स्निग्ध

Hindi

Etymology

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

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /snɪɡd̪ʱ/

Adjective

स्निग्ध • (snigdh) (indeclinable)

1. affectionate, loving

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “स्निग्ध”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press