गिरि

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gwerH-. Cognate with Old Church Slavonic гора (gora), Ancient Greek δειράς (deiras).

Noun

गिरि (giri) m

1. mountain, hill, rock, elevation, rising-ground (often connected with párvata, "a mountain having many parts")
2. the number 'eight' (there being 8 mountains which surround mount Meru)
3. a particular disease of the eyes
4. a peculiar defect in mercury

Declension

    Masculine i-stem declension of गिरि

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	गिरिः (giriḥ)	गिरी (girī)	गिरयः (girayaḥ)
Vocative	गिरे (gire)	गिरी (girī)	गिरयः (girayaḥ)
Accusative	गिरिम् (girim)	गिरी (girī)	गिरीन् (girīn)
Instrumental	गिरिना (girinā)	गिरिभ्याम् (giribhyām)	गिरिभिः (giribhiḥ)
Dative	गिरये (giraye)	गिरिभ्याम् (giribhyām)	गिरिभ्यः (giribhyaḥ)
Ablative	गिरेः (gireḥ)	गिरिभ्याम् (giribhyām)	गिरिभ्यः (giribhyaḥ)
Genitive	गिरेः (gireḥ)	गिर्योः (giryoḥ)	गिरीनाम् (girīnām)
Locative	गिरौ (girau)	गिर्योः (giryoḥ)	गिरिषु (giriṣu)

Descendants

• Kannada: ಗಿರಿ
• Malay: giri

References

• Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary, page 355