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niddhuneyya
niddhunāti
opt 3rd sg of niddhunāti (verb)
- shakes off; shakes out
Built from
- ni — prefix · down, out
Downward or outward motion; here means to shake away or out. Cognate with English 'nether', German 'nieder'.
- dhun — root · shake, agitate
Found in Sanskrit dhunoti. The root conveys rapid, violent motion; cognate with English 'din' (noise from shaking).
- ā — prefix · to, toward
Reverses or intensifies the action; here reinforces the shaking action.
- ti — ending · 3rd singular optative
Optative mood ending marks the verb form as expressing a wish or possibility in the 3rd person singular.
Etymology. ni- (down, into) + *dhunāti (shakes, agitates). The root √dhun- appears in Sanskrit dhunoti 'shakes, agitates' and is cognate with English 'din' (tumult from shaking). The prefix ni- gives the sense of shaking down or out, removing by agitation.