गृध्

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *g⁽ʷ⁾eldʰ- (“to be greedy, hungry”).

Cognates include Proto-Slavic *gȏldъ (“hunger”) whence Russian го́лод (gólod).

Pronunciation

Root

गृध् • (gṛdh)

  1. to covet, desire, strive after greedily

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