ह्वल्

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *źʰwal-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰwal-, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwel- (“to lie, deceive, bend”); cognate with Ancient Greek φῆλος (phêlos, “deceitful”), Proto-Slavic *zъlъ, Avestan 𐬰𐬎𐬭𐬀𐬵 (zurah, “injustice”), Lithuanian žulas (“rough”), Latvian zveļu (“to turn aside”).

Pronunciation

Root

ह्वल् • (hval) 1P

  1. to go crookedly, astray, wrong or deviously; to stumble, fall, fail
  2. to cause to tremble, shake

Derived terms

  • ह्वल (hvala)
  • ह्वलति (hvalati)
  • विह्वल (vihvala)
  • विह्वलति (vihvalati)
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