पीडयति

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *piždáyati, from Proto-Indo-European *pisd-éye-ti, from *peysd- (to squeeze) + *-éyeti. Cognate with Ancient Greek πῐέζω (pĭézō, to squeeze).

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    पी॒डय॑ति • (pīḍáyati) third-singular indicative (class 10, type P, present, root पीड्)

    1. to squeeze, press
    2. (figurative) to torment, hurt, injure

    Descendants

    • Pali: pīḷeti
    • Magadhi Prakrit:
    • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀧𑀻𑀟𑀇 (pīḍaï), 𑀧𑀻𑀮𑀇 (pīlaï)
    • Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀧𑀻𑀟𑀤𑀺 (pīḍadi)
      • Old Gujarati: पीडइ (pīḍai)