आँतर

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀦𑁆𑀢𑀭 (antara), from Sanskrit अन्तर (antara), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hántaras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hántaras, from a merger of two Proto-Indo-European adjectives with different initial laryngeals:

• *h₁énteros (“inner; what is inside”), derived from the adverb *h₁entér (“between”),
• *h₂énteros (“other, beyond, second”), from a lost adverb *h₂entér.

Compare Awadhi आँतरा (ā̃trā) (lakhimpuri dialect), Marathi आँतर (āĕntar), Bihari आँतर, आँतरा. Doublet of अंतर (antar) and अंदर (andar), a Persian borrowing.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɑ̃ː.t̪əɾ/,

Noun

आँतर • (ā̃tar) m (Urdu spelling انتر)

1. interval; intermediate-space
   1. space between two particular parts of a weaver's loom or perhaps lease rods
   2. portion of land covered in a single plough circuit
   3. portion of unploughed land left after a single plough circuit
   4. furrow (the intermediate-space created while ploughing)
   5. space between two rows of a betel-field for moving inside.

      Synonyms: दोंगल (doṅgal), दोंग (doṅg), पाहे (pāhe)

2. gap
   • Ambikā Prasāda Varmā Divya (2003) Prem tapasvi‎, page 30

     और कोई होता तो उसे कोने-आँतर मे फेंक देता

     aur koī hotā to use kone-ā̃tar me phẽk detā

     Any other would thrown it in a corner or gap

3. difference, distinction
4. (Bihari) a separation
   • भारतीय भाषाओं में रामकथा‎, 2016, page 47

     कुम्हार एक घड़े मे दो दिवार(दुई आँतर) अर्थाथ तीन खानों वाला घड़ा...

     kumhār ek ghaṛe me do divār(duī ā̃tar) arthāth tīn khānõ vālā ghaṛā...

     In the pot of the potter there were two separations, i.e, a pot with three compartments

Declension

Derived terms

• आँतर मारना (ā̃tar mārnā)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ántara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “आँतर”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha