मृदु ताडयति
mṛdu tāḍayati
To tap something in Sanskrit is मृदु ताडयति (mṛdu tāḍayati), "strikes lightly".
ताडयति on its own means "strikes, beats", so मृदु, "softly", makes it a tap.
Meaning: to touch something, often repeatedly (verb)
Which one should you use?
नलिका (nalikā) means "a tube, pipe". It does not describe tapping.
How do you pronounce it?
MRI-du TAA-ḍa-ya-ti
Did you know?
- In Sanskrit grammar स्पर्श (sparśa), "touch", is the name for the stop consonants, the sounds made by touching the tongue or lips together.
Examples in context
- सा द्वारं मृदु ताडयति।sā dvāraṃ mṛdu tāḍayati.She taps on the door.
