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