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From Proto-Indo-Aryan *gáHyati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gáHyati, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷéHyeti from *geH- (to sing, cry).

Cognate with Old East Slavic гаяти (gajati), Latvian dziêdu.

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गायति (gā́yati) third-singular present indicative (root गै, class 1, type P)

  1. to sing
  2. to recite
  3. to praise in song
  4. to relate in metrical language

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