स्निग्ध
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Sanskrit स्निग्ध (snigdha), from Proto-Indo-European *snigdʰás (“snowed”, past passive participle of *sneygʷʰ- (“to snow”)). See the root स्निह् (snih) for possible explanation on the semantic shift.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
स्निग्ध • (snigdh) (indeclinable)
References edit
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “स्निग्ध”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press