रिप्

Sanskrit

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (to stick, adhere, smear; fat, oil, sticky substance, adhesive). Compare लिप् (lip).

The meanings “fraudulent, deceitful, treacherous, enemy” (etc.) developed figuratively from the earlier set of meanings “dirty spot, stain, filth” > “fault, impurity”; compare the related words रिप्र (riprá), रिपु (ripú), रेपस् (répas).

Pronunciation

Noun

रिप् (ríp) f

  1. fraud, deceit
  2. injury
  3. injurer, deceiver, traitor, enemy
  4. the Earth
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