सपेरा

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀲𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀳𑀭𑀓 (*sappaharaka, snake-catcher), from Sanskrit सर्प-हरक (sarpa-haraka).[1] By surface analysis, साँप (sā̃p) +‎ -एरा (-erā).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /sə.peː.ɾɑː/, [sɐ.peː.ɾäː]
  • Hyphenation: स‧पे‧रा
  • Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

सपेरा • (saperām (Urdu spelling سَپیرَا)

  1. a snake charmer; a snake catcher

Declension

Declension of सपेरा (masc ā-stem)
singular plural
direct सपेरा
saperā
सपेरे
sapere
oblique सपेरे
sapere
सपेरों
saperõ
vocative सपेरे
sapere
सपेरो
sapero

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sarpaharaka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 766

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