sambar

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hindi सांभर (sāmbhar), साँभर (sāmbhar), from Sanskrit शम्बर (śambara, a kind of deer).

A buck sambar deer (1).

Alternative forms

Noun

sambar (plural sambars)

  1. (zoology) A Southeast Asian deer (Rusa unicolor).
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Etymology 2

From Tamil சாம்பார் (cāmpār), from Marathi सांभार (sāmbhār)/सांबार (sāmbār, curry), from Old Marathi सांबार (sāṃbāra), from Sanskrit सम्भार (sambhārá, materials required for a particular purpose, provision; collection of spices), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *sambʰārás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sambʰārás, from Proto-Indo-European *sem-bʰor-ó-s, from *sem- (together, one) +‎ *bʰer- (to bear, carry) +‎ *-ós (deverbal suffix). Doublet of Anbar and ambar.

A bowl of sambar (2).

Noun

sambar (uncountable)

  1. (cooking) A food preparation common in southern India and Sri Lanka, made of vegetables and lentils (usually pigeon peas, also called toor dal) in a spicy tamarind and lentil flour soup base.

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Finnish

Etymology

< Hindi सांभर (sāmbhar)

Pronunciation

Noun

sambar

  1. sambar, Rusa unicolor (species of deer)

Declension

Inflection of sambar (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative sambar sambarit
genitive sambarin sambarien
sambareiden
sambareitten
partitive sambaria sambareita
sambareja
illative sambariin sambareihin
singular plural
nominative sambar sambarit
accusative nom. sambar sambarit
gen. sambarin
genitive sambarin sambarien
sambareiden
sambareitten
partitive sambaria sambareita
sambareja
inessive sambarissa sambareissa
elative sambarista sambareista
illative sambariin sambareihin
adessive sambarilla sambareilla
ablative sambarilta sambareilta
allative sambarille sambareille
essive sambarina sambareina
translative sambariksi sambareiksi
abessive sambaritta sambareitta
instructive sambarein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of sambar (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative sambarini sambarini
accusative nom. sambarini sambarini
gen. sambarini
genitive sambarini sambarieni
sambareideni
sambareitteni
partitive sambariani sambareitani
sambarejani
inessive sambarissani sambareissani
elative sambaristani sambareistani
illative sambariini sambareihini
adessive sambarillani sambareillani
ablative sambariltani sambareiltani
allative sambarilleni sambareilleni
essive sambarinani sambareinani
translative sambarikseni sambareikseni
abessive sambarittani sambareittani
instructive
comitative sambareineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative sambarisi sambarisi
accusative nom. sambarisi sambarisi
gen. sambarisi
genitive sambarisi sambariesi
sambareidesi
sambareittesi
partitive sambariasi sambareitasi
sambarejasi
inessive sambarissasi sambareissasi
elative sambaristasi sambareistasi
illative sambariisi sambareihisi
adessive sambarillasi sambareillasi
ablative sambariltasi sambareiltasi
allative sambarillesi sambareillesi
essive sambarinasi sambareinasi
translative sambariksesi sambareiksesi
abessive sambarittasi sambareittasi
instructive
comitative sambareinesi

Derived terms

compounds

Portuguese

Etymology

From samba +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: sam‧bar

Verb

sambar (first-person singular present sambo, first-person singular preterite sambei, past participle sambado)

  1. (intransitive) to samba
    • 1970, “Tá Chegando Fevereiro”, performed by Os Originais do Samba:
      Tá chegando o mês de fevereiro, / Acabou o meu dinheiro, / e já não sei como vou fazer / Para com ela ir brincar, / sem dinheiro pra gastar, / como vou sambar?
      February is coming / My money ran out, / and now I don't know what I'll do / To go out with her, / without money to spend, / How will I samba?

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