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Romani
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀭𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙 (riccha), from Sanskrit ऋक्ष (ṛkṣa), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hŕ̥ćšas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos. Possibly influenced by Iranian; compare Northern Kurdish hirç. Cognate with Gujarati રીંછ (rī̃ch).
Noun
hirč
- bear
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “արջ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ŕ̥kṣa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 117