मसूर

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मसूर (masūra).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /mə.suːɾ/, [mɐ.suːɾ]
Rhymes: -uːɾ

Noun

मसूर • (masūr) f (Urdu spelling مسور)

masoor, an Indian breed of Lens culinaris
Synonym: मलका (malkā)

मसूर की दाल ― masūr kī dāl ― daal made from masoor

Declension

Declension of *मसूर* (fem cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	मसूर masūr	मसूरें masūrẽ
oblique	मसूर masūr	मसूरों masūrõ
vocative	मसूर masūr	मसूरो masūro

Descendants

→ Punjabi:
Gurmukhi script: ਮਸੂਰ (masūr)

Shahmukhi script: مسور (masūr)

Further reading

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “masū́ra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press