दॄ

दॄ

Sanskrit

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /d̪r̩ː/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /d̪r̩ː/

Root

दॄ • (dṝ)

1. to tear
2. to divide
3. to tear (something) to pieces, to wrench
4. to split (open)
5. to burst

Derived terms

Derived terms

• दीर्ण (dīrṇá, “scattered”)
• दृणाति (dṛṇā́ti, “to divide, to split”)
• दीर्यते (dīryáte, “to separate”)
• दारु (dārú, “breaking, splitting”)
• दर्त्नु (dartnú, “breaking, splitting”)
• दार (dāra, “tearing, rending”)
• दार (dāra, “rent, cleft, hole”)
• दर्मन् (darmán, “breaker, destroyer, demolisher”)
• दर्म (darmá, “breaker, destroyer, demolisher”)
• दरीमन् (dárīman, “destruction”)
• दर्तृ (dártṛ, “breaking, bursting”)
• दर्तृ (dártṛ, “breaker, destroyer”)