स्नेह
Sanskrit
alt
Definitions
- oiliness, unctuousness, fattiness, greasiness, lubricity, viscidity (also as one of the 24 gunas of the vaisheshika branch of the Nyaya philosophy)
- oil, grease, fat, any oleaginous substance, an unguent
- smoothness, glossiness
- blandness, tenderness, love, attachment to, fondness or affection for (locative, genitive, or compound), friendship with (saha)
- moisture
- a fluid of the body
- (in the plural) name of the Vaishyas in Kushadvipa
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *snáyźʰas inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *snáyǰʰas inherited from Proto-Indo-European *snóygʷʰos (snow).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*snóygʷʰos
Gloss
snow
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
雪
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Snowmageddon English
- besnow English
- desnow English
- nonsnow English
- snow English
- snow bike English
- snow panther English
- snow pillow English
- snow plow English
- snow shed English
- snow shower English
- snow tire English
- snow-free English
- snow-white English
- snowball English
- snowbank English
- snowbase English
- snowbear English
- snowbell English
- snowbelt English
- snowberry English
- snowbird English
- snowblade English
- snowblind English
- snowblink English
- snowblower English
- snowboard English
- snowboot English
- snowbound English
- snowbrush English
- snowbush English
- snowcap English
- snowcapt English
- snowclad English
- snowcock English
- snowcone English
- snowcrete English
- snowcross English
- snowdog English
- snowdome English
- snowdrift English
- snowdrop English
- snower English
- snowest English
- snoweth English
- snowface English
- snowfall English
- snowfield English
- snowfight English
- snowfighter English
- snowfinch English
- snowflake English
- snowfleck English
- snowfolk English
- snowful English
- snowgirl English
- snowgo English
- snowgrass English
- snowgun English
- snowhole English
- snowish English
- snowkid English
- snowkiting English
- snowlady English
- snowless English
- snowlight English
- snowlike English
- snowmachine English
- snowmaking English
- snowman English
- snowmelt English
- snowmeow English
- snowmobile English
- snowologist English
- snowout English
- snowpack English
- snowperson English
- snowpile English
- snowpit English
- snowplane English
- snowplough English
- snowplow English
- snowpocalypse English
- snowprint English
- snowproof English
- snowrut English
- snowscape English
- snowshoe English
- snowshower English
- snowslide English
- snowslip English
- snowsport English
- snowsquall English
- snowstorm English
- snowsuit English
- snowsure English
- snowsurfer English
- snowsurfing English
- snowswept English
- snowthrower English
- snowtime English
- snowtopped English
- snowwear English
- snowwoman English
- snowy English
- thundersnow English
- undersnow English
- νίφα Ancient Greek
- νιφάς Ancient Greek
- *sneygʷʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *snígʷʰs Proto-Indo-European
- *snóygʷʰos Proto-Indo-European
- sinó Portuguese
- *snaiwaz Proto-Germanic
- snow Middle English
- snjóva Old Norse
- *sněgъ Proto-Slavic
- स्नेह Hindi
- เสน่หา Thai
- เสน่ห์ Thai
- *snáyǰʰas Proto-Indo-Iranian
- ស្នេហា Central Khmer
- *snáyźʰas Proto-Indo-Aryan
- சினேகம் Tamil
- *snáigas Proto-Balto-Slavic
- snehā Old Khmer
- ސްނޯ Divehi, Dhivehi, Maldivian
- sneha mkh-okm-A