ह्वृ

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwel- (to lie, deceive, bend); cognate with Ancient Greek φῆλος (phêlos, deceitful), Proto-Slavic *zъlъ, Avestan 𐬰𐬎𐬭𐬀𐬵 (zurah, injustice), Lithuanian žulas (rough), Latvian zveļu (to turn aside). Doublet of ह्वल् (hval) and हुस् (hus).

Pronunciation

Root

ह्वृ • (hvṛ) 1P

  1. to deviate or diverge from the right line
  2. to be crooked, curved or bent
  3. to go crookedly, wrongly or deviously
  4. to stumble or fall down

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