भीरु

Sanskrit

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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

Adjective

भीरु • (bhīrú) stem

1. 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