Contents

 

cam, “sip”

cand

cam

car

Present

I. cā́mati B.+; camanti etc. C

V. camnoti

Future

Simple Future: camiṣyati

Periphrastic Future: camitā

Aorist

-iṣ-Ao: acamīt

Ao/Ps/3/sg: acāmi

Perfect

cacāma cemus E

Causative

cāmayati etc. B.+ (-camayya ŚGS1.)

Desiderative

cicamiṣa-

Intensive

cañcam-

Verbal Nouns

PPP: cāṃta S.+; 2Abs: -cámya B.+

Derivatives

camaka ? n. pr. C.

 

camana S.+

 

camū́ ? V.+

 

-cāma S.+

 

camasá V.+

 

-cāṃti C.

 

 

Always with prep. ā, except in Nirukta.

Meanings

cā́mati & camati v sip, drink.

 

ā sip, rinse the mouth, lick up, absorb, cause to disappear. Caus. ācamayati & ācāmayati cause to sip.

Cf. ācānta, paryācānta.