मदिरा

See also: मादर and मुद्रा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मदिरा (madirā).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /mə.d̪ɪ.ɾɑː/, [mɐ.d̪ɪ.ɾäː]

Noun

मदिरा • (madirā) f (Urdu spelling مدیرا)

  1. liquor, wine, alcohol; any inebriating drink
    Synonyms: शराब (śarāb), नशा (naśā), दारू (dārū), मद्य (madya)
    कई देशों में, मदिरा पीना अवैध है।
    kaī deśõ mẽ, madirā pīnā avaidh hai.
    In many countries, drinking alcoholic beverages is illegal.
  2. (rare) nectar

Declension

Declension of मदिरा (fem ā-stem)
singular plural
direct मदिरा
madirā 		मदिराएँ
madirāẽ
oblique मदिरा
madirā 		मदिराओं
madirāõ
vocative मदिरा
madirā 		मदिराओ
madirāo

Proper noun

मदिरा • (madirā) f

  1. (Hinduism) an epithet of Durga
  2. (Hinduism, mythology) a wife of Vasudeva

Declension

Declension of मदिरा (sg-only fem ā-stem)
singular
direct मदिरा
madirā
oblique मदिरा
madirā
vocative मदिरा
madirā

References

Old Gujarati

Noun

मदिरा • (madirā) f

  1. alcohol

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts
  • মদিৰা (Assamese script)
  • ᬫᬤᬶᬭᬵ (Balinese script)
  • মদিরা (Bengali script)
  • 𑰦𑰟𑰰𑰨𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀫𑀤𑀺𑀭𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • မဒိရာ (Burmese script)
  • મદિરા (Gujarati script)
  • ਮਦਿਰਾ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌮𑌦𑌿𑌰𑌾 (Grantha script)
  • ꦩꦢꦶꦫꦴ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂧𑂠𑂱𑂩𑂰 (Kaithi script)
  • ಮದಿರಾ (Kannada script)
  • មទិរា (Khmer script)
  • ມທິຣາ (Lao script)
  • മദിരാ (Malayalam script)
  • ᠮᠠᡩᡳᡵᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘦𑘟𑘱𑘨𑘰 (Modi script)
  • ᠮᠠᢑᠢᠷᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑧆𑦿𑧒𑧈𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐩𑐡𑐶𑐬𑐵 (Newa script)
  • ମଦିରା (Odia script)
  • ꢪꢣꢶꢬꢵ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆩𑆢𑆴𑆫𑆳 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖦𑖟𑖰𑖨𑖯 (Siddham script)
  • මදිරා (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩴𑩭𑩑𑩼𑩛 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚢𑚛𑚮𑚤𑚭 (Takri script)
  • மதி³ரா (Tamil script)
  • మదిరా (Telugu script)
  • มทิรา (Thai script)
  • མ་དི་རཱ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒧𑒠𑒱𑒩𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨢𑨛𑨁𑨫𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Feminine of मदिर (madirá), from Proto-Indo-European *m̥h₂d-h₂-ró-s. See मदिर (madirá) and मत्त (mattá) for cognates.

Pronunciation

Noun

मदिरा • (madirā) stem, f

  1. spirituous liquor, any inebriating drink, wine, nectar; specifically those derived from sugars (sugarcane, jaggery), grains, and mahwa flowers, contrasting with आसव (āsava)

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of मदिरा
singular dual plural
nominative मदिरा (madirā) मदिरे (madire) मदिराः (madirāḥ)
accusative मदिराम् (madirām) मदिरे (madire) मदिराः (madirāḥ)
instrumental मदिरया (madirayā)
मदिरा¹ (madirā¹) 		मदिराभ्याम् (madirābhyām) मदिराभिः (madirābhiḥ)
dative मदिरायै (madirāyai) मदिराभ्याम् (madirābhyām) मदिराभ्यः (madirābhyaḥ)
ablative मदिरायाः (madirāyāḥ)
मदिरायै² (madirāyai²) 		मदिराभ्याम् (madirābhyām) मदिराभ्यः (madirābhyaḥ)
genitive मदिरायाः (madirāyāḥ)
मदिरायै² (madirāyai²) 		मदिरयोः (madirayoḥ) मदिराणाम् (madirāṇām)
locative मदिरायाम् (madirāyām) मदिरयोः (madirayoḥ) मदिरासु (madirāsu)
vocative मदिरे (madire) मदिरे (madire) मदिराः (madirāḥ)
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀫𑀇𑀭𑀸 (maïrā)
  • Pali: madirā
  • → Punjabi: ਮਦਰਾ (madrā)

References

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