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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀲𑀢𑁂𑀭 (*satera), borrowed from Middle Persian (styl /stēr/), borrowed from Ancient Greek στατήρ (statḗr, “unit of weight; a stater”). Cognate to Khotanese (satīra), (sera), Gandhari 𐨯𐨟𐨅𐨪 (satera).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /seːɾ/
Noun
सेर • (ser) m
- a seer: unit of weight equalling 1.25 kilograms
Declension
Declension of सेर (masc cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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सेर
ser
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सेर
ser
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| oblique
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सेर
ser
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सेरों
serõ
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| vocative
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सेर
ser
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सेरो
sero
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References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सेर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “satēra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “stēr”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press