क्वथ्

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Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *kweth₂- (to boil, foam). Cognate with Latvian kūsāt (to boil), Old English hwaþerian (to foam, surge, roar), Swedish hvå (foam). See also kvass.

    Pronunciation

    Root

    क्वथ् • (kvath)

    1. to boil, prepare by heat
    2. to digest
    3. to be hot (as the heart)

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