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Reconstruction:Sanskrit/झट्

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Sanskrit

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Probably formed as a root from *jhaṭa < *झृत (jhṛta, fallen), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *gẓʰr̥tás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gžʰr̥tás, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰgʷʰr̥-tós. Doublet of क्षरित (kṣarita).

Root

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*झट् (jhaṭ)

  1. to fall
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Primary Verbal Forms
Secondary Forms

Etymology 2

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If not onomatopoeic, related to the above root.

Alternative forms

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Root

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*झट् (jhaṭ)

  1. sudden movement
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Primary Verbal Forms
    Derived Nominal Forms
    Descendants
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    References

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    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jhaṭ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press