From Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hmáyẓḍʰram, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hmáyždʰram, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃méyǵʰ-tro-m, from *h₃meyǵʰ- (“to urinate”) + *-trom (suffix denoting a tool or an instrument for an action). The Sanskrit root is मिह् (mih, “to urinate”).
The "ram" sense is likely from a collision and conflation with भेड्र (bheḍra, “ram”).
मेढ्र • (méḍhra) stem, n
| Neuter a-stem declension of मेढ्र (méḍhra) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | मेढ्रम् méḍhram |
मेढ्रे méḍhre |
मेढ्राणि / मेढ्रा¹ méḍhrāṇi / méḍhrā¹ |
| Vocative | मेढ्र méḍhra |
मेढ्रे méḍhre |
मेढ्राणि / मेढ्रा¹ méḍhrāṇi / méḍhrā¹ |
| Accusative | मेढ्रम् méḍhram |
मेढ्रे méḍhre |
मेढ्राणि / मेढ्रा¹ méḍhrāṇi / méḍhrā¹ |
| Instrumental | मेढ्रेण méḍhreṇa |
मेढ्राभ्याम् méḍhrābhyām |
मेढ्रैः / मेढ्रेभिः¹ méḍhraiḥ / méḍhrebhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | मेढ्राय méḍhrāya |
मेढ्राभ्याम् méḍhrābhyām |
मेढ्रेभ्यः méḍhrebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | मेढ्रात् méḍhrāt |
मेढ्राभ्याम् méḍhrābhyām |
मेढ्रेभ्यः méḍhrebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | मेढ्रस्य méḍhrasya |
मेढ्रयोः méḍhrayoḥ |
मेढ्राणाम् méḍhrāṇām |
| Locative | मेढ्रे méḍhre |
मेढ्रयोः méḍhrayoḥ |
मेढ्रेषु méḍhreṣu |
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