Monday, March 15, 2010

विधवा وِدھوا ♣ Eng. widow, divide

विधवा وِدھوا ♣ Eng. widow, divide

[vidʰavā], f. a widow.

[←OIA vidhávā- f. ‘widow’ RV. ◀PIE *u̯eidh-, u̯idh- ‘to separate; widow’] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙▶Eng. widow ] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙→Eng. divide ]

☞ (Platts, 1884) 1184, 0142; (Turner, 1966) 11752; (MW, 1899) 0967; (Pokorny, 1959) 1127; (Mayrhofer, 1986-2001) 2.556

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