दॄ

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *der- (“to split, to tear, to crack”). Cognates include English tear, Ancient Greek δέρω (dérō), Macedonian дере (dere) and Persian (daridan, “to tear”).

Root

दॄ • (dṝ)

to tear
to divide
to tear (something) to pieces, to wrench
to split (open)
to burst

Derived terms

Derived terms

दीर्ण (dīrṇa, “scattered”)
दृणाति (dṛṇāti, “to divide, to split”)
दीर्यते (dīryate, “to separate”)

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