इंदुर

See also: इंदूर

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit उन्दुर (undura), इन्दूर (indūra) from a lost Vedic substrate language,[1] likely related to Austroasiatic Munda Languages(compare Old Khmer kuntūra whence Khmer កណ្ដុរ (kɑndol)). Compare Bengali ইঁদুর (ĩdur), Assamese এন্দুৰ (endur), Sylheti ꠃꠘ꠆ꠖꠥꠞ (undur), Gujarati ઉંદર (undar), Marathi उंदीर (undīr), Konkani उंदिर (undir).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɪn.d̪ʊɾ/, [ɪ̃n̪.d̪ʊɾ]

Noun

इंदुर • (indur) m (Urdu spelling اندر)

  1. mouse, rat
    Synonyms: चूहा (cūhā), मूसा (mūsā), मूषक (mūṣak)

Declension

References

  1. Kuiper, F. B. J. (1948) Proto-Munda Words In Sanskrit, Amsterdam: N.V. Noord-Hollandsche Uitgevers Maatschappij, page 27
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