प्रछ्

• प्रश् (praś)

From Proto-Indo-European *preḱ- (“to ask”). Cognate with Russian (во)прос ((vo)pros, “question”), Latin prex whence, via French, English pray.

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /pɾɐt͡ɕʰ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /pɾɐt͡ɕʰ/

प्रछ् • (prach)

1. to ask, question, interrogate
2. to ask after, inquire

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