बर्हिष्ठ

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *bárźʰiṣṭʰas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰárȷ́ʰištʰas, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ-. Cognate with Avestan 𐬠𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬌𐬱𐬙𐬀 (barəzišta), Middle Persian [script needed] (bʾlyst' /⁠bālišt⁠/).

Pronunciation

Adjective

बर्हिष्ठ • (bárhiṣṭha)

  1. superlative degree of बृहत् (bṛhát, high, mighty, strong)