स्वद्

From Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂d- (“sweet”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἡδῠ́ς (hēdŭ́s), ἡδονή (hēdonḗ, “delight, taste”) whence English hedonism; Latin suādeō, suavis; English sweet.

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /sʋɐd/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /s̪ʋɐd̪/

स्वद् • (svad)

1. to be sweet, taste well
2. to be pleasant
3. to taste with pleasure, relish, enjoy

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