꦶ (Javanese script)
• 𑂪𑂱𑂧𑂹𑂣𑂞𑂱 (Kaithi script)
• ಲಿಮ್ಪತಿ (Kannada script)
• លិម្បតិ (Khmer script)
• ລິມ຺ປຕິ (Lao script)
• ലിമ്പതി (Malayalam script)
• ᠯᡳᠮᢒᠠᢠᡳ (Manchu script)
• 𑘩𑘱𑘦𑘿𑘢𑘝𑘱 (Modi script)
• ᠯᠢᠮᢒᠠᢐᠢ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧉𑧒𑧆𑧠𑧂𑦽𑧒 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐮𑐶𑐩𑑂𑐥𑐟𑐶 (Newa script)
• ଲିମ୍ପତି (Odia script)
• ꢭꢶꢪ꣄ꢦꢡꢶ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆬𑆴𑆩𑇀𑆥𑆠𑆴 (Sharada script)
• 𑖩𑖰𑖦𑖿𑖢𑖝𑖰 (Siddham script)
• ලිම‍්පති (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩽𑩑𑩴 𑪙𑩰𑩫𑩑 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚥𑚮𑚢𑚶𑚞𑚙𑚮 (Takri script)
• லிம்பதி (Tamil script)
• లిమ్పతి (Telugu script)
• ลิมฺปติ (Thai script)
• ལི་མྤ་ཏི (Tibetan script)
• 𑒪𑒱𑒧𑓂𑒣𑒞𑒱 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨬𑨁𑨢𑩇𑨞𑨙𑨁 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *limpáti, from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“to smear”). Cognate with Ancient Greek λιπαίνω (lipaínō, “to oil”), Lithuanian lipìnti (“to stick”), Old English libban (English live).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /lim.pɐ́.ti/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪im.pɐ.t̪i/

Verb

लिम्पति • (limpáti) third-singular present indicative (root लिप्, class 1)

1. to smear, anoint
2. to soil, taint, pollute, defile

Related terms

• लेप (lepa, “ointment”)
• लिपि (lipi, “writing, script”)
• रिरिपुः (riripuḥ) (Vedic, past perfect)
• लिप्त (lipta, “smeared”)

Descendants

• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀮𑀺𑀁𑀧𑀇 (liṃpaï)
  • Konkani: लेप्चे (lêpce)