घर्षति

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *gʰárṣati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰáršati, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰérs-e-ti, from *gʰers- (“to rub, scrape”). Cognate with Ancient Greek χαράσσω (kharássō), Proto-Slavic *gorxъ.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡʱɐ́ɾ.ʂɐ.ti/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɡʱɐɾ.ʂɐ.t̪i/

Verb

घर्षति • (ghárṣati) third-singular present indicative (root घृष्)

1. to rub, brush, polish

Descendants

Descendants

• Dardic:
  • Dameli: gaṣ-
  • Kashmiri: gᵃhun

    Arabic script: گہُن

    Devanagari script: गहुन

  • Shina: [script needed] (gaẓoiki)
  • Wotapuri-Katarqalai: gaš-
• Pali: ghaṃsati
• Prakrit: 𑀖𑀸𑀲𑀇 (ghāsaï)
  • Central:
    • Sauraseni Prakrit:
      • Hindustani: ghasnā
        • Hindi: घसना
        • Urdu: گھَسنَا
  • Eastern:
    • Magadhi Prakrit:
      • Assamese: ঘঁহা (ghõha)
      • Bengali: ঘষা (ghośa)
  • Northwestern:
    • Paisaci Prakrit:
      • Takka Apabhramsa:
        • Lahnda: گھسݨ (ghasuṇ)
        • Punjabi: ghasṇā

          Gurmukhi script: ਘਸਣਾ

          Shahmukhi script: گھَسݨَا

      • Vracada Apabhramsa:
        • Sindhi:

          Arabic script: گَسَڻُ

          Devanagari script: गसणु

          • Kachchi: ઘાસણૂ (ghāsṇū)
  • Southern:
    • Helu Prakrit:
      • Dhivehi: ގާނަނީ (gānanī), ޖަހަނީ (jahanī)
      • Sinhalese: ගානවා (gānawā)
    • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀖𑀸𑀲𑀇 (ghāsaï)
      • Konkani: ghāsce

        Devanagari script: घास्चे

        Kannada script: ಘಾಸ್ಛೆ

        Latin script: ghasche

      • Old Marathi: 𑘑𑘰𑘭𑘜𑘹 (ghāsaṇe)
        • Marathi: घासणे (ghāsṇe)
  • Western:
    • Sauraseni Prakrit:
      • Gujarati: ઘસવું (ghasvũ), ઘાસવું (ghāsvũ)
• Prakrit: 𑀖𑀲𑀇 (ghasaï)
  • Central:
    • Sauraseni Prakrit:
      • Hindustani: ghisnā, ghasnā
        • Hindi: घिसना, घसना
        • Urdu: گھِسنَا, گھَسنَا
  • Eastern:
    • Magadhi Prakrit:
      • Assamese: ঘঁহিব (ghõhibo)
      • Bengali: ঘেঁষা (ghẽśa)
      • Odia: ଘଷିବା (ghôṣiba)
  • Northern:
    • Khasa Prakrit:
      • Central Pahari:
        • Garhwali: घस्णु (ghasṇu), घुस्णु (ghusṇu)
      • Eastern Pahari:
        • Nepali: घस्नु (ghasnu), घिसिनु (ghisinu)
          • ⇒ Nepali: घिस्याउनु (ghisyāunu)
  • Northwestern:
    • Paisaci Prakrit:
      • Takka Apabhramsa:
        • Punjabi: ghauṇā, ghīh

          Gurmukhi script: ਘੌਣਾ, ਘੀਹ

          Arabic script: گھَوݨَا, گھِیہ

      • Vracada Apabhramsa:
        • Sindhi: gahaṇu

          Arabic script: گَهَڻُ

          Devanagari script: गहनु

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “घर्षति”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 379/2.