मोर

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Bhojpuri

An Indian peafowl

Etymology

From Sanskrit मयूर (mayūra).

Noun

मोर (mōrm (Kaithi 𑂧𑂷𑂩)

  1. peacock

Braj

Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑁄𑀭 (mora), from Sanskrit मयूर (mayūra).

Noun

मोर (morm

  1. peacock
    • c. 1550, Raskhān, Sūjan Raskhān 3.1:
      मोर पखा सिर ऊपर राखिहौं
      mor pakhā sir ūpar rākhiha͠u
      • 1991 translation by Rupert Snell
        I shall place a peacock-feather on my head

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑁄𑀭 (mora), from Sanskrit मयूर (mayūra). Doublet of मयूर (mayūr).

Pronunciation

Noun

मोर (morm (feminine मोरनी, Urdu spelling مور)

  1. peacock
    Synonyms: मयूर (mayūr), कलापी (kalāpī), शिखंडी (śikhaṇḍī), ताऊस (tāūs)
    मोर के पंख बहुत सुन्दर और रंगीन हैं।
    mor ke paṅkh bahut sundar aur raṅgīn ha͠i.
    The peacock's feathers are very beautiful and colorful.

Declension

References

  • Platts, John T. (1884) “मोर”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mayura”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Konkani

Noun

मोर (mor) (Latin script ?, Kannada script ?)

  1. peacock

Nepali

Pronunciation

Verb

मोर (mora)

  1. mid-respectful second-person singular imperative of मोर्नु (mornu)

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

मोर m

  1. peacock

Declension

Rajbanshi

Pronoun

मोर (mor)

  1. genitive of मुइ (mui); my, mine