त्रै

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

Related to Avestan 𐬚𐬭𐬁 (θrā, to protect, root). Further etymology unclear.

Pronunciation

Root

त्रै (trai)

  1. to protect, preserve, cherish, defend, rescue

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References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “त्रै”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 462, column 1.
  • William Dwight Whitney, 1885, The Roots, Verb-forms, and Primary Derivatives of the Sanskrit Language, Leipzig: Breitkopf and Härtel, page 67
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) “TRĀ”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 679-680