घृ

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Etymology 1

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    Root

    घृ • (ghṛ)

    1. to besprinkle
    2. to wet, moisten
    Derived terms
    Sanskrit terms belonging to the root घृ (wet) (0 c, 1 e)
    Terms derived from the Sanskrit root घृ (wet) (3 c, 0 e)
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    Etymology 2

      Etymology tree
      Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer-
      Sanskrit घृ (ghṛ)

      Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (“warm, hot”).

      Root

      घृ • (ghṛ)

      1. to shine
      2. to burn
      Usage notes

      The verbs are not attested, only mentioned in the Dhātupāṭha.

      Derived terms
      Sanskrit terms belonging to the root घृ (shine) (0 c, 1 e)
      Terms derived from the Sanskrit root घृ (shine) (13 c, 0 e)
      Primary Verbal Forms
      Non-Finite Forms
      Derived Nominal Forms

      References

      • Monier Williams (1899) “घृ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 378/2.
      • Monier Williams (1899) “घृ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 379/1.
      • William Dwight Whitney, 1885, The Roots, Verb-forms, and Primary Derivatives of the Sanskrit Language, Leipzig: Breitkopf and Härtel, page 43
      • Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “घृ”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press
      • Otto Böhtlingk, Richard Schmidt (1879-1928) “घृ”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016
      • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 512-513
      • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1956) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary]‎ (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 357; 433
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