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) IPA^(key): /ˈs̪mɐ.jɐ.t̪eː/

Verb

स्मयते • (smáyate) (root स्मि, class 1, type A)

to smile, laugh
to blush
to shine

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