गिरि
Sanskrit
noun
Definitions
- mountain, hill, rock, elevation, rising-ground
- the number 'eight' (there being 8 mountains which surround mount Meru)
- a particular disease of the eyes
- a peculiar defect in mercury
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *gr̥Híṣ inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gr̥Híš inherited from Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥Hís.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*gʷr̥Hís
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- δειράς Ancient Greek
- *gʷer-, *gʷerh₃- Proto-Indo-European
- *gʷr̥Hís Proto-Indo-European
- लय Sanskrit
- *gora Proto-Slavic
- คิริ Thai
- คิรี Thai
- คีรี Thai
- Γκούρα Greek (modern)
- giri Indonesian
- girilaya Indonesian
- కోటగిరి Telugu
- గిరి Telugu
- గిరికర్ణిక Telugu
- గిరిమల్లిక Telugu
- తిరుమలగిరి Telugu
- రామగిరి Telugu
- హిమగిరి Telugu
- gur Albanian
- giri Pali
- *gr̥Híš Proto-Indo-Iranian
- гора Church Slavic, Church Slavonic, Old Church Slavonic, Old Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- giria Lithuanian
- *gr̥Híṣ Proto-Indo-Aryan
- *gura Proto-Albanian
- கிரி Tamil
- *gor- Proto-Balto-Slavic
- *gr̥Híš Proto-Iranian
- ಗಿರಿ Kannada
- غر Pashto, Pushto
- गिरि Awadhi