ह्वल्

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

• ह्वृ (hvṛ)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *źʰwal-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰwal-, 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): /ɦʋɐl/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ɦʋɐl̪/

Root

ह्वल् • (hval) 1P

1. to go crookedly, astray, wrong or deviously; to stumble, fall, fail
2. to cause to tremble, shake

Derived terms

• ह्वल (hvala)
• ह्वलति (hvalati)
• विह्वल (vihvala)
• विह्वलति (vihvalati)