ऋघाय

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Etymology

Probably from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hr̥gʰaHy-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ergʰ- (to move). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἔρχομαι (érkhomai, to go, come), ὀρχέομαι (orkhéomai, to dance, leap); probably not related to Proto-Germanic *argaz (unmanly, effeminate, cowardly).

Pronunciation

Root

ऋघाय (ṛghāya)

  1. to be passionate
  2. to rage, tremble

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References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “ऋघाय”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 224/3.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) “ṛghāy°”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 249