ह्रेष्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Probably onomatopoeic. See also हेष् (heṣ, to neigh).[1]

Pronunciation

Root

ह्रेष् • (hreṣ)[2]

  1. to neigh (as a horse), whinny
  2. to go, move

Derived terms

  • जिह्रेषे (jihreṣe)
  • ह्रेषति (hreṣati)
  • ह्रेषते (hreṣate)
  • ह्रेषयति (hreṣayati)

References

  1. Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 547
  2. William Dwight Whitney, 1885, The Roots, Verb-forms, and Primary Derivatives of the Sanskrit Language, Leipzig: Breitkopf and Härtel, page 209
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