क्रन्द्

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Backformed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *krándati, from Proto-Indo-European *kléh₁-nd-, from *kelh₁- (to call, cry, shout).

Pronunciation

Root

क्रन्द् • (krand)

  1. to neigh, roar
  2. to crack (as a wheel)
  3. to sound, make a noise
  4. to cry piteously, lament

References

  • Otto Böhtlingk, Richard Schmidt (1879-1928) “क्रन्द्”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016