Cognate Set 4519 – Meaning: heavy

IE-CoR reference form:
*bʰer-
IE-CoR reference language:
Proto-Indo-European
Ideophonic:
no
Parallel derivation:
no
Justification:
Modern Indic lexemes continuing derivatives of Vedic √bhar- 'to carry' (Turner 1962–1966:539 no. 9459 and 9465), cf. further PIE *bʰer- 'to carry' (EWAia II:246-249, cf. LIV² 76-77).
Found in clades:
Indic
Revised by:
Matthew Scarborough
Found in 1 clade by 9 lexemes.
Language Lexeme Native script Phonetic Phonemic Notes
31   Nepali bhārī भारी bʱari
25   Bengali bhāri ভারি bʱari
26   Maithili bhārī भारी bʰɑri
27   Magahi bhārī भारी bʰɑri
29   Hindi bhārī भारी bʱɑɾi bʱɑri
30   Urdu bhārī بھاری bʰɑɾi
23   Sinhalese bara බර
28   Bhojpuri bhārī भारी bʱɑɾi
32   Punjabi bʰārā ਭਾਰਾ
References
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred: II:246-249
    S.v. Ved. √bhar- 'tragen, hegen, pflegen; bringen', from PIE *bʰer-. Ved. bhārá- 'Bürde, Last' is a derivative from this root.
  • Rix, Helmut: 76-77
    Cf. s.v. *bʰer- 'tragen, bringen' (IEW 128-32).
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley: 539
    S.v. 9459 Ved. bhārá- m. 'burden, weight' RV., bhāraka- m. 'weight' Mn. [√bhr̥] and 9465 Skt. bhārika- (2) 'forming a load, heavy' Suśr. [Cf. bhāri- 'ponderous (of a tone)' Śiś. bhārá-].