दृभ्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *derbʰ- (to spin, twist). Cognate with Lithuanian darbas (bunch of leaves), Proto-Germanic *tarbijaną (to wind, spin) whence English (topsy)-turvy, and turf.

Pronunciation

Root

दृभ् • (dṛbh)

  1. to string or tie together, tie in a bunch

Derived terms

References

  • Otto Böhtlingk; Richard Schmidt (1879-1928), “दृभ्”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016