मदिरा

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See also: मादर and मुद्रा

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Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मदिरा (madirā).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /mə.d̪ɪ.ɾɑː/,

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

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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 (madirā)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative मदिरा
madirā 		मदिरे
madire 		मदिराः
madirāḥ
Vocative मदिरे
madire 		मदिरे
madire 		मदिराः
madirāḥ
Accusative मदिराम्
madirām 		मदिरे
madire 		मदिराः
madirāḥ
Instrumental मदिरया / मदिरा¹
madirayā / madirā¹ 		मदिराभ्याम्
madirābhyām 		मदिराभिः
madirābhiḥ
Dative मदिरायै
madirāyai 		मदिराभ्याम्
madirābhyām 		मदिराभ्यः
madirābhyaḥ
Ablative मदिरायाः / मदिरायै²
madirāyāḥ / madirāyai² 		मदिराभ्याम्
madirābhyām 		मदिराभ्यः
madirābhyaḥ
Genitive मदिरायाः / मदिरायै²
madirāyāḥ / madirāyai² 		मदिरयोः
madirayoḥ 		मदिराणाम्
madirāṇām
Locative मदिरायाम्
madirāyām 		मदिरयोः
madirayoḥ 		मदिरासु
madirāsu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

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

References

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