हन्ति

Sanskrit

verb
Definitions
  • to strike, beat (also a drum), pound, hammer (+ accusative) etc.; upon (+ locative)
  • to smite, slay, hit, kill, mar, destroy
  • to put to death, cause to be executed
  • to ward off, avert
  • to hurt, wound

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *źʰánti inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ǰʰánti inherited from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰénti (strike, slay, kill), *gʷʰen- (kill, strike, slay, beat, hit, drive).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gʷʰen-

Gloss

kill, strike, slay, beat, hit, drive

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

殺

Emoji

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