स्मयते

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *smáyatay, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *smáyatay, from Proto-Indo-European *smey- (“to laugh, to be glad”). Cognate with Latin cōmis, Proto-Germanic *smīlijaną (whence English smile), Russian смеяться (smejatʹsja) .

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /smɐ́.jɐ.tɐj/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈs̪mɐ.jɐ.t̪eː/

Verb

स्मयते • (smáyate) third-singular indicative (class 1, type A, root स्मि)

1. to smile, laugh
2. to blush
3. to shine