स्मयते

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *smáyatay, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *smáyatay, from Proto-Indo-European *smey- (“to laugh, to be glad”). Cognate with Latin cōmis, Proto-Germanic *smīlijaną (whence English smile), Russian смеяться (smejatʹsja) .

Pronunciation

Verb

स्मयते • (smáyate) third-singular indicative (class 1, type A, root स्मि)

  1. to smile, laugh
  2. to blush
  3. to shine
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