Sanskrit

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-Aryan *dar-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dar-, from Proto-Indo-European *der- (to split, to tear, to crack). Cognate with English tear, Ancient Greek δέρω (dérō), Macedonian дере (dere), Persian دریدن (daridan, to tear). The "heed" meaning is probably a semantic specialization of the original "tear" meaning.

Pronunciation

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Root

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दॄ (dṝ)

  1. to tear
  2. to divide
  3. to tear (something) to pieces, to wrench
  4. to split (open)
  5. to burst
  6. to be dispersed or scattered (as an army)
  7. to be frightened or afraid
  8. to heed

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References

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  • Monier Williams (1899) “दॄ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 492/2.
  • Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “दॄ”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
  • William Dwight Whitney, 1885, The Roots, Verb-forms, and Primary Derivatives of the Sanskrit Language, Leipzig: Breitkopf and Härtel, page 76-77
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 701-703; 742