Pali edit

Etymology 1 edit

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Noun edit

पाति f

  1. Alternative form of पाती (pātī, bowl), which see for further details.

Etymology 2 edit

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Verb edit

पाति

  1. Devanagari script form of pāti (to keep watch)

Sanskrit edit

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Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *páHti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *páHti, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (to protect). Cognate with Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎮𐎹 (pādiy), Latin pascō, Mycenaean Greek 𐀡𐀕 (po-me).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

पाति (pā́ti) third-singular present indicative (root पा, class 2, type P)

  1. to watch, keep, preserve
  2. to protect from, defend against (+ ablative)
  3. to protect (a country) i.e. rule, govern
  4. to observe, notice, attend to, follow

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