धयति

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁i-. Cognate with Latin fellō, Old Church Slavonic доити (doiti), Gothic 𐌳𐌰𐌳𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (daddjan, “suckle”) and Old Armenian դիեմ (diem).

VerbEdit

धयति (dhayati)

1. to suck, drink, suck or drink in
2. take to one's self, absorb, appropriate
3. to give suck, nourish

ReferencesEdit

• Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, page 520