वृणोति

Sanskrit

verb
Definitions
  • to choose, select, choose for oneself, choose as or for
  • to choose in marriage, woo
  • to ask a person for or on behalf of
  • to solicit anything from
  • to ask or request that
  • to like better than, prefer to
  • to like, love (as opposed to 'hate')
  • to choose or pick out a person (for a boon), grant (a boon) to

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *wr̥náwti inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wr̥náwti derived from Proto-Indo-European *welh₁- (choose, wish, want, desire), *welh₁- (choose, wish, want, desire).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*welh₁-

Gloss

choose, wish, want, desire

Concept
Semantic Field

Emotions and values

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

欲

Emoji

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