ज्वर्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Related to the root ज्वल् (jval, to blaze).

Pronunciation

Root

ज्वर् • (jvar)

  1. to be feverish
  2. to make feverish
  3. to suffer

Derived terms

  • ज्वरति (jvarati)
  • ज्वरयति (jvarayati)
  • ज्वर्यते (jvaryate)

References

  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 607
  • Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, page 259