siñcati

Pali

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• 𑀲𑀺𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• सिञ्चति (Devanagari script)
• সিঞ্চতি (Bengali script)
• සිඤ‍්චති (Sinhalese script)
• သိဉ္စတိ or သိၺ္ၸတိ or သိၺ်ၸတိ (Burmese script)
• สิญฺจติ or สิญจะติ (Thai script)
• ᩈᩥᨬ᩠ᨧᨲᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ສິຎ຺ຈຕິ or ສິຎຈະຕິ (Lao script)
• សិញ្ចតិ (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄨𑄐𑄴𑄌𑄖𑄨 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *seykʷ-

Sanskrit सिच् (sic)

Sanskrit सिञ्चति (siñcati)

Pali siñcati

Inherited from Sanskrit सिञ्चति (siñcati). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀘𑀇 (siṃcaï).

Verb

siñcati (transitive)

1. to sprinkle

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “siñcati”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 709
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “siñcáti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 773