अव्

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁ewH- (“to help, protect”). Cognate with Latin iuvō (“to help”), Old Irish con·oí (“to protect, preserve”).

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐʋ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɐʋ/

अव् • (av)

1. to promote, favour, satisfy
2. to drive, impel, lead, offer
3. to be pleased, accept favourably

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