भीरु

Sanskrit

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /bʱiː.ɾú/
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈbʱiː.ɾu/
Hyphenation: भी‧रु

Adjective

भीरु • (bhīrú) stem

fearful, timid, cowardly

Descendants

Pali: bhīru
Prakrit: 𑀪𑀻𑀭𑀼 (bhīru)
- Southern:
  - Helu Prakrit:
    - Dhivehi: ބިރު (biru)
    - Sinhalese: බිරි (biri)

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhiru”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 542

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