A Wanderwort of unclear ultimate origin, though likely from a language southeast of Indo-Iranian.[1][2] Either a borrowing from a Dravidian language (compare Proto-Dravidian *wariñci (“rice”), though Mayrhofer is skeptical of Dravidian being the original source of the word) or, according to Witzel, borrowed from an unknown South Asian, possibly Austroasiatic, source such as Proto-Mon-Khmer *sruʔ (“paddy rice”) (whence probably Proto-Sino-Tibetan *b-ras and Proto-Austronesian *bəʀas), with the Dravidian word being an independent borrowing of another variant.[3] Related words are found in Iranian, Ancient Greek, and Semitic; see Middle Persian blnc (“rice”) for more.
व्रीहि • (vrīhí) stem, m
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | व्रीहिः (vrīhiḥ) | व्रीही (vrīhī) | व्रीहयः (vrīhayaḥ) |
| vocative | व्रीहे (vrīhe) | व्रीही (vrīhī) | व्रीहयः (vrīhayaḥ) |
| accusative | व्रीहिम् (vrīhim) | व्रीही (vrīhī) | व्रीहीन् (vrīhīn) |
| instrumental | व्रीहिणा (vrīhiṇā) व्रीह्या¹ (vrīhyā¹) |
व्रीहिभ्याम् (vrīhibhyām) | व्रीहिभिः (vrīhibhiḥ) |
| dative | व्रीहये (vrīhaye) | व्रीहिभ्याम् (vrīhibhyām) | व्रीहिभ्यः (vrīhibhyaḥ) |
| ablative | व्रीहेः (vrīheḥ) व्रीह्यः¹ (vrīhyaḥ¹) |
व्रीहिभ्याम् (vrīhibhyām) | व्रीहिभ्यः (vrīhibhyaḥ) |
| genitive | व्रीहेः (vrīheḥ) व्रीह्यः¹ (vrīhyaḥ¹) |
व्रीह्योः (vrīhyoḥ) | व्रीहीणाम् (vrīhīṇām) |
| locative | व्रीहौ (vrīhau) व्रीहा¹ (vrīhā¹) |
व्रीह्योः (vrīhyoḥ) | व्रीहिषु (vrīhiṣu) |