वृ

See also: ब, ॿ, व, वे, and -व

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *war-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *war-, from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to cover, envelop”). Related to Scottish Gaelic fearann (“estate, land”), Avestan 𐬎𐬀𐬭𐬛𐬥𐬁 (uardnā, “cover, envelope”).

Root

वृ • (√vṛ)

1. to cover, screen, veil, conceal, hide, surround, obstruct.

Derived terms

• वर (vára)
• वारित (vārita)
• वृत (vṛta)
• वृति (vṛti)
• वृत्य (vṛtya)
• वृत्र (vṛtrá)
• व्राण (vrāṇa)

References

• Monier William's Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 2nd Ed. 1899.