Sanskrit

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Etymology

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Probably from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂eyd- (to cut, hew), whence also Latin caedō (to cut, strike).

Pronunciation

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Root

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खिद् (khid)

  1. to strike, press down
  2. to be depressed or wearied
  3. to suffer pain
  4. to feel tired or exhausted
  5. to molest, disturb

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References

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  • Monier Williams (1899) “खिद्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 339/3.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 453; 454-5