Either a borrowing from a Dravidian language (compare Proto-Dravidian *wariñci (“rice”)) 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.[1] Related words are found in Iranian, Ancient Greek and Semitic. See Middle Persian blnc for more.
व्रीहि • (vrīhí) stem, m
| Masculine i-stem declension of व्रीहि (vrīhi) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 / व्रीह्या¹ vrīhiṇā / vrīhyā¹ |
व्रीहिभ्याम् vrīhibhyām |
व्रीहिभिः vrīhibhiḥ |
| Dative | व्रीहये vrīhaye |
व्रीहिभ्याम् vrīhibhyām |
व्रीहिभ्यः vrīhibhyaḥ |
| Ablative | व्रीहेः / व्रीह्यः¹ vrīheḥ / vrīhyaḥ¹ |
व्रीहिभ्याम् vrīhibhyām |
व्रीहिभ्यः vrīhibhyaḥ |
| Genitive | व्रीहेः / व्रीह्यः¹ vrīheḥ / vrīhyaḥ¹ |
व्रीह्योः vrīhyoḥ |
व्रीहीणाम् vrīhīṇām |
| Locative | व्रीहौ / व्रीहा¹ vrīhau / vrīhā¹ |
व्रीह्योः vrīhyoḥ |
व्रीहिषु vrīhiṣu |
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