भयते

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰáyatay, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰáyatay, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéyh₂-tor, from *bʰeyh₂- (“to fear, be afraid”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬠𐬀𐬫𐬈𐬥𐬙𐬈‎ (bayente, “they are afraid”), Old English bifian (“to tremble”), Old Church Slavonic боꙗти сѧ (bojati sę), Lithuanian bijóti (“to be afraid”).

Pronunciation

Verb

भयते • (bháyate) (root भी)

  1. (Vedic) to fear, be afraid
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