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Sanskrit
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Etymology
Of unclear origin. Scheftelowitz takes the word as a New Indo-Aryan formation from an unattested *व्ळ्व (vḷva), from वल् (val, “to turn”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
बुल्व • (bulva) stem
- (rare) oblique, awry, crooked
Declension
References
- Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “बुल्व”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 229
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1963) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 440
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bulvá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press