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ह्रेष्

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

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Probably onomatopoeic. See also हेष् (heṣ, to neigh).[1]

Pronunciation

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Root

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ह्रेष् (hreṣ)[2]

  1. to neigh (as a horse), whinny
  2. to go, move

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 547
  2. ^ William Dwight Whitney, 1885, The Roots, Verb-forms, and Primary Derivatives of the Sanskrit Language, Leipzig: Breitkopf and Härtel, page 209