jagghati

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀚𑀕𑁆𑀖𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• जग्घति (Devanagari script)
• জগ্ঘতি (Bengali script)
• ජග‍්ඝති (Sinhalese script)
• ဇဂ္ဃတိ or ၹၷ္ꧠတိ or ၹၷ်ꧠတိ (Burmese script)
• ชคฺฆติ or ชัคฆะติ (Thai script)
• ᨩᨣ᩠ᨥᨲᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ຊຄ຺ຆຕິ or ຊັຄຆະຕິ (Lao script)
• ជគ្ឃតិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄎𑄉𑄴𑄊𑄖𑄨 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ȷ́ʰágẓʰati (“laughs”), from *ȷ́ʰagẓʰ-, reduplication of the root *ȷ́ʰas- (“to laugh”); compare Sanskrit जक्षत् (jákṣat, “laughing”) and हसति (hasati, “laughs”).

Verb

jagghati

1. to laugh
2. to deride, ridicule

Related terms

• hasati
• ujjagghati