Along with the related भेड्र (bheḍra, “ram”), a substrate borrowing.[1][2]
The "penis" sense may come from a phonetic collision and conflation with मेढ्र (meḍhra, “penis (organ of urination)”).[3]
मेण्ढ्र • (meṇḍhra) stem, m
| Masculine a-stem declension of मेण्ढ्र (meṇḍhra) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | मेण्ढ्रः meṇḍhraḥ |
मेण्ढ्रौ / मेण्ढ्रा¹ meṇḍhrau / meṇḍhrā¹ |
मेण्ढ्राः / मेण्ढ्रासः¹ meṇḍhrāḥ / meṇḍhrāsaḥ¹ |
| Vocative | मेण्ढ्र meṇḍhra |
मेण्ढ्रौ / मेण्ढ्रा¹ meṇḍhrau / meṇḍhrā¹ |
मेण्ढ्राः / मेण्ढ्रासः¹ meṇḍhrāḥ / meṇḍhrāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | मेण्ढ्रम् meṇḍhram |
मेण्ढ्रौ / मेण्ढ्रा¹ meṇḍhrau / meṇḍhrā¹ |
मेण्ढ्रान् meṇḍhrān |
| Instrumental | मेण्ढ्रेण meṇḍhreṇa |
मेण्ढ्राभ्याम् meṇḍhrābhyām |
मेण्ढ्रैः / मेण्ढ्रेभिः¹ meṇḍhraiḥ / meṇḍhrebhiḥ¹ |
| Dative | मेण्ढ्राय meṇḍhrāya |
मेण्ढ्राभ्याम् meṇḍhrābhyām |
मेण्ढ्रेभ्यः meṇḍhrebhyaḥ |
| Ablative | मेण्ढ्रात् meṇḍhrāt |
मेण्ढ्राभ्याम् meṇḍhrābhyām |
मेण्ढ्रेभ्यः meṇḍhrebhyaḥ |
| Genitive | मेण्ढ्रस्य meṇḍhrasya |
मेण्ढ्रयोः meṇḍhrayoḥ |
मेण्ढ्राणाम् meṇḍhrāṇām |
| Locative | मेण्ढ्रे meṇḍhre |
मेण्ढ्रयोः meṇḍhrayoḥ |
मेण्ढ्रेषु meṇḍhreṣu |
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