स्निग्ध

Hindi edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /snɪɡd̪ʱ/

Adjective edit

स्निग्ध • (snigdh) (indeclinable)

affectionate, loving

References edit

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

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