सेर

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀲𑀢𑁂𑀭 (*satera), borrowed from Middle Persian [script needed] (styl /⁠stēr⁠/), borrowed from Ancient Greek στατήρ (statḗr, unit of weight; a stater). Cognate to Khotanese [script needed] (satīra), [script needed] (sera), Gandhari 𐨯𐨟𐨅𐨪 (satera).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /seːɾ/

Noun

सेर • (serm

  1. a seer: unit of weight equalling 1.25 kilograms

Declension

Declension of सेर (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct सेर
ser
सेर
ser
oblique सेर
ser
सेरों
serõ
vocative सेर
ser
सेरो
sero

References

  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सेर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “satēra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “stēr”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press