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Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Etymology
Of uncertain origin. Probably an extension of पॄ (pṝ, “to fill”).
Pronunciation
Root
पृच् • (pṛc)
- to mix, mingle, put together with, unite, join
- to fill, sate, satiate
- to give lavishly, grant bountifully, bestow anything, bestow richly upon
- to increase, augment
Derived terms
Category Terms derived from the Sanskrit root पृच् not found
- Primary Verbal Forms
- Secondary Forms
- Non-Finite Forms
- पृक्त (pṛktá, Past Participle)
- पृचे (pṛ́ce, Infinitive)
- पृचस् (pṛ́cas, Infinitive)
- Derived Nominal Forms
- Prefixed Root Forms
Noun
पृच् • (pṛc) stem, f
- food, nourishment, refreshment
Declension
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “पृच्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0645/2.
- Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “पृच्”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press
- William Dwight Whitney, 1885, The Roots, Verb-forms, and Primary Derivatives of the Sanskrit Language, Leipzig: Breitkopf and Härtel, page 101
- Otto Böhtlingk, Richard Schmidt (1879-1928) “पृच्”, 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 (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 175
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1963) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 329-30