वीड्

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

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Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *weys-d- (to raise) and related to विष् (viṣ).[1]

Pronunciation

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Root

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वीड् (vīḍ)

  1. to make strong or firm, strengthen, fasten
  2. to be strong or firm or hard

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) “VĪḌ”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume II, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 568

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