krátu

krátu skr. क्रतु

(क्रतु)

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *krátuṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *krátuš, from Proto-Indo-European *krétus, from *kret- (“insight, intelligence”). Cognate with Ancient Greek κράτος (krátos), Avestan ⁧𐬑𐬭𐬀𐬙𐬎⁩ (xratu), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌿𐍃 (hardus).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kɾɐ́.tu/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾɐ.t̪u/

Noun

क्रतु • (krátu) stem, m

1. intelligence, understanding, enlightenment
2. a plan, idea
3. power, might, ability [ quotations ▼]