स्निग्ध

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit स्निग्ध (snigdha).

Pronunciation

Adjective

स्निग्ध • (snigdh) (indeclinable)

  1. affectionate, loving

References

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit स्निग्ध (snigdha).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sniɡ.d̪ʱə/

Adjective

स्निग्ध • (snigdha)

  1. greasy

References

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts
  • স্নিগ্ধ (Assamese script)
  • ᬲ᭄ᬦᬶᬕ᭄ᬥ (Balinese script)
  • স্নিগ্ধ (Bengali script)
  • 𑰭𑰿𑰡𑰰𑰐𑰿𑰠 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀲𑁆𑀦𑀺𑀕𑁆𑀥 (Brahmi script)
  • သ္နိဂ္ဓ (Burmese script)
  • સ્નિગ્ધ (Gujarati script)
  • ਸ੍ਨਿਗ੍ਧ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌸𑍍𑌨𑌿𑌗𑍍𑌧 (Grantha script)
  • ꦱ꧀ꦤꦶꦒ꧀ꦣ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂮𑂹𑂢𑂱𑂏𑂹𑂡 (Kaithi script)
  • ಸ್ನಿಗ್ಧ (Kannada script)
  • ស្និគ្ធ (Khmer script)
  • ສ຺ນິຄ຺ຘ (Lao script)
  • സ്നിഗ്ധ (Malayalam script)
  • ᠰᠨᡳᡤᢡᠠ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘭𑘿𑘡𑘱𑘐𑘿𑘠 (Modi script)
  • ᠰᠨᠢᠺᢑᠾᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑧍𑧠𑧁𑧒𑦰𑧠𑧀 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐳𑑂𑐣𑐶𑐐𑑂𑐢 (Newa script)
  • ସ୍ନିଗ୍ଧ (Odia script)
  • ꢱ꣄ꢥꢶꢔ꣄ꢤ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆱𑇀𑆤𑆴𑆓𑇀𑆣 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖭𑖿𑖡𑖰𑖐𑖿𑖠 (Siddham script)
  • ස‍්නිග්‍ධ (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑪁 𑪙𑩯𑩑𑩞 𑪙𑩮 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚨𑚶𑚝𑚮𑚌𑚶𑚜 (Takri script)
  • ஸ்நிக்³த⁴ (Tamil script)
  • స్నిగ్ధ (Telugu script)
  • สฺนิคฺธ (Thai script)
  • སྣི་གྡྷ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒮𑓂𑒢𑒱𑒑𑓂𑒡 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨰𑩇𑨝𑨁𑨍𑩇𑨜 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *snigdʰás (“snowed”, past passive participle of *sneygʷʰ- (“to snow”)). See the root स्निह् (snih) for possible explanation on the semantic shift.

Pronunciation

Adjective

स्निग्ध • (snigdha) stem

  1. loving, affectionate, friendly
  2. oily, unctuous, greasy

Descendants

  • → Hindi: स्निग्ध (snigdh) (learned)
  • → Malayalam: സ്നിഗ്ധ (snigdha) (learned)
  • → Marathi: स्निग्ध (snigdha) (learned)

References

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