𑀤𑀠

Ashokan Prakrit

adjective
Definitions
  • firm, hard

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit दृढ (hard, strong) inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *dr̥ẓḍʰás inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰr̥ždʰás inherited from Proto-Indo-European *dʰr̥ǵʰtós (strong, hard, firm, hardened, tough), *dʰerǵʰ- (strengthen, become hard solid, hard, become hard, be firm).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dʰerǵʰ-

Gloss

strengthen, become hard solid, hard, become hard, be firm

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Property

Kanji

硬

Emoji

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