दय्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts
  • দয়্ (Assamese script)
  • ᬤᬬ᭄ (Balinese script)
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  • 𑰟𑰧𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
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  • ဒယ် (Burmese script)
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  • ਦਯ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌦𑌯𑍍 (Grantha script)
  • ꦢꦪ꧀ (Javanese script)
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  • ದಯ್ (Kannada script)
  • ទយ៑ (Khmer script)
  • ທຍ຺ (Lao script)
  • ദയ് (Malayalam script)
  • ᡩᠠᠶ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘟𑘧𑘿 (Modi script)
  • ᢑᠠᠶ᠋ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑦿𑧇𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐡𑐫𑑂 (Newa script)
  • ଦଯ୍ (Odia script)
  • ꢣꢫ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆢𑆪𑇀 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖟𑖧𑖿 (Siddham script)
  • දය් (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩭𑩻 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚛𑚣𑚶 (Takri script)
  • த³ய் (Tamil script)
  • దయ్ (Telugu script)
  • ทยฺ (Thai script)
  • ད་ཡ྄ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒠𑒨𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨛𑨪𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Traditionally considered equivalent with the "divide, partake" sense of Etymology 2.[1] However, this is not followed by later linguists, including Mayrhofer, who considers the origin uncertain, but tentatively suggests a derivation from a Proto-Indo-European *deyh₁- and compares दीन (dīná, “scarce; wretched”), Ancient Greek δειλός (deilós, “cowardly, wretched”).[2] However, the Greek is thought to derive from a different root, *dwey- (“to fear”), instead.

Root

दय् • (day)

  1. to divide asunder, destroy, consume

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *deh₂y- (“to share, divide”), itself a causative extension of *deh₂- (“to share”).[3] Compare Ancient Greek δαίω (daíō, “to divide, share”).[1]

Root

दय् • (day)

  1. to divide, impart, allot
  2. to partake, possess
  3. to take part in, sympathize with, have pity on
  4. to repent
  5. to go

Derived terms

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mayrhofer, Manfred (1963), “dáyate”, in Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 20
  2. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992), “DAY1 zerstören, zerfallen lassen”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[2] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 699
  3. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992), “DAY2 etwas verteilen, austeilen”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[3] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 700

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