ह्वृ

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Etymology

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Inherited 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). Doublet of ह्वल् (hval) and हुस् (hus).

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ह्वृ (hvṛ) 1P

  1. to deviate or diverge from the right line
  2. to be crooked, curved or bent
  3. to go crookedly, wrongly or deviously
  4. to stumble or fall down

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