गिर्

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *gŕ̥H, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gŕ̥H, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷŕ̥H, from *gʷerH- (“to praise”).

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɡíɾ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ɡiɾ/

गिर् • (gír) f

1. praise, hymn, song of praise, verse, invocation
   • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 7.73.1:

     पुरुदंसा पुरुतमा पुराजामर्त्या हवते अश्विना गीः॥

     purudaṃsā purutamā purājāmartyā havate aśvinā gīḥ.

     The song invoketh both Immortal Aśvins far-reaching, born of old, great Wonder workers.