द्रु

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *drew-, oblique case stem of *dóru, whence also regularly Sanskrit दारु (dā́ru). Compare Ancient Greek δρῦς (drus) and Old Church Slavonic дръва (drŭva).

Noun

द्रु (drú) m and n

  1. wood or any wooden implement (as a cup, an oar etc.)
  2. a tree or branch (masculine only)

Declension

References

  • Sir Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1898, page 0502
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