ऋण

Sanskrit

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Definitions
  • anything due, obligation, duty, debt
  • the obligations of a Brahman
  • anything wanted or missed
  • a debt of money, money owed
  • guilt
  • (mathematics) a negative quality, minus
  • water
  • fort, stronghold

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hr̥nás.

Origin

Proto-Indo-Iranian

*Hr̥nás

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