𑘨𑘱𑘮𑘭

Old Marathi

Alternative forms

• 𑘨𑘲𑘭 (rīsa)

Etymology

Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀭𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙 (riccha), from Sanskrit ऋक्ष (ṛkṣa), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hŕ̥ṭṣas from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hŕ̥ćšas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos. Compare Pali accha. Related to Marathi अस्वल (asval).

Noun

𑘨𑘱𑘮𑘭 (rihasa) m (Devanagari रिहस)

1. a bear

References

• Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “रिहस”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.