ह्वृ

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

ह्वल् (hval)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwel- (“to lie, deceive, bend”); cognate with Ancient Greek φῆλος (phêlos, “deceitful”), Proto-Slavic *zъlъ, Avestan 𐬰𐬎𐬭𐬀𐬵‎ (zurah, “injustice”), Lithuanian žulas (“rough”), Latvian zveļu (“to turn aside”).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɦʋr̩/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ɦʋr̩/

Root

ह्वृ • (hvṛ) 1P

to deviate or diverge from the right line; to be crooked or curved; to bend; to go crookedly or wrongly or deviously; to stumble, fall, down

Derived terms

ह्वरति (hvarati)

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