मोहरा

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See also: मुहुर्, माहिर, and मिहिर

Hindi

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Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /moːɦ.ɾɑː/,

Etymology 1

    Etymology tree
    Classical Persian مُهْرَه (muhra)bor.
    Hindi मोहरा (mohrā)

    Borrowed from Classical Persian مُهْرَه (muhra).

    Noun

    मोहरा • (mohrā) m (Urdu spelling مُہْرَہ)

    1. (chess) piece
      Synonyms: गोटी (goṭī), गोट (goṭ)
      • 2006, प्रकाश नगायच, शतरंज कैसे खेले, डायमंड बुक्स, →ISBN, page 20:
        लेकिन राजा मोहरा अपने आसपास के खानों में चलकर विरोधी खिलाड़ी के मोहरे पर आक्रमण नहीं करता […]
        lekin rājā mohrā apne āspās ke khānõ mẽ calkar virodhī khilāṛī ke mohre par ākramaṇ nahī̃ kartā […]
        But the king chess piece does not go into its neighbouring regions to attack enemy chess pieces
      1. (figurative) pawn (person)
    2. bead, bezoar (particularly endowed with divine power)
      • 2007, सुदर्शन वशिष्ठ, देव परंपरा (हिमालय गाथा; 1)‎, सुहानी बुक्स, →ISBN:
        लोक विश्वास है कि नग्गर गाँव में किसी औरत को खेत में गोड़ाई करते हुए एक मोहरा मिला।
        lok viśvās hai ki naggar gā̃v mẽ kisī aurat ko khet mẽ goṛāī karte hue ek mohrā milā.
        It is a popular belief that in Naggar village, some woman found a divine bead while hoeing a field.
    3. vertebra
      Synonym: कशेरुका (kaśerukā)
      • 2011, योगाचार्य डॉ. सत्यपाल ग्रोवर, योगासन एवं साधना‎, V&S Publishers, page 8:
        बीच का भाग, जो पसलियों से जुड़ा है और जिसमें 12 मोहरे होते हैं, ‘डोरसिल रिजन’ कहलाता है।
        bīc kā bhāg, jo pasliyõ se juṛā hai aur jismẽ 12 mohre hote ha͠i, ‘ḍorsil rijan’ kahlātā hai.
        The middle portion, which is joined to the ribs and is comprised of 12 vertebrae, is called the ‘dorsal region’.
    Declension
    Declension of मोहरा (masc ā-stem)
    singular plural
    direct मोहरा
    mohrā     		मोहरे
    mohre
    oblique मोहरे
    mohre     		मोहरों
    mohrõ
    vocative मोहरे
    mohre     		मोहरो
    mohro

    Etymology 2

      Etymology tree
      Prakrit 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀭 (muhara)
      Hindi मोहरा (mohrā)

      Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀼𑀳𑀭 (muhara) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit मुखर (mukhara, “talkative; leader”).[1]

      Noun

      मोहरा • (mohrā) m (Urdu spelling مُہْرَہ)

      1. face
        Synonym: चेहरा (cehrā)
        • 2001, दफ़ैरून, “पहचान-2”, in पेड़ अकेला नहीं कटता‎, रामकृष्ण प्रकाशन, page 61:
          खो गया जैसे चेहरा-मोहरा
          खो गई चाल-ढाल जैसे
          भाषा खो गई जैसे
          खो गई संस्कृति जैसे
          kho gayā jaise cehrā-mohrā
          kho gaī cāl-ḍhāl jaise
          bhāṣā kho gaī jaise
          kho gaī sanskŕti jaise
          As if I lost my face
          As if I lost my gait
          As if I lost my language
          As if I lost my culture
      Declension
      Declension of मोहरा (masc ā-stem)
      singular plural
      direct मोहरा
      mohrā       		मोहरे
      mohre
      oblique मोहरे
      mohre       		मोहरों
      mohrõ
      vocative मोहरे
      mohre       		मोहरो
      mohro
      Derived terms

      References

      1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mukhará”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 585
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