डेरा
Hindi
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *ḍēra. Compare Punjabi ਡੇਰਾ (ḍerā) / ڈیرہ (ḍerā), Nepali डेरा (ḍerā), Sindhi دڙو / दड़ो (daṛo), ڈھورو / ढोरो, Gujarati ડેરો (ḍero), ધોરો (dhoro), Marathi डेरा (ḍerā), Assamese ডেৰা (dera).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɖeː.ɾɑː/, [ɖeː.ɾäː]
Noun
डेरा • (ḍerā) m
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | डेरा ḍerā |
डेरे ḍere |
| oblique | डेरे ḍere |
डेरों ḍerõ |
| vocative | डेरे ḍere |
डेरो ḍero |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “डेरा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ḍēra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press