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bhanteti
bhanta
3rd person singular present indicative of bhanteti (denominative from bhanta)
- bhanta (pp): (of a human) staggering; swaying; spinning; lit. spun
- bhanta (pp): (of a vehicle) swerving; veering off course; out of control; lit. spun
- bhanta (pp): (of water) whirling; swirling; spinning; lit. spun
- bhante (masc): sir; sirs; lord; lords; venerable sir; venerable sirs; reverend; reverends
- bhavant (masc): master; sir; respected man; lit. being present
- bhāti (pr): illuminates; lights up
Built from
- bhant — root · spin, sway
From √bhram. The past participle stem shows spinning motion (water, wheel, mind) extending to instability and confusion.
- eti — ending · causes [state]
Denominative suffix forming a causative verb: makes or causes the subject (here, a thing or person) to enter or undergo the state of bhanta (swaying, spinning, uncontrolled).
Analysis. bhanta (pp of √bhram, 'spun, swaying') + -eti (denominative suffix forming a causative verb: 'causes [the state of] to be').
Etymology. From √bhram (turn, spin, wander), cognate with Sanskrit bhramati and Indo-European *bher- (turn, bear, carry); the denominative -eti adds causative force. The prefix-less root shows the concrete image of spinning or whirling that becomes abstract swaying or loss of control.