मेण्ढ्र

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

Along with the related भेड्र (bheḍra, ram), a substrate borrowing.[1][2]

The "penis" sense may come from a phonetic collision and conflation with मेढ्र (meḍhra, penis (organ of urination)).[3]

Pronunciation

Noun

मेण्ढ्र • (meṇḍhra) stem, m

  1. the penis
    Synonyms: शिश्न (śiśna), लिङ्ग (liṅga)
  2. a ram

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मेण्ढ्र (meṇḍhra)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative मेण्ढ्रः
meṇḍhraḥ
मेण्ढ्रौ / मेण्ढ्रा¹
meṇḍhrau / meṇḍhrā¹
मेण्ढ्राः / मेण्ढ्रासः¹
meṇḍhrāḥ / meṇḍhrāsaḥ¹
Vocative मेण्ढ्र
meṇḍhra
मेण्ढ्रौ / मेण्ढ्रा¹
meṇḍhrau / meṇḍhrā¹
मेण्ढ्राः / मेण्ढ्रासः¹
meṇḍhrāḥ / meṇḍhrāsaḥ¹
Accusative मेण्ढ्रम्
meṇḍhram
मेण्ढ्रौ / मेण्ढ्रा¹
meṇḍhrau / meṇḍhrā¹
मेण्ढ्रान्
meṇḍhrān
Instrumental मेण्ढ्रेण
meṇḍhreṇa
मेण्ढ्राभ्याम्
meṇḍhrābhyām
मेण्ढ्रैः / मेण्ढ्रेभिः¹
meṇḍhraiḥ / meṇḍhrebhiḥ¹
Dative मेण्ढ्राय
meṇḍhrāya
मेण्ढ्राभ्याम्
meṇḍhrābhyām
मेण्ढ्रेभ्यः
meṇḍhrebhyaḥ
Ablative मेण्ढ्रात्
meṇḍhrāt
मेण्ढ्राभ्याम्
meṇḍhrābhyām
मेण्ढ्रेभ्यः
meṇḍhrebhyaḥ
Genitive मेण्ढ्रस्य
meṇḍhrasya
मेण्ढ्रयोः
meṇḍhrayoḥ
मेण्ढ्राणाम्
meṇḍhrāṇām
Locative मेण्ढ्रे
meṇḍhre
मेण्ढ्रयोः
meṇḍhrayoḥ
मेण्ढ्रेषु
meṇḍhreṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

References

  1. Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 415
  2. Mayrhofer, Manfred (1963) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 682
  3. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhēḍra-”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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