گرو

Persian

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Persian [script needed] (glwb' /graw/), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *grabʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ-. Cognate with Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬡‎ (gar^əβ, “to seize”), Sanskrit ग्रभ् (grabh), English grab.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ɡiˈɾaw/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /ɡɪˈɾaw/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /ɡeˈɾow/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /ɡiˈɾav/

Noun

گرو • (gerow)

mortgage; security; pawn
Synonym: رهن‎ (rahn)
pledge
wager; bet

Descendants

→ Azerbaijani: girov
→ Hindustani: girau
Hindi: गिरौ

Urdu: گرو‎
→ Northern Kurdish: gerew

Urdu

Etymology

From Sanskrit गुरु (guru).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɡʊ.ɾuː/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /ɡʊ.ɾuː/

Noun

گرو • (gurū) m (Hindi spelling गुरु)

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