क्षीयते

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *gẓʰiyátay, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gžʰiyátay, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰgʷʰiyéti.

Pronunciation

Verb

क्षीयते • (kṣīyáte) third-singular indicative (root क्षि)

  1. to diminish, waste away
  2. (of the moon) to wane
  3. to decrease
  4. to perish, decline

Descendants

  • Pali: khīyati, khiyyati