వీర

Telugu

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit वीर (vīrá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wīrás, from Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós (man; husband; warrior, hero). Cognates include Latin vir, Lithuanian výras, Old Irish fer, Old Norse verr, Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍂 (wair), Ossetian ир (ir, Ossetians) and Old English wer (English were-).

Noun

వీర • (vīra? (plural వీరలు)

  1. a woman who has a husband and sons

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