पृ

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Archived revision by NadandoBot (talk | contribs) as of 01:18, 23 September 2018.
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Sanskrit

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Root

पृ (pṛ) 6 A (प्रियते-पृत)

  1. to be busy or active (mostly with prefix व्य- (vya-) + आ- (ā-) or only with आ- (ā-)).
  2. to cause to work, engage upon, entrust, with, appoint to (usually with locative case)
  3. to place, set, fix, direct, cast

Derived terms

Root

पृ (pṛ) 3 P (पिपर्ति, पूर्ण)

  1. to bring or carry over.
  2. to deliver from, bring out of.
  3. to fill.
  4. to protect, maintain, sustain.
  5. to promote, advance.

Derived terms

Root

पृ (pṛ) 9 P (पृणाति)

  1. to protect.

Derived terms