त्सर्

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *tsar-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tsar-, from Proto-Indo-European *tsel- (“to sneak”). Cognate with English steal, Old Armenian սողիմ (sołim, “to creep”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /tsɐɾ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /t̪s̪ɐɾ/

Root

त्सर् • (tsar)

1. to sneak
2. to creep on
3. to go or approach stealthily

Derived terms

• त्सरति (tsárati)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “त्सर्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 464/2.