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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰayǰʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- (to knead, shape).[1] Cognates include Latin fingō (shape, fashion) whence English figment, figure, fiction etc., Proto-Iranian *paridayjah whence (via Ancient Greek) English paradise, and dough.

Pronunciation

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Root

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दिह् (dih)

  1. to anoint, smear, plaster, besmear
  2. to increase, accumulate

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References

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  1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992–2001) “DEH”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume I, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 746

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