श्लाघ्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Root

श्लाघ् • (ślāgh)

  1. to trust, confide in
  2. to talk confidently, vaunt, boast
  3. to coax, flatter, wheedle
  4. to praise, commend

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Malayalam: ശ്ലാഘിക്കുക (ślāghikkuka) (learned)
  • Tamil: சிலாகி (cilāki)

References

  • Otto Böhtlingk, Richard Schmidt (1879-1928) “श्लाघ्”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016