Saturday, November 21, 2009

ढाढ़स ڈھاڑھس ♣ Eng. farm, firm

ढाढ़स ڈھاڑھس ♣ Eng. farm, firm

[ḍʰāṛ⁽ʰ⁾as], f.; m. encouragement, fortitude.

[◀MIA ∙∙∙ ◀OIA *dārdhiya- <dā́rḍhya- n. ‘hardness, firmness, strength’ Pāṇ. Suśr. <√dr̥ṁh ‘be firm’ ◀PIE *dher-, dherǝ- ‘to hold firmly, support’] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙→Eng. farm, firm, throne ]

☞ (Platts, 1884) 0569; (Turner, 1966) 6302, p.371; (MW, 1899) 0490; (Pokorny, 1959) 0252; (Mayrhofer, 1986-2001) 1.706

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