पृ

Sanskrit

Pronunciation

Etymology 1
Sanskrit verb forms
Presentप्रियते (priyate)
पृणोति (pṛṇoti)
Causativeपारयति (pārayati)
Desiderativeपुपूर्षते (pupūrṣate)
Intensiveपेप्रीयते (peprīyate)

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Root

पृ • (pṛ)

  1. to be busy or active (mostly with prefix वि- (vi-) + आ- (ā-) or only with आ- (ā-)).
  2. to cause to work, engage upon, entrust with, appoint to (usually with locative case)
  3. to place, set, fix, direct, cast

Etymology 2
Sanskrit verb forms
Presentपिपर्ति (piparti)
पृणाति (pṛṇāti)
Causativeपारयति (pārayati)
Desiderativeपुपूर्षते (pupūrṣate)
Intensiveपेप्रीयते (peprīyate)

From Proto-Indo-European *per-.

Root

पृ • (pṛ)

  1. to bring over or to (acc.), bring out of, deliver from (abl.), rescue, save, protect (with पृणोति (pṛṇoti)), escort, further, promote
  2. to surpass, excel (acc.)
  3. to be able (with inf.)
Derived terms
  • पर (para)
  • परण (paraṇa)
  • परणीय (paraṇīya)
  • पार (pāra)
  • पृत (pṛta)
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