शीत्

Sanskrit

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕiːt/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɕiːt̪/

Interjection

शीत् • (śīt)

1. a sound made by drawing in the breath (to express any sudden thrill of pleasure or pain and especially pleasurable sensations during sexual enjoyment)

Descendants

• Prakrit: *𑀲𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*siṭṭa), *𑀲𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀺𑀬𑀸 (*siṭṭiyā) (modified)
  • Gujarati: સિટી (siṭī)
  • Marathi: शिट्टी (śiṭṭī)
  • Nepali: सिट्टी (siṭṭī)
  • Hindustani:
    • Hindi: सीटी (sīṭī)
    • Urdu: سیٹی (seṭī)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “शीत्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page {{{1}}}.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śīt”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press