किलकिलाय

Sanskrit edit

Alternative scripts edit

Etymology edit

Onomatopoeic; compare Telugu కిలకిల (kilakila​, sound of laughter).

Pronunciation edit

Root edit

किलकिलाय (kilakilāya)

  1. to raise sounds expressing joy
  2. to cry, give a shriek

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Monier Williams (1899) “किलकिलाय”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 284/1.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 91-92