गॄ

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *garH-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *garH-, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH-.

Alternative forms

Root

गॄ • (gṝ)

  1. to invoke, call
  2. to welcome, pronounce
Derived terms
References
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 468-9

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *garH-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *garH-, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃-. Cognate with Latin voro, Ancient Greek βορά (borá), Old English acworren, Russian жрать (žratʹ).

Alternative forms

Root

गॄ • (gṝ)

  1. to devour
  2. to eat
  3. to swallow
Derived terms
Sanskrit terms belonging to the root गॄ (0 c, 7 e)
Terms derived from the Sanskrit root गॄ (1 c, 0 e)
Primary Verbal Forms
Secondary Forms
  • गारायति (gārā́yati) (Causative)
Derived Nominal Forms
References
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) “469-70”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[2] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag