Contents

 

lih, “lick”

liś

lih

1 lī

Present

II. leḍhi etc. B.+, līḍhe etc. E.+

VI. lihati etc. E.+

Passive

lihyate E

Future

Simple Future: lekṣyati -te

Periphrastic Future: leḍhā

Aorist

RAo: alīlihat

-s-Ao: alīḍha

-sa- Ao: alīkṣat S.-kṣata

Ao/Ps/3/sg: alehi

Perfect

lileha , lilihe

Causative

leháyati etc. B.+

Desiderative

lilikṣa-

Intensive

lelihat etc. E.+, lelihāna E.+, -hita JB., lelihyate etc. E.+,-hyant C

Verbal Nouns

PPP: līḍha E.+; 2Abs: -lihya S. leham S

Derivatives

-lih C.

 

leha C.

 

-lehin E.+

 

lehana S.+

 

-liha C.

 

-lehaka E.

 

lehya E.+

 

leliha E.+

 

 

Compare the other root-form, √ rih.

 

Meanings

leḍhi līḍhe lihati v PPP līḍha 1 lick, lick up, lick at (L), lick away i.e. destroy. Caus. leháyati cause to lick. Int lelihyate etc. (PPP lelihāna) lick frequently, play with the tongue.

 

ava ,

ā ,

ud lick, touch (with mouth or beak).

upa Ā enjoy by licking.

nis lick off, sip.

pari lick at (A); Int lick frequently.

vi the same.

sam & parisam lick at, enjoy.

Cf. ālīḍha, ullīḍha.