सृप्

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *sarp-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sarp-, from Proto-Indo-European *serp- (“to creep, crawl”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἕρπω (hérpō, “creep, crawl”) whence ἕρπης (hérpēs), Proto-Albanian *serpena, Latin serpō whence serpēns (“serpent”).

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /sr̩p/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /s̪r̩p/

सृप् • (sṛp)

1. to creep, crawl, glide, slink
2. to move gently or cautiously
3. to slip into

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