Sanskrit

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hŕ̥dʰak, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hárdʰakš ~ *Hr̥dʰakás, related to Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hárdʰas (division, half). See also अर्ध (ardha, half).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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ऋधक् (ṛdhak)

  1. separately, aside, apart
  2. singly, one by one
  3. in a distinguished manner, particularly

References

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  • Monier Williams (1899) “ऋधक्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 226/2.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 258-9
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