डाबर
See also: डांबर
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀟𑀩𑁆𑀩𑀭 (*ḍabbara).[1] Doublet of डबरा (ḍabrā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɖɑː.bəɾ/, [ɖäː.bɐɾ]
Noun
डाबर • (ḍābar) m
- low ground where water collects; marshy ground
- a pool of water; puddle
- a small tank or ditch for water
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | डाबर ḍābar |
डाबर ḍābar |
| oblique | डाबर ḍābar |
ḍābarõ |
| vocative | डाबर ḍābar |
ḍābaro |
References
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ḍabbara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Further reading
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “डाबर”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Platts, John T. (1884), “डाबर”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “डाबर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press